(Jan. 19, 2017) Atlantic General Hospital and Health System recently held an open house at the new location for its Surgical Associates and Bariatric Center offices in the James G. Barrett Medical Office Building in Berlin. Atlantic General Surgical Associates and the Atlantic General Bariatric Center provide advanced minimally invasive surgical procedures performed by board… Read more »
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Letters to the Editor
In response to Jan. 5 campground story Editor, Anyone who hears someone say a development will have “no runoff” should be extremely suspicious. Without denigrating Mr. Cropper’s credentials as the representative of the proposed site’s developers, there is no way any such development will not have runoff. Even if it is into existing ponds,… Read more »
Heroin problem in Pines
The last thing anyone would have expected 49 years ago, when Ocean Pines came into existence, was that the community would find itself with a heroin problem. But that’s what’s happening, according to Police Chief Dave Massey, who said that this, one of the safest population centers in the state, saw 70 overdose cases in… Read more »
Teachers encouraged to participate in competition
(Jan. 19, 2017) The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) is encouraging local teachers to participate in the annual Fair Housing Calendar Contest, which sends the winning student to Annapolis for a meeting with the governor or other state official. Sponsored by the Maryland Association of Realtors (MAR), the contest is a means for Realtors across… Read more »
Business Briefs
McNeill named CFRE Coastal Hospice announces Maureen McNeill, director of development for the nonprofit organization, has been named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International. McNeill has been with Coastal Hospice since 2007, where she directs fundraising activities, including the capital campaign to build Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. A graduate of Catholic… Read more »
After prom, SDHS students can go to ‘Under The Big Top’
(Jan. 19, 2017) Stephen Decatur High School’s After-Prom event will be held on May 13, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. This free event for juniors and seniors of SDHS and their dates will be held at the Berlin high school and take place in the cafeteria, gyms and numerous hallways. This year’s theme is… Read more »
Wor-Wic announces Worcester grads
(Jan. 19, 2017) The following students from Worcester County completed their program requirements to graduate with a certificate (CT), associate of applied science (AAS), associate of arts in teaching (AAT), associate of science (AS) or associate of arts (AA) degree from Wor-Wic Community College this past summer. Berlin: Asiya Abdrakhmanova, AA, Business; Zachary Bounds, AA,… Read more »
Dorman forms Property Reuse Cmte.
(Jan. 19, 2017) In late 2015, Snow Hill began a program where the town would turn over eligible buildings to its occupants once certain renovations and conditions were met. The first takers were Richard and Debbie Seaton, who are in the process of relocating their Berlin shop, Toy Town, to the former Outten Theater at… Read more »
OPA anniversary committee tackles ‘elephant’
(Jan. 19, 2017) The bulk of the second-ever meeting of the Ocean Pines Association 50th Anniversary Committee was devoted to what one member called “the elephant in the room” – an apparent lack of support from association leadership. According to Executive Assistant Michelle Bennett, the initial rezoning that established Ocean Pines was approved in… Read more »
Fazzalaro fired: Pines IT guy lasts one month
(Jan. 19, 2017) After only about a month on the job, Ocean Pines has parted ways with its network administrator, Paul Fazzalaro. Board President Tom Herrick, last Friday, confirmed Fazzalaro “didn’t work out.” “He didn’t fulfill our needs and it was unfortunate, but it does happen,” he said. The association has struggled to fill that… Read more »