OCEAN CITY — Anne McCormack, 69, died June 14. She was born in Baltimore. After high school, McCormack went into a convent and became a nun. She then achieved her nursing degree and worked with several hospitals in the Baltimore area. McCormack moved to Ocean City in 1968 and helped run her family motel, McCormack’s Burgundy Inn…. Read more »
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John Edward Meyers
John Edward Meyers Sr., 76, died June 14. He was born in Baltimore and served as a paramedic for the Baltimore City Fire Department. John was an active member of Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlotte Meyers; a son, John Meyers Jr., a son,… Read more »
Grilled Figs
Alas, the halcyon days of summer are officially in our midst. It is quite a feeling to know that there is such a warm spell upon us. Of course, many who complain about the cold of winter are now griping about the humidity, heat and clamminess of the skin, but so it goes. As I… Read more »
Fireman's Parade traffic closures
Drivers going into Ocean City from Route 50 will find it involved, to say the least next Wednesday afternoon, when the Maryland State Firemen’s Association holds its annual parade along Baltimore as part of its four-day convention. This year’s parade will be held at 1 p.m. and beginning at noon traffic entering Ocean City via… Read more »
Assateague State Park Named A Maryland Green Center
BERLIN — The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) has named Assateague State Park as one of seven certified Maryland Green Centers. The award winners were announced on June 3 at the Maryland Green Schools Award Ceremony and Youth Summit at Sandy Point State Park. To be recognized as a Maryland Green Center,… Read more »
Toll hike hearing
BALTIMORE – Residents of the Ocean City resort area as well as the Lower Eastern Shore overall will have an opportunity on July 14 to comment at a hearing on the toll-increase plan proposed on June 2 by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). The hearing from 5:30 to 8 p.m. was requested by Sen. James… Read more »
Council contracts overnight road work
BERLIN — People who live downtown might be in for a restless night or two next week, as Main Street will be completely overhauled from Baker to Bay Streets overnight rather than during the day. The Town Council elected to have the State Highway Administration’s contractor for the project to work overnight rather than have… Read more »
Town partners with MCBP on Hudson Branch
BERLIN — Hudson Branch, the catchall for debris and pollutants that affect the health of the coastal bays, will get a major makeover through a joint project of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) and the Town of Berlin. Last week, Mayor Gee Williams called Hudson Branch the worst stream in the coastal bays system… Read more »
Virginia B. Nelson
SNOW HILL– Virginia Belote Nelson, age 94, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Harrison Senior Living in Snow Hill. Born in Rehoboth, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Belote and Mary Merrill Belote. She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Charles Wesley Nelson, Jr., a son, Richard E. Nelson and… Read more »
Joane A. Lauman
OCEAN PINES — Joane Albright Lauman, age 81, died Friday, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Rockaway, New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Cathryn Albright. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Richard H. Lauman, sons; Richard H. Lauman, Jr. and his wife Deborah of Tiburon,… Read more »