Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall’s late cancellation of a meeting last Friday with state officials interested in helping the town with its Heron Park financial problems requires a better explanation than he provided. Citing a scheduling conflict, as he did, fails to answer a question residents and state and other local officials are asking: why couldn’t… Read more »
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Disc golf pitch gets delayed by Berlin Council
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 16, 2021) Eastbound Disc Golf organizers will return next month to revive discussions with Berlin officials about a proposed 18-hole course at Stephen Decatur Park after the town council voted 4-1 on Monday, with Councilmember Dean Burrell opposed, to table the issue for four weeks. Local disc golf pro Austin Widdowson… Read more »
Berlin approves Flower Street parcel purchase
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 16, 2021) Aiming to preserve a piece of land that is historically significant locally, the Berlin Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to spend $45,000 to buy the parcel on Flower Street. Mayor Zach Tyndall introduced a FY22 budget amendment to increase the general fund by transferring $45,000 from the Community… Read more »
Tyndall cancels Heron Park meeting with state
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 16, 2021) Mayor Zach Tyndall’s cancellation last week of a meeting with Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials about helping the town with Heron Park has outraged some town officials, who believed the gathering set for last Friday could have led to the state’s participation in the park’s development and big… Read more »
OP Effluent town hall meeting
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 16, 2021) If the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agree, the Worcester County Commissioners are prepared to invest over $3 million to update the Ocean Pines Golf Course irrigation system so it can spray treated wastewater instead of drawing from the freshwater supply. Worcester County Public Works Director Dallas Baker… Read more »
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Postponing vote tally safest call to make
That was a savvy call the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors made this week, when it decided not to count the ballots in this year’s board race until after a court hearing on Sept. 27. By postponing the count, the board hedged its bets a bit while it waits to see how Circuit Court… Read more »
Longtime AGH CEO out, national search on horizon
by Mallory Panuska (Sept. 9, 2021) After nearly 17 years, Atlantic General Hospital and Heath System is changing up its leadership. According to a news release issued Tuesday afternoon, Chief Operating Officer and President Michael Franklin’s last day with AGH was Friday and members of the Board of Trustees will launch a national search to… Read more »
Pines board won’t count ballots yet
Will wait until after hearing in circuit court on Sept. 27 By Greg Ellison (Sept. 9, 2021) In light of a Worcester County Circuit Court hearing set for Sept. 27 concerning candidate Rick Farr’s election eligibility, the Ocean Pines Directors on Tuesday agreed to delay counting votes for the current board election. On Aug. 30… Read more »
Twin street signs enshrine Briddletown Road
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 9, 2021) A pair of Historical Area street signs on Flower Street in Berlin were dedicated Friday in an effort to preserve the legacy of Briddletown. That was the goal of Sharon Briddell-Fowlis, who helped organize the affair at a residence on Flower Street and Seahawk Lane where family reunions have… Read more »