(Feb. 23, 2017) Worcester Prep Lower School art teacher Rebecca Tittermary was once again selected to present a lecture in a session titled, “Utilizing Technology to Bring Museum Experiences to Students,” during the 2017 National Art Education Association Convention, in New York, March 2-4. She will co-present with art teacher Jennifer Moore from the… Read more »
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Ocean City Power Squadron to offer course for boating
(Feb. 23, 2017) Ocean City Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, will present a four-week instructional program, “America’s Boating Course,” Feb. 27 through March 20. The course will be given at the Worcester County Library, Ocean Pines branch, held over four consecutive Monday evenings. It is an eight-hour course with an… Read more »
Beans, Birds & Beers event this Sat.
(Feb. 23, 2017) With the owners’ permission, two tours this weekend will explore a few areas normally closed to birders, and more than a couple that are open to the public all year. On Saturday, preregistered guests are meeting at Urban Nectar on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin at 8 a.m. for a cup… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
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 »
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 »