BERLIN —Monday’s rain forced a bit of change in plans for the kids participating in the Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) day camp, but they still found plenty of indoor activities to make their first day of camp enjoyable. The camp is the first major youth event run by the WYFCS as part… Read more »
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Papa John’s knows what they are doing when it comes to pizza
BERLIN — While the lack of a pizza place in town has puzzled lots of people, Morad Ramadan decided not to let it go at that. When the longtime resident was ready to go into business for himself, he was pretty sure we wanted to open a pizza place. After a few days at the… Read more »
No solution on Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Shortfall
SNOW HILL — While there is no question that the current situation at transfer stations around the county are logistically and economically untenable, the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday elected to put the problem on the back burner and take it up again in the fall. During the budget hearings over the last several months,… Read more »
Board candidates face off
OCEAN PINES — The newest crop of would-be OPA directors made their cases for election this week as they prepare for for a month of campaigning for a three-year term on the association board. The forum began with the candidates responding to questions composed by the elections committee. The first question addressed to each involved… Read more »
Maryland Costal Bays Program sees downward trend
OCEAN CITY – Although there was plenty to celebrate at last week’s 15th Anniversary party for the Maryland Costal Bays Program (MCBP), the health of the coastal bays wasn’t one of them. The annual MCBP Bays Report Card scored the bays’ overall grade this year a C, down from a C+ in 2009. “We are… Read more »
County hears proposal to harvest wind at the landfill
SNOW HILL — Over the next year, National Wind will conduct a study to see if Worcester County can combine two of the area’s more prevalent NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) projects — wind power and the county landfill — into one. Patrick Pelstring, co-chair of National Wind, on Tuesday presented the commissioners with a proposal to begin… Read more »
Leo Albert Schneider, II
OCEAN PINES — Leo Albert Schneider, II, age 72, died Thursday, June 16 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leo A. Schneider and Clara Nowakowski Schneider. Schneider was a United States Army Veteran. He had been the owner/operator of Chemical Systems for 35 years. He is survived by… Read more »
Antonie Tassie
OCEAN PINES — Antonie Tassie, age 87, died Wednesday, June 15 at Catered Living of Ocean Pines. Born in Germany she was the daughter of the late Johann Tovornik and Justine Schumer Tovornik. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Tassie. She is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Betty Campbell… Read more »
Jeanette W. Daye
BERLIN — Jeanette Wyatt Daye passed away on June 15, at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Selbyville, she was the daughter of the late George H. Wyatt and Millie Mariner Wyatt. She is survived by her sister, Grace Anne Phippin, and her husband, Tommy, of Berlin and a brother, John Jeffrey Wyatt, and his wife,… Read more »
Elizabeth Purnell White
BERLIN — Elizabeth Purnell White, 68, died June 15 at the James B. Barrett Medical Center. She was born in Berlin to the late Robert Wallace White Sr. and Sarah Purnell White. Elizabeth was a resident of the Worcester County Development Center and later lived with her caregiver family. She is survived by her brother, Ken White,… Read more »