OCEAN PINES — Bob Thompson, Ocean Pines Association general manager, told the board of directors last week he was jump-starting the planning process by inaugurating a facilities planning group to help refine the work of the 10-year task force. The task force provided a list and loose plan for dealing with the replacement of various… Read more »
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Bringing Bikes To The Beach
WHALEYVILLE — Oasis owner Bobby Riccio has never been able to relax and let the patrons come pouring in through the door. Since he purchased the Old Ocean City Boulevard business four years ago, he’s constantly worked to create and maintain a regular customer base. But more than that, he’s insinuated himself into the business… Read more »
GBG Seeks 'Walkable Berlin'
BERLIN — Lower Shore Land Trust Executive Director Kate Patton has petitioned the mayor and council to endorse Grow Berlin Green’s next big project: creating a master plan to make Berlin a “walkable” town. Grow Berlin Green is a partnership promoting a more eco-friendly town by providing people the tools and education to live in… Read more »
Mumford Steps Down
NEWARK – One of the first things Gary Mumford had to do before he takes over as the new warden of the Worcester County Jail is leave another position that he has held for the past 12 years – member of the Worcester County Board of Education. At the Board of Education meeting last week,… Read more »
William L. Engle
William Louis Engle, “Wil”, age 39, died Thursday, April 2 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of E. Ronald Engle and his step-mother Mina Lorraine Engle, and his mother, Anita Verna Ross of Longboat Key, Fla. Also surviving is a brother, Matthew Allen Engle, and his wife,… Read more »
Anita Claire Miller
BERLIN — Anita Claire Miller, age 92, died Wednesday, April 20, at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. Born in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Harold Mensinger and Sarah Whitley Mensinger. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Paul Miller. Miller was a member of St. John Neumann… Read more »
Berlin and Six Other Towns File Contamination Suit
BALTIMORE, MD — Seven Maryland jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit charging that the largest gasoline suppliers and manufacturers have conspired for years to “needlessly and recklessly” keep a known water contaminant in its formulations, posing a threat to their groundwater. The towns of Berlin, Sharptown, Aberdeen, Chestertown, Salisbury, Taneytown and the County Commissioners of Worcester County… Read more »
TaDa Home reflects style and approach
BERLIN — It was no accident that sisters Blair Parsons and Brooke Falck kept brown paper over the windows as they prepared to open TaDa Home. Not only did the sisters have a particular kind of anticipation to live up to, they also had confidence the store would exceed expectations. Pulling the paper down created… Read more »
Volunteers help Berlin clean up
BERLIN –Despite chilly temperatures and the threat of rain, more than 125 volunteers joined Grow Berlin Green (GBG) and the Town of Berlin on Saturday morning to make the third annual "Take Pride in Berlin Spring Clean Up Day" a major success. After registering at the town’s Stephen Decatur and Henry Parks, volunteers of all… Read more »
Commissioners hear natural gas pitch
SNOW HILL— The Worcester County Board of Commissioners this week heard testimony from Stephen C. Thompson, senior vice president of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, who said the commissioners’ approval was necessary in order to get the expansion approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC). “We look forward for the opportunity to bring natural gas to Worcester… Read more »