In defense of free, unfettered press Editor, The new administration’s attack on the press as an “enemy” of the people of the U.S. should be viewed with suspicion. The Constitution has inviolable and institutional guarantees for free speech and for a free press in the First Amendment to the Constitution: “Congress shall make no law… Read more »
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Third time’s the charm?
Don’t be too hasty in making judgments on the quality of the food and service at the yacht club, now rebranded as Mumford’s Landing, since the Ocean Pines restaurant and club is going through the same thing all new restaurants do. As veteran diners know — and Ocean Pines has plenty of them — the… Read more »
Bertino will host town meeting, Sat.
(Feb. 23, 2017) Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino will host his first town meeting of 2017 on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Pines library. He will discuss issues and developments impacting the Ocean Pines district and the county. Commissioner Bertino’s guests include Health Officer Debbie Goeller, Commissioner President Jim Bunting… Read more »
Fathom brings taste of city to downtown Berlin
(Feb. 23, 2017) Sisters Hunter Smith and Devon Donahue have moved off Artisan’s Way onto Main Street in Berlin with their new, urban-inspired clothing and gift store Fathom. That’s “Fathom.” with a period at the end of the word, regardless of its placement in a sentence, Donahue noted with a laugh. Her sister is apparently… Read more »
Women’s History Month luncheon
(Feb. 23, 2017) Celebrate Women’s History Month during a luncheon on Wednesday, March 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clarion Resort Hotel on 101st Street in Ocean City. Ann Lockhart Showell (1924-2010) will be honored as the 2017 Woman in History and Rina Thaler will be honored as the 2017 Woman of… Read more »
Committee inching closer on survey
(Feb. 23, 2017) Members of the Ocean Pines Association Comprehensive Planning Committee believe they’re seeing the light at the end of a long tunnel that has been completing – and getting approval for – a community-wide survey. Chairman Frank Daly said the committee recently sent two-dozen survey questions to the board of directors for review…. Read more »
New women’s org. to make donations to local charities
(Feb. 23, 2017) Women in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties looking to raise funds for local charities are invited to attend the first 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Sisters in Berlin. Members directly contribute $100 to three different charities each year. “We are excited to bring it… Read more »
Mary Mac Foundation has continuing impact
(Feb. 23, 2017) Although Mary McMullen passed away in 2012 of scleroderma, her legacy as a benefactor of youth activities lives on through the Mary Mac Foundation. The nonprofit, started by her husband Tim McMullen, has funded recreation programs and charitable organizations geared towards young people in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore, New York and… Read more »
Program promotes job training outside school
(Feb. 23, 2017) SHORE UP! Inc., a nonprofit and community action partnership in the area, encourages young people from Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties to apply for job training opportunities. The program is looking for anyone 16 to 24 years old who is unemployed or under-employed and not presently enrolled in school or a vocational… Read more »
Former school thrives now as heritage center
(Feb. 23, 2017) Born and raised during the era of racial segregation, Berlin resident Barbara Purnell continues to work for a unified society. Purnell, 74, attended the African-American-only two-room Germantown School on Trappe Road in Berlin, which was shuttered in 1953, and more recently has helped preserve and transform the symbol of racial intolerance into… Read more »