BERLIN – Tomorrow at 4 p.m., Berlin Mayor Gee Williams will name the winners of Main Street Deli’s Thanksgiving dinner giveaway after he draws three names out of a hat at Town Hall. Owner Ruth Koontz and her husband, Dave, have had a ticket box inside their store for more than a week, giving customers… Read more »
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Berlin, Pines offer hurricane relief
BERLIN/OCEAN PINES – Representatives from Berlin government and the Ocean Pines Association are providing relief in their own way to areas devastated two weeks ago by Hurricane Sandy. According to Tony Carson, town administrator of Berlin, Public Works Director Mike Gibbons led a team to Crisfield, about an hour away from town, on Thursday and… Read more »
Town of Berlin now leads local farmers market
BERLIN – The Berlin Farmers Market has cut its connection with the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and is now under the guidance of the Main Street Berlin program. The move comes as discussion continues about a long-term strategy for the market and how it might relocate elsewhere in the town’s center. "We … are looking… Read more »
New Yacht Club site plan OK'd by county officials
OCEAN PINES – Construction for the new Ocean Pines Yacht Club is expected to begin within the next two months, now that the Worcester County Planning Commission has approved the facility’s site plan. "We were able to significantly decrease the adjustment they were seeking," county Planning Director Ed Tudor said of the commission’s Nov. 1… Read more »
Socked by Sandy
BERLIN/OCEAN PINES – Despite heavy winds and rainfall from Hurricane Sandy throughout Monday evening, Ocean Pines and Berlin officials say there were no reports of significant structural damage or injury as a result of the storm. "We dodged a bullet on this one," said Mike Gibbons, public works director of Berlin, who reported that his… Read more »
Stormwater fund suggested to fix drainage issues
BERLIN – In order to gain the estimated $8.3 million needed to fix Berlin’s stormwater drainage problems, representatives of the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center recommended to the mayor and Town Council on Monday the creation of a stormwater utility fund. The recommendation came after the center’s year-long stormwater management study. "You have… Read more »
FOOD FIGHT: Farmers market stays put for now
BERLIN – The Berlin Farmers’ Market won’t be moving any time soon or at least until the end of December, following a great outcry Monday night from supporters and vendors who opposed the town’s attempt to relocate the market to the edge of town. When the subject was broached at the Town Council meeting, it… Read more »
Family-friendly Halloween events all weekend long
OCEAN PINES/BERLIN — Continuing a tradition going as far back as 1995, the Ocean Pines Association Recreation and Parks Department will once again hold its annual Halloween Fall Festival at White Horse Park on Saturday, October 27. From 1-4 p.m., a multitude of free, family friendly activities will be on premise while Doug Rupple, better known… Read more »
Dog attack leads to call for more penalties
BISHOPVILLE — A Bishopville woman is mounting a campaign to elicit stronger punishments for dog owners who allow their pets trespass on private properties, after two great danes owned by a neighbor entered her property and killed her dog earlier this month. “The attack just left us with such a loss,” said Carla Canakis, who… Read more »
Henry Park courts surface will be replaced
OCEAN PINES – Discussion of two major projects dominated last Wednesday’s town hall meeting, when Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson gave residents an opportunity to ask him questions about the future of the community. Thompson began with a report on the two meetings the OPA had with Worcester County officials earlier in the… Read more »