(April 13, 2017) 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-round or in both of the six-month periods (July 1 – Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 – June 30)… Read more »
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Berg donation benefits hospital foundation
(April 13, 2017) Atlantic General Hospital Foundation recently received a $5,000 donation from Cliff and Donna Berg toward its Campaign for the Future and the development of the new Regional Cancer Care Center. The Bergs live in Ocean Pines having moved to this community from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania after retiring. Cliff was a principal in… Read more »
Ocean Pines Players present ‘Savannah Sipping Society’
(April 13, 2017) Unless we are profoundly fortunate, most of us get derailed by life from time to time. One minute everything is going according to plan and the next, all bets are off. It’s even worse when you are new in town and don’t know anyone. That is what is happening for four… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Families, speak up Editor, Eight months ago, when I was elected to the Board of Directors for the Ocean Pines Association OPA, I answered the call to the largest number of voters who were looking for something different on the board, someone who was part of an unrepresented portion of the population, and someone who… Read more »
Berlin art stroll to include outreach, exhibits and sales
(April 13, 2017) Berlin’s 2nd Friday festivities will feature more than a dozen art displays throughout the downtown area, along with sales and specials in restaurants from 5-8 p.m. The Church Mouse Thrift Shop on 101 North Main Street will provide outreach to the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund. Information on suicide awareness and support information… Read more »
OPA GM needs oversight
In recent months a number of decisions have been made by acting Ocean Pines General Manager Brett Hill that have seemingly caught most board members – along with the community – by surprise. The latest example is opening up the previously adults-only Oasis/Yacht Club pool to families on Sunday afternoons during the summer season. The… Read more »
Berlin Parks Briefs
(April 13, 2017) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall last Tuesday. Ongoing projects Commission member Mike Wiley said Stephen Decatur Middle School students would return to Stephen Decatur Park on May 9 to help prepare an area for planting. Students, as part on the ongoing “Edible Forest”… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(April 13, 2017) The Berlin Town Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Monday: Take Pride The council unanimously approved a proclamation to designate the week of April 22-29 as “Take Pride in Berlin Week.” Bohlen said the town had designated a week in April as such for four years…. Read more »
Abundance of Easter events planned in area
(April 13, 2017) There are plenty of Easter festivities for the entire family to enjoy this weekend in Ocean City and the surrounding areas, from egg hunts and games for children to sunrise services. Here are a few of the events taking place: OCEAN CITY: • Celebrate Good Friday with a Cross Walk on the… Read more »
Berlin Clean-Up Day looking for help feeding volunteers
(April 13, 2017) Organizers of Berlin Clean-Up Day, April 22, continue to search for an organization to help feed its volunteer workforce. SonRise Church had supplied grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and canned soda for participants during prior years, but was apparently overbooked on the date, which also happens to be Earth Day. In Berlin, the… Read more »