By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during an Aug. 27 public meeting at Town Hall: Appointments Mayor Gee Williams swore in several new and returning appointees to town boards and commissions. They were: Robert Palladino, board of appeals; Preston Whaley, board of supervisors of elections;… Read more »
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Gilbert’s Provisions moving onto Main Street
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Just over two years after opening on 25 Commerce Street in Berlin, the cured and fermented goods shop Gilbert’s Provisions announced plans Saturday to move into the 116 North Main Street slot most recently occupied by Main Street Sweets. Gilbert’s Provisions opened in July 2016, sharing a building… Read more »
Event brings Nashville to downtown Berlin
By Paige Mallory Passman, Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2018) Berlin will go a little bit country this Saturday during the second annual Small Town Throwdown, from 1-9 p.m. “It is an event that was brought to our attention last year. The idea [for Small Town Throwdown] was thought up by John Fager, who runs the Atlantic… Read more »
National Folk Festival could draw thousands to region
By Paige Mallory Passman, Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2018) The National Folk Festival will take place Friday through Sunday in downtown Salisbury, featuring over 350 of the nation’s top traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople, regional and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, storytelling and parades. This is the first time the event, one of America’s largest, most prestigious… Read more »
No decision yet on Ocean Pines crabbing pier
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Ocean Pines General Manager John Bailey said on Saturday two bid requests would be released this week related to the sanctuary crab pier: one to remove the existing floating pier and a second to replace it. Bailey said alternate sites are also being explored, with his office recommending… Read more »
Apparent consensus as OPA winds down reserve study
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Saturday indicated they were close to finalizing a long-gestating reserve study, but were also interested in developing a parallel mechanism to deal with new capital purchases more appropriately. General Manager John Bailey said Design Management Associates, the company that developed the… Read more »
Irony, technical difficulties plague Pines work session
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) A four-hour Ocean Pines Board of Directors work session Saturday morning, which was moved from its original location and plagued with technical difficulties, was punctuated by assertions that the OPA needs more meeting space and should stop deferring maintenance. During a discussion on how to proceed with plans… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Study misses the point on county crime stats
Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services is pretty good with numbers, but in one particular instance, its numbers don’t add up. That’s the case with its study that assigned Worcester County the third highest crime rate per capita in the state, because it simply isn’t so. The error of its study’s conclusion is that “per capita”… Read more »
Mathias pledges to work with both parties
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Sen. Jim Mathias, a Democrat, said his approach to the final leg of the District 38 senate seat is simple – continue working with people and politicians on both sides of the aisle for the betterment of Marylanders. “I’ve worked with Republican governors, I’ve worked with Democratic governors,… Read more »
Carozza campaign highlights partnership with Gov. Hogan
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 6, 2018) Delegate Mary Beth Carozza, a Republican, said she is unafraid to draw distinctions between herself and Democratic Sen. Jim Mathias in the campaign for the District 38 Maryland Senate seat. Carozza was elected four years ago to a newly created District 38C seat in the Maryland House of… Read more »