Berlin nonprofit will award funding for local projects to be held July 1-Dec. 31 (March 22, 2018) The Worcester County Arts Council Grants Review Committee is seeking applicants for local art projects to be held in Worcester County between July 1 and Dec. 31. Organizations holding art projects and activities year-around or in both of… Read more »
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Reservations open for Taste of Finer Things on April 11
Event, at Harrison’s Harbor Watch, will benefit Stansell House of Coastal Hospice (March 22, 2018) The annual Taste of Finer Things will take place on Wednesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Harrison’s Harbor Watch in Ocean City, and reservations are now being accepted. The event benefits the campaign to build The Macky & Pam… Read more »
3/22/18 Snow Hill Briefs
(March 22, 2018) The Snow Hill Town Council discussed the following items at its public meeting at the old train station on Belt Street last Tuesday: Ethics updated The council voted unanimously to approve an amendment to chapter 16 of the town code, on public ethics. Trish Goodsell, assistant to the town manager, said the… Read more »
Up your grill game by setting up rotisserie
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 There is a certain part of catering that I love even more than payday, and that is knowing that I feed people and make them happy. Sure, there are a few things that I need to work out, like the perfect vegan, gluten-free, carb-free entrée for the smattering of… Read more »
UPDATED: Berlin rehab center withdrawn
By Kara Hallissey, staff writer, and Josh Davis, associate editor (March 23, 2018) A proposal for a rehabilitation center on William Street in Berlin was apparently withdrawn on Thursday by the applicant. The home would have required approval by the Berlin Board of Zoning Appeals, but Berlin Planning Director Dave Engelhart said Patrice Hamilton-Ottey of… Read more »
Ocean Pines GM weighs in on audit and budget deficit
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 22, 2018) It’s a popular misconception the projected $2 million budget deficit in Ocean Pines is somehow connected to multiple theft allegations that recently led to approval of a forensic audit, General Manager John Bailey said this week. “The [deficit] is dealing with red ink in the current year… Read more »
Tinkergarten ask sparks debate on public, private use
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 15, 2018) Using public parks for private gain sparked some contention at Monday’s Berlin Town Council meeting, as elected officials weighed in on both sides of the issue. Resident Alison Giska, a literacy coach with the Worcester County Board of Education, asked about using town parks for Tinkergarten classes, a… Read more »
Local ‘Linus’ has blanketed 10,000
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 15, 2018) Since 1995, Project Linus has made and distributed almost seven million blankets to children in need. The nonprofit organization, named for the blanket-clutching character in Peanuts cartoons, movies and comic strips, has more than 300 chapters in 50 states. Locally, the Lower Delmarva chapter is sponsored by… Read more »
Snow Hill’s event roster to add new Fifth Friday Fests
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 15, 2018) Snow Hill Economic Development Coordinator Michael Day hopes to bring beer to the upcoming Fifth Friday Festivals, a new series of events starting later this month. The Downtown Merchaants Association will run the events — on March 30, June 29 and Aug. 31 — but because that… Read more »
Group pitches rehab home in Berlin
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 15, 2018) The Berlin Town Council on Monday declined to endorse a proposed rehabilitation house in the town, although officials said they supported the concept. Hope4Recovery Inc. Executive Director Patrice Hamilton-Ottey, an Ocean Pines Police detective, founded the Douglas K. Hamilton House for Recovery in the Newton neighborhood of… Read more »