(May 12, 2016) Up to $50,000 will be made available this spring to projects that encourage parent and family engagement for under-served children on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore. The grant program, which was developed by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, aims to fund forward-thinking and innovative approaches to remedy the challenges facing youth… Read more »
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Md. Coastal Bays Program to partner with Terp. Group
(May 12, 2016) Maryland Coastal Bays Program, partnering with the Maryland Terrapin Working Group, a group composed of terrapin researchers and managers, is looking for volunteers to help with the annual terrapin head count survey held from May 31 to June 4. Surveys will take place by land, boat and via online submissions. A land-based… Read more »
Berlin Little League play: week five
(May 12, 2016) Last weekend, Berlin Little Leaguers continued into their fifth week of the season, including a slew of baseball and softball games. Major League Baseball standings Tigers (sponsored by Calvin B. Taylor Bank) 5 – 0, 1.000 Nationals (sponsored by Coates, Coates & Coates) 4 – 2, 0.667 Blue Jays (sponsored… Read more »
AGH to provide weekend hours at new walk-in clinic
(May 12, 2016) Atlantic General Hospital announced that community members could now receive immediate care for injuries and sudden illnesses on the weekends, at their Atlantic ImmediCare clinic in Berlin. The walk-in clinic, located within the Atlantic Health Center on the hospital’s main campus, has been operating as an Atlantic ImmediCare location, 8 a.m. to… Read more »
Montessori school breaks ground in Berlin, opens soon
(May 12, 2016) Coastal Early Learning Center, an authentic Montessori educational program for children ages 2-5 years old, broke ground Monday, May 2, on the new 4,800-square-foot facility, located on the corner of Seahawk Road and Flower Street in Berlin. CELC is due to open September 2016. Coastal Early Learning Center is the first… Read more »
Local groups to help local teen study in NY
(May 12, 2016) If it is true that an object in motion tends to stay in motion, then don’t expect 16-year-old Kate Carpenter to slow down anytime soon. The Stephen Decatur High School sophomore has been dancing since kindergarten and has since added singing, acting, art and track to her repertoire. To hone her skills,… Read more »
Baltimore artist brings fresh approach to Berlin 2nd Friday
(May 12, 2016) While most shops in Berlin feature some form of art or artist during the town’s monthly 2nd Friday event, it’s rare to see the creative process in action. Bleached Butterfly, a shop on 3 Pitts Street known for shaking things up, is about to change all of that. Starting at about 5… Read more »
Dir. Stevens sets record straight
Ocean Pines Association Director Dave Stevens sent the following statement to the Gazette, addressing an article and the editorial in the May 5 edition. Editor, The interviews that were the basis for the Bayside Gazette’s recent article on the OPA General Manager’s contract renewal in closed session were inappropriate, inaccurate and misleading. It was agreed,… Read more »
A full slate in Ocean Pines
Twelve candidates? That could happen in the Ocean Pines board election this year, according to sources familiar with the candidate vetting process. That many candidates vying for just three seats should give property owners the opportunity to do what’s best for the community, assuming that no axe grinding or personal agendas get in the way…. Read more »
Snow Hill free Wi-Fi delayed
Things happen. Or, to put it another way, the road to free Wi-Fi in Snow Hill has been paved, but remains a few weeks away from handling traffic. Frustrating as it may be, the delay in the installation of the required equipment isn’t Comcast’s fault. It could hardly anticipate the surge it would see in… Read more »