Town advised to curb use of electric generators
BERLIN
(May 1, 2009) If the electricity goes out in Berlin this summer, the town's electric customers could be in the dark or without air conditioning for a while. Full Story
New programs aim to save energy, help with electricity bills
BERLIN
(May 1, 2009) The town of Berlin is offering a lending hand to its electric customers. In a new program, the town will provide funds to help citizens implement recommendations after having an energy audit of their residences. A second new program is the implementation of an electric assistance fund to help citizens pay their electric bills. Full Story
Downtown, residential sidewalk project under way
BERLIN
(May 1, 2009) Long-awaited sidewalk improvements in Berlin will make it safer for pedestrians. "There will be many folks happy to see that one," Mayor Gee Williams said of the project during Monday's Town Council meeting. Williams and Public Works Director Mike Gibbons recently spent a couple of hours walking on sidewalks in the downtown and residential areas. Full Story
Supreme Court ruling curtails warrantless vehicle searches
(May 1, 2009) A decision by the Supreme Court involving an Arizona man has changed the way police departments across the country can conduct vehicle searches. The decision strictly limits the situations when a police officer can search a suspect's vehicle after making an arrest by changing a rule that law enforcement has followed for decades. Full Story
Stolen gun found after two-county high-speed chase
(May 1, 2009) Two men were charged with serious crimes including possessing a stolen gun and fleeing from police following an April 26 high-speed chase that began in Worcester County and ended in Wicomico County. Terrance Terone White Jr., 18, of Salisbury, and Antoine Mandrew Sturgis, 25, of Laurel, Del. Full Story
City claims police officer with medical condition quit
(May 1, 2009) Lawyers for Ocean City have asked that all the claims against the resort in a lawsuit filed by a former police officer who claims he was fired for leaving his post to tend to his diabetes be dropped because the officer was considered to have resigned when he left that post. Full Story
Greene Turtle to lease city lot for parking
(May 1, 2009) Steve Pappas hopes to make the intersection outside of his Greene Turtle Restaurant on Jamestown Road a little safer by getting delivery trucks off the street. To do that, he wanted to purchase a vacant piece of city-owned property owned behind the pumping station on the southeast corner and use it as a loading zone for trucks and employee parking. Full Story
OCEAN CITY CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY
Town Arborist Gregory Purnell, also a member of the Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee, talks to Ocean City Elementary School second-graders about the importance of having trees in the community during the resort's Arbor Day celebration at Northside Park. The April 24 gathering marked the 25th anniversary of the Arbor Day collaboration between the Ocean City Beautification Committee and Ocean City Elementary School. Full Story
Stricter rules on way for Boardwalk performers
Council hopes limiting areas entertainers may be will appease store owners
(May 1, 2009) Hoping to cut down on the complaints regarding Boardwalk street performers, the Ocean City Council plans to limit the areas where performers can be located when entertaining a crowd. Boardwalk storeowners have complained that the performers stand in front of their stores, preventing people from coming inside and thus hurting their businesses. Full Story
OPVFD offers free blood pressure checks
(May 1, 2009) The Ocean Pines Fire Department will provide free blood pressure checks to Ocean Pines residents on the first and third Wednesday of each month through August. Members of the OPFD Emergency Medical Service staff will be in lobby of the Administrative Building from 10- 11:30 a.m. Full Story
Centerplate to continue catering at convention center
Company will pay $200k for upgrades to facility's aging kitchen equipment
(May 1, 2009) After the city solicitor gave his assurance that all kitchen equipment at the convention center does, and will, belong to the city, the Ocean City Council agreed to extend the catering contract for the facility. Full Story
MOVIN' ON UP
MOVIN' ON UP OCEAN CITY TODAY/CHRISTINE CULLEN Workers raise a new sign at the Holiday Inn on 67th Street Wednesday morning. The sign depicts the new logo that is part of a $1 million rebranding of the hotel chain worldwide. By the end of the year, all 3,200 Holiday Inn hotels around the world will sport the new logo, as well as updated bedrooms and bathrooms and a new outdoor look to welcome guests. Full Story
Town changes water meter policy to be business friendly
BERLIN
(May 1, 2009) Berlin officials changed a long-standing policy Monday about the number of water meters a building will be required to have. In years past, multi-unit buildings were required to have one water meter for each unit. The Town Council voted to change that and now require only one water meter for a building. Full Story
WORCESTER PREP'S ROYAL COURT
The 2009 Prom Court for Worcester Prep's Junior-Senior Prom are, from left, Senior Prince Evan Bauer, Senior Princess Manali Patel, Prom King Peter Buas, Prom Queen Meegan Jayne Smith, Junior Princess Theresa Ciletti and Junior Prince Taylor Kern. Full Story
County continues recycling program despite cost
(May 1, 2009) People took old computers, monitors, televisions, radios, keyboards, other electronic items and hazardous waste products to the Park and Ride facility in West Ocean City on Saturday. Full Story
Part-time resort resident dies after surf rescue in Fla.
