Instructor at Cedar Chapel Special School given 31st annual honor at banquet By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (April 12, 2018) Cedar Chapel Special School’s Karen Holland was named Worcester County Teacher of the Year during the 31st annual award’s banquet last Friday at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street in Ocean City. “I am very… Read more »
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SonRise granted delay in electric transition
Nonprofit has until Nov. to make move from Delmarva Power over to town services By Marshall Gabell, Intern (April 12, 2018) SonRise Church was granted an extension on the electric service agreement that will see the nonprofit religious enterprise transition to Berlin Electric, migrating over from Delmarva Power. During the Berlin Town Council meeting on… Read more »
‘Pillowcase Ministry’ supports those in need
In seven years, local group has made thousands of items for children, women By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (April 12, 2018) Since 2011, Barbara Entwistle and her Pillowcase Ministry Mission has created thousands of dresses and shorts out of pillowcases for children in third world countries in addition to putting together and helping to distribute… Read more »
New Bethel Church celebrates 163 yrs. of worship in Berlin
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 12, 2018) A communitywide “coming together” on Sunday will conclude several days of celebration marking the 163rd anniversary of New Bethel United Methodist Church in Berlin. “The church was established in 1855 as Bethel Methodist Church by a group of colored people who were then part of a white… Read more »
Historic home in Berlin? Town now offering plaques
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 12, 2018) Berlin is proceeding with plans to offer custom residential home plaques for historic homes in or near the historic district. The Historic District Commission last Wednesday voted unanimously, 3-0, to approve the signs, which must be 15.75 by 10 inches and made of aluminum and featuring antique… Read more »
Puzzle over This offers varied escape rooms
By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (April 12, 2018) A zombie carnival, Edgar Allen Poe and an apartment crime scene are few of the escape room options offered at Puzzle over This on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin. “It is a challenge, but it’s also a lot of fun and something different,” owner Deborah Ennis… Read more »
Miller to feature paintings, donate to AGH Foundation
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 12, 2018) Ocean Pines artist Gary Miller will display paintings influenced by the colors, moods and sounds of the islands during a 2nd Friday exhibition at Burley Oak Brewing Company in Berlin this week. Adding a fundraising component, Miller will donate 10 percent of sales from the show, which… Read more »
Audit like a physical …
In some respects, a forensic audit, such as the Ocean Pines Association is about to undergo, is like an autopsy and executive physical rolled into one: the autopsy shows what went wrong, while the comprehensive physical determines whether that same thing is likely to happen again … if left untreated. But also like the executive… Read more »
Swiss apple cake to soothe a chilly spring
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (April 12.18) The older I get, the more I appreciate a stark departure from chocolate desserts and venturing into fruit-laden sweets. I grew up with Strawberry Shortcake with whipped cream and cobblers of all sorts, but for most of my meager existence on this rock I have taken a… Read more »
OPA selects forensic auditing firm
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 12, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board last Thursday voted 6-0 to hire Baltimore firm Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates to conduct a forensic audit. Director Colette Horn was absent from the meeting. Association President Doug Parks said the firm was notified of its selection last Friday. “We had five… Read more »