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Bars split on to-go cocktails Carryout rule extension hearing set for July 21
‘We think it is a result of spawning stress.’ By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (July 2, 2021) Spawning can be stressful, particularly for aging horseshoe crabs, which could be why hundreds, possibly upwards of 1,000 of them washed up dead in one of the canals off 94th Street last week.
That can be stressful too on the olfactory level — hot days and hundreds of dead horseshoe crabs jammed up at the end of a canal can mean only one thing: a big stink. Sandi Smith, Maryland Coastal Bays Program development and marketing coordinator, reached out to the
Maryland Department of the Environment, who examined the scene and determined that, “We think it is a result of spawning stress. We suspect the dead crabs are floating into the dead-end canal with tidal flushing from Assawoman Bay and prevailing See THESE Page 10
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (July 2, 2021) The covid State of Emergency is over in Worcester County, and with it, so are the days of restaurants and bars serving drinks to-go — at least for a few more weeks. As of July 1, the county’s Board of License Commissioners ended a provision issued during the pandemic that allowed businesses with all types of liquor licenses to offer carryout and delivery of alcoholic beverages. And while the decision put a hard and fast stop to the practice for now, a law that passed during the 2021 legislative session gives board members the power to overturn it and issue an extension. “As of today, the board has received three requests for carryout and delivery so the board will conduct a hearing on July 21st to determine if Worcester County will adopt the regulation,” Board Attorney Tom Coates said via email earlier this week. “No carryout or delivery will be allowed between July 1st and July 21st unless permitted under the license prior to the emergency order.” See OWNERS Page 14
Gov. Hogan’s $25 million ‘Project Restore’ will help locally By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 2, 2021) Gov. Larry Hogan made a stopover in Berlin on Monday to unveil Project Restore, a $25 million economic recovery initiative to revitalize downtown districts and
Main Street communities throughout Maryland. Hogan spoke in front of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum after completing a brief tour of Main Street to shake hands with constituents and converse with small business propri-
etors. “Today we’re here to announce the launch of Project Restore, a transformative $25 million initiative to help incentivize new business growth, create more jobs on Main Street and in downtown communities all across
our state,” he said. In thanking the numerous local elected officials on hand, including Mayor Zach Tyndall and Berlin Council members Jay Knerr, Shaneka Nichols and Jack Orris, Hogan also See PROJECT Page 12