(May 1, 2009) Charles Schulze, a parttime resident of Ocean City since the World War II era, died Saturday of a heart attack after rescuing two brothers, ages 9 and 12, from riptides in Pompano Beach, Fla. Schulze, 73, who also maintained second homes in Florida, was walking on the beach when he saw the boys struggling in a riptide, the Palm Beach Post reported. Full Story
Displays, events approved for Somerset Street plaza
(May 1, 2009) The Ocean City Development Corporation is hoping this will be the summer that the Somerset Street plaza blooms and reaches its potential as an Ocean City destination. "We are positive, given the correct attention and support, we can make this street a success," OCDC Secretary Bob Givarz told the Ocean City Council on Tuesday at its work session. Full Story
Board could publicize names of delinquent property owners
OCEAN PINES ASSOCIATION
(May 1, 2009) Ocean Pines property owners who fail to pay their annual assessments could see their names published in newspapers. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors is considering using that possibility as a way to increase timely payments. Full Story
Association seeks candidates to fill two board seats
Unger hopes to maintain post, Zawacki has yet to discuss upcoming election
(May 1, 2009) Candidates are being sought to fill two seats on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors currently held by Ray Unger and Bill Zawacki, who are both up for re-election. Unger has said he will campaign to maintain his seat, but Zawacki has not indicated whether he will run for another three-year term. Full Story
Yacht Club canopy on hold; facility's structure an issue
OCEAN PINES ASSOCIATION
(May 1, 2009) Ocean Piners who expected to see a canopy at the entrance to the Yacht Club by the end of April must wait a while longer. Structural issues, plus the time for the bid and permit process to conclude, made it necessary to postpone the enhancement. Full Story
Three 'shovel ready' projects submitted for stimulus funding
(May 1, 2009) Ocean City has submitted three projects to be considered for funding through the federal stimulus bill that are ready to break ground as soon as money becomes available. Full Story
Rain barrels offered at reduced cost
(May 1, 2009) Ocean City is offering rain barrels at a substantially reduced cost to citizens and businesses in the town. A rain barrel is a water tank positioned at a down spout to collect water and it is used, among other things, to water plants or attach to a soaking hose to water a garden. Full Story
Parking concerns at convention center could grow with building
City leaders say additional parking lots, public transit make facility easy to access
(May 1, 2009) Groups that use the Ocean City convention center say there is a dearth of on-site parking that will only worsen when the facility is expanded to accommodate more and larger events. Full Story
FINE DINING'
Micky Fins General Manager Steve Hoffman presents Diakonia Volunteer Coordinator Susan Blaney with an assortment of dishes once used at the West Ocean City restaurant, which has undergone a change in décor. The dishes, in shades of blue, orange and yellow, were a donation to the shelter, the only provider of comprehensive emergency and transitional housing for men, women and families on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Full Story
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