BERLIN — Kapri Grant and Hannah Klein are the oddest June Bugs you are likely to meet. Before hitting the Boardwalk for the evening, they spend the day weeding and doing other farm chores as a way of earning their keep. They are obviously bored and tired but resigned to finish their contract before moving… Read more »
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Gentlemen, start your engines
BERLIN — The end of an era. A former champion’s return. Redemption from a disastrous loss. These are only a few of the oddly compelling story lines surrounding next weekend’s Bathtub Races on Main Street. Jesse Turner, owner of the Berlin Shoe Box, has run a tub in each of the last 16 races but… Read more »
Philip Beck Loechel
OCEAN PINES — Philip Beck Loechel, 89, died on June 20, at the Berlin Rehab and Nursing Home. He is the son of the late Henry and Francis Loechel. Loechel was born in Hagerstown on March 21, 1922 and moved to Baltimore at age two. He served in the Army in WWII for three years… Read more »
June Valerie Caro
BERLIN — June Valerie Caro, age 74, died Wednesday, June 22, at her home. Born in England she was the daughter of the late Leslie Dark and Violet Kingdon Dark. She is survived by her husband Carlos J. Caro. June grew up in Abingdon, England, where she later met her husband. She and her husband moved to Brentwood,… Read more »
WYFCS camp a huge hit
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 »
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 »