By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) Germantown was once “where we played, sang, we learned, we shared and we loved,” according to words written on a new mural installed at the Germantown School Community Heritage Center in Berlin. The mural is the product of more than a year of work and planning, and a… Read more »
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Goose group leader lashes out at directors
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) The June euthanizing of several hundred Canada geese in Ocean Pines continues to be a contentious issue, with several board members weighing in this week ahead of a planned citizen group meeting, and the host going on a tirade that specifically targeted Association Vice President Steve Tuttle. On… Read more »
Local police popular as ‘academy’ teachers
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) The Citizen Police Academy in Ocean City is going strong after more than two decades, with signup generally doubling the amount of available space. The annual 10-week course, which this year started Sept. 11, is held in partnership with the Ocean Pines Police department, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office… Read more »
The Battle of the Caucuses
Gazette Editorial: Mathias, Carozza rivalry has nothing on D.C.
Given the increasingly bitter relationship between the major political parties these days, a rivalry so extreme that it’s destroying any sense of national unity by poisoning one half of the national population against the other, the argument between Sen. Jim Mathias (D) and Del. Mary Beth Carozza (R) about dirty advertising barely registers as a… Read more »
Obituary: Francis ‘Jocko’ Graye
Francis E. Graye, 85, of Bishopville, departed this life on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Joseph Gray, Sr. and Sarah Briddell. Graye served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Curtis United… Read more »
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Three Berlin incumbents reelected
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) With no write-in candidates filing before the deadline on Tuesday, all three Berlin Town Council incumbents were officially reelected and the election was canceled. Town code allows for the cancelation of elections for mayor or councilmembers “in the event that only one individual files for candidacy” for that… Read more »
Snow Hill students take part in ninth annual Paint Berlin
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) Fifteen students from Snow Hill High School visited Berlin last Friday to take part in the Worcester County Arts Council’s ninth annual Paint Berlin event. Students took part in a “quick-draw” competition Friday morning, when artists spread from the arts council building on Jefferson Street to the library… Read more »
Guest bartender fundraiser will include board members
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) Members of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors will have a chance to meet the public and pour drinks at the community yacht club during a fundraiser for Atlantic General Hospital planned for Friday, Nov. 2. Event organizer Gary Miller said during a clubs advisory committee meeting last… Read more »