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County Reduces Berlin Budget Allocation To ‘Send A Message’ About Fire/EMS Funding
BERLIN – County officials agreed this week to cut $115,000 from the Town of Berlin’s municipal grant to supplement EMS funding for the Berlin Fire Company.During budget deliberations Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners voted to decrease Berlin’s $465,000 unrestricted grant by $115,000. The decision came after commissioners expressed frustration with the level of funding the… Read more »
Two Held Without Bond In Suspected Human Trafficking Case
OCEAN CITY — Two Honduran nationals in the U.S. illegally are being held without bond on rape charges in a suspected human trafficking case.Around 2:10 a.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Communications received a 911 call from a 13-year-old female juvenile who said she needed the police before the call ended. The 911 call was plotted… Read more »
Driver Shortage Could Reduce Boardwalk Tram Service; Masks Will Not Be Required
OCEAN CITY — The acute labor shortage plaguing nearly every sector of the resort’s economy has spilled over to the Boardwalk tram only about half the staff needed for the service hired thus far.During Tuesday’s Transportation Committee meeting, an overview of the recruiting and hiring efforts for the municipal bus system and the Boardwalk tram… Read more »
New Shopping Center Plans Discussed Near Route 50, 589 Intersection
BERLIN – County officials approved conceptual plans for a new shopping center on Route 50 near Ocean Pines.The Worcester County Planning Commission on Thursday approved a sketch plan for Coastal Square Shopping Center, a commercial development proposed just west of McDonalds. Though a big box store is expected to anchor the project, no specific retailers… Read more »
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