BERLIN – Edward A. Engelmann, age 83, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at his home in Berlin. Born in Baltimore he was the son of the late Carl Engelmann and Katie Brodt Engelmann. Engelmann was a veteran of both the United States Navy and Army. He had worked as a chemical engineer with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals… Read more »
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Dorothy Rita Jaeger
OCEAN PINES – Dorothy Rita Jaeger, age 82, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home. Born in Union City, N.J. she was the daughter of the late William McVey and Mattie Yellig McVey. Mrs. Jaeger was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines, the Sweet Adelines and the Red Hats…. Read more »
Ann Raso Mahassel
OCEAN CITY – Ann Raso Mahassel, age 81, died Friday, March 18, 2011 at Berlin Nursing Home. Born in Rochester, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Anthony Raso and Maria Zangari Raso. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward A. Mahassel. She is survived by her daughter, Melina M. Bates; three… Read more »
Harriet E. Fischer
OCEAN CITY – Harriet Elizabeth Fischer, age 85, died Sunday March 20, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Orange, N.J., she was the daughter of the late James B. Cradduck and Harriet A. Edwards Cradduck. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Joseph Fischer in 2003. She is survived by her… Read more »
Dew Tour coming to Ocean City in July
OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour on Thursday announced Ocean City as a new host site. Ocean City will feature the tour’s first beachfront event and will mark the official start for the 2011 tour, July 21-24. The circuit will continue on to Portland, Ore. in August, Salt Lake City in September, and return to… Read more »
Decatur suffers power outage in playoffs
BERLIN – The lights went out in Stephen Decatur’s gymnasium at halftime, but the River Hill Hawks pulled the plug on the Seahawks season earlier than that with a huge first half power surge. After two quarters Decatur was behind 53-11, and after a wind storm temporarily knocked out electricity, the Seahawks could not generate… Read more »
442-acre property along Ayers Creek to be conserved
BERLIN – The Trust for Public Land has conserved a large, forested wetlands property along a half-mile of Ayers Creek, the conservation group, Worcester County, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday. The property is within the 4,000-acre Holly Grove Swamp area, and will be the first large wooded area available for public… Read more »
Ocean City Parrothead Club says Mardi Gras tickets almost sold out
OCEAN CITY – The beneficiary of this year’s Mardi Gras are the PJ Aldridge Foundation and Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services. More information about the event and tickets are available at www.ocphc.com. The black tie optional event will be at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City, 7 p.m. March 25. Come see Ocean City’s… Read more »
Decatur falls in season opener
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur opened its baseball season Tuesday on a upgraded diamond that includes new dugouts, but had to face the same old foe, James Bennett pitcher Zack Sterling. The Clippers ace shutout the Seahawks for a 10-0 five inning win. “It was tough playing them in the first game. You come out of… Read more »
Maryland Coastal Bays to host program on native plants
BERLIN – Join the Coastal Bays Program Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Speaker Series and learn about native plants 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, at The Globe in Berlin. Commercial Horticulture Maryland Extension Educator Ginny Rozenkranz will give a presentation on native plants, for both sunny and shaded areas. Rosenkranz has worked for the University… Read more »