Hospital CEO Provides Update On Cyber Attack; Owrey Reports Medical Records Not Hacked

BERLIN– The investigation into the cyberattack at Atlantic General Hospital is wrapping up, according to hospital leadership.Don Owrey, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital (AGH), tol...

Downtown Merchants Voice Concerns Over Oceans Calling Festival

OCEAN CITY – Downtown business owners say they want to work with town officials and organizers to address various concerns as planning progresses for this year’s Oceans Calling Festival.O...

Incident At The Globe Reviewed By License Board

SNOW HILL– While no formal violation was found, officials urged a Berlin business owner to be careful about entertainment in the future.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) ...

OC Officials Formalize IAFF Contract Changes

OCEAN CITY – Officials last week took the first steps in formalizing amendments to a contract between the Mayor and City Council and the town’s firefighter-paramedics union.Last week, the ...

Berlin looking at animal code insufficiencies

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) The Town of Berlin could be adopting the Worcester County animal control code as some residents push for a more organized and stricter approach to definin...

Berlin skate park designer selected

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) The skateboard wheels are in motion in Berlin. Last Tuesday, representatives from the nonprofit We Heart Berlin briefed the Berlin Parks Commission on the...

Berlin Planning Commission recommends urban design contractor

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) The Berlin Planning Commission voted 6-0 on March 8 to recommend bringing aboard an urban designer to determine how and where growth in the town should be...

Buckingham replacement design approved

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) A new Buckingham Elementary School is about to become more than a listing on the public school system’s wish list, now that the Worcester County Commiss...

‘Rails and Trails’ picks up steam

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) After years of discussion, Berlin is gearing up to move on the “Rails and Trails” project that will place a shared-use bike and pedestrian path along ...

County redistricting underway

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) With the 2022 election cycle out of the way and 2020 census data secured, Worcester County officials agreed to begin the redistricting process on March 7....