(June 15, 2017) Revamping the dated way-finding signs in downtown Berlin is a great idea, according to members of the Historic District Commission, but placing several sidewalk appliques and painting utility boxes in the Victorian sector bright, cartoonish colors proved not to be quite as popular. All three items were on the agenda of a… Read more »
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Five candidates remain in hunt for Ocean Pines BOD
(June 15, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee announced last Friday that two candidates, Arie Klapholz and Paula Robertson Gray, had dropped out of the Board of Directors race. The five who remained took part in the annual candidate draw, determining what order they will appear on ballots and speak during association forums. The… Read more »
Palmer named Mid-Atlantic Caregiver of the Yr. by HISC
(June 8, 2017) Home Instead Senior Care, the country’s largest provider of in-home senior care services, announces that Ocean Pines resident Gerri Palmer was recently named the Mid-Atlantic Caregiver of the Year. A caregiver in the Lower Eastern Shore area for over three years, Palmer rose to the top among hundreds of candidates for this… Read more »
Volunteer Spirit of Wor. nomination deadline June 16
(June 8, 2017) Volunteers make Worcester County a better place to live, work and visit. To honor volunteers whose contributions help improve the quality of life locally, Worcester County residents are invited to nominate individuals, organizations and businesses for the 2017 Volunteer Spirit of Worcester County Awards. The deadline to submit nomination forms is June… Read more »
Maryland State Arts Council meets up in downtown Berlin
(June 8, 2017) Several dozen representatives from arts and entertainment districts throughout the state were in Berlin Monday for the annual meeting of the Maryland State Arts Council. The day-long program included a walking tour of the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District, as well as presentations from Maryland State Arts Council Program Director Steven Skerritt-Davis,… Read more »
Returning Tide bring unique approach to Berlin art stroll
(June 8, 2017) To say local arts collective Returning Tide is prolific is something of an understatement. The dynamic duo, Michael Pivec and Ashley Garland, attend more than 100 art strolls, farmers markets and other art and artisan events each year. Pivec, from Queenstown, was recently named one of the “30 Exceptional Craftspeople Under the… Read more »
Summer art camp registration open
(June 8, 2017) The Worcester County Arts Council is now accepting registrations for the annual Summer Arts Camp for children, to be held June 19-23, at Berlin Intermediate School. This camp is designed for students entering third through eighth grades in fall 2017. Last year over 100 children attended. The cost is $100 for the… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Better read the fine print Editor, Notwithstanding outgoing OPA Director [Dave] Stevens’ polemic about how a lot of owner’s applications to run for director of OPA should be passed around from committee to department, to secretary, to another committee, etc. Section 5.02(b) of OPA’s by-laws provides “The Secretary of the Association, not a committee or… Read more »
McGuffey deserves credit
With so many people spending their time looking down at the truncated messages on the screens of their smart phones and tapping abbreviated replies, it’s a wonder there’s anyone left who can produce a properly composed, appropriately punctuated sentence. Whether they’re in a restaurant, walking on the street, in stores shopping or relaxing on the… Read more »
Pocomoke Relay For Life returns on Saturday
(June 8, 2017) Honoring those who are currently, or have previously, fought cancer, all while raising funds to support medical research, is the focus of the South Worcester County Relay For Life event this Saturday at the Great Pocomoke Fairgrounds on 2003 Broad Street. Although the American Cancer Society sponsors Relay For Life events in… Read more »