(April 21, 2016) Treasure seekers are encouraged to hunt for bargains at Ocean Pines’ semi-annual Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market on Saturday, April 23 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Gently used clothing, children’s items, household items, collectibles and more will be for sale. Flea market vendor spaces are still available. An… Read more »
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‘Parenthood’ protest planned Editor, Earlier this month Hillary Clinton stated in an interview, “the unborn person does not have Constitutional rights.” In February, White House Spokesman Josh Ernest stated, regarding funding to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus, “I think Democrats and Republicans in Congress are interested in making sure pregnant women and unborn… Read more »
Trump comes to Main St.
One might ask why Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, fresh off a Tuesday victory in New York, would shift gears on his bandwagon and direct it to small- town Berlin. After all, the Republican voter turnout alone in the New York primary was 10 times greater than the total population of Worcester County and a… Read more »
Cleanup at Berlin Falls park to focus on site namesake
(April 21, 2016) Not just the recipient of the new flowerbeds installed Saturday during Berlin Clean-Up Day, Berlin Falls is also getting plenty of other attention from town staff. Town Administrator Laura Allen said Berlin submitted an application to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to change the site, a former Tyson’s Chicken plant,… Read more »
Annual Democrat dinner draws talk of party past, future
(April 21, 2016) Top local Democrats outlined their platform for the 2016 election during the 2016 Kennedy-King dinner in Berlin Saturday. The event, held at the Atlantic Hotel on Main Street, raised money for the Democratic Central Committee of Worcester County, and including speeches by Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, Sen. Jim Mathias, and former Salisbury… Read more »
Town of Berlin pens ‘love letter’ to three parks
(April 21, 2016) Preeminent, perennial volunteer Mike Wiley was the first person to arrive in Stephen Decatur Park Saturday morning at about 8:15 a.m. He came, armed with work gloves and gardening tools, a clipboard, and a box of yellow rubber bracelets, which read, “I have Berlin pride.” Mayor Gee Williams arrived next, followed by… Read more »
Pocomoke to host monthly 4th Friday art stroll this week
(April 21, 2016) The upcoming 4th Friday Art Stroll in Pocomoke will serve as a backdrop to honor both the Pocomoke High School Basketball and Field Hockey teams for their state championship wins. “We want everyone to wear their Pocomoke Warriors gear or blue and gold to show support for our teams,” Pocomoke City Downtown… Read more »
Free educational seminars to be held in Ocean Pines
(April 21, 2016) The public is invited to attend one or more of the free informational seminars offered by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department in the month of April. All seminars will be held at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. Before a crisis happens, learn… Read more »
Hudson resigns from finance cmte.
(April 21, 2016) Ocean Pines volunteer Dennis Hudson understands the concept of a Pyrrhic victory, and knows to win the larger war you avoid becoming mired in personal battles. With an apparent impasse surmounted regarding inequitable county funding levels, Hudson opted to resign from the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee. “Sometimes you just… Read more »
Modest crowd, but rich information
(April 21, 2016) While by no means filling up the room, the Ocean Pines residents who did attend a town hall meeting on April 14 departed with a wealth of knowledge regarding Worcester County government’s budgetary challenges for FY 2017. The modest crowd of less than two-dozen at the Ocean Pines library saw a detailed… Read more »