08/12/2022 | Voice of the Readers – December 9, 2022

Advocacy group files emergency petition to implement 10-knot rule

OCEAN CITY – As a long-term decision on a proposed rule change to lower sea speed limits for pleasure and commercial vessels to further protect endangered North Atlantic right whales is at stake, a national environmental advocacy group filed an emergency regulatory petition this week for the federal government to institute the change immediately.…

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Ocean City Adds New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Northside Park

Ocean City Adds New Year's Eve Fireworks at Northside Park

OCEAN CITY — There will be fireworks on New Year’s Eve in uptown Northside Park after all, as station officials this week approved a modified plan from a separate promoter to endorse the show. Last month, the council approved a contract with Celebrations Fireworks to supply the popular fireworks displays to Northside Park uptown on the…

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sworn county commissioners; New officers appointed

sworn county commissioners;  New officers appointed

SNOW HILL – Two new faces are on the Snow Hill dais now that Worcester County Commissioners have been sworn in for a four-year term. On Tuesday, newcomers Caryn Abbott and Eric Fiori joined Chip Bertino, Jim Bunting, Ted Elder, Diana Purnell and Joe Mitrecic as county commissioners. ” We have a lot of work…

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Berlin non-profit hires skate park design company

Berlin non-profit hires skate park design company

BERLIN — A local nonprofit’s plans for a skatepark in Berlin continue to edge closer to reality. We Heart Berlin, the nonprofit that works to provide more leisure opportunities in the city, signed a contract for around $18,000 with a design firm last week. The company will review potential locations and meet with…

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