(March 11, 2016) Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity), Inc. is presenting the annual Spring Basket program for children in need in Worcester County. Sponsors are being sought to create baskets. Children referred to GOLD through the Department of Social Services, or another agency, are matched with a sponsor, who creates a basket… Read more »
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Proposed gun bills unnecessary Editor, Here we go again. There are several proposed gun bills of which your readership should be aware, and which are coming up for hearings in the Maryland Legislature soon: HB 692/SB0947 would make it a criminal offense to privately transfer a long gun – requiring a licensed gun dealer to… Read more »
Is county shorting OPA?
Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson made a good point in the association’s request last week for a major increase in the amount of money Worcester County government gives it in the county’s annual allocation to communities. Of the five major residential areas — Pocomoke, Snow Hill, Berlin, Ocean City, and Ocean Pines, the… Read more »
Wet shave groups will hold meet-up in Berlin, March 19
(March 10, 2016) Two different hobbyist groups formed via Facebook are gathering in Berlin on March 19 for the first East Coast Wet Shave Meet-up. East Coast Wetshavers and the Culinary Institute of Shaving will gather at The Globe in Berlin from 1-5 p.m., for a day of demonstrations, camaraderie – and maybe a little… Read more »
Industry veteran Robertson opens Sea Floor in Pines
(March 10, 2016) Sea Floor in Ocean Pines is the latest venture from industry veteran Don Robertson. If all goes well, it will also be his last. The shop, located at 11312 Manklin Creek Road in the Manklin Station Shopping Center, opened in mid-February. “I’ve been in the business for over 25 years,” Robertson said…. Read more »
OC St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sat.
(March 10, 2016) Ocean City’s 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which has grown to become the second largest in Maryland, will take place this Saturday. The Delmarva Irish-American Club sponsors the highly anticipated tradition, which will start at noon, March 12, on 57th Street and continue south along Coastal Highway to the 45th… Read more »
Repairing in place better option for OPA, Steen says
(March 10, 2016) In November, developer Marvin Steen got the ball rolling on the renovations of the bathrooms and changing area at the Ocean Pines Beach Club by presenting a cold pitch during a public meeting. That included a $464,000, 13-page packet signed by Berlin-based developers Sens Inc., which the directors used as the basis… Read more »
Berlin Parks Briefs
(March 10, 2016) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on March 1: Summer Movie Nights The commission backed a proposal to spend $4,417.56 on the Summer Movie Nights program, which will show six films in and around downtown Berlin. The Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee will provide… Read more »
Pillowcase Ministry sending homegrown aid internationally
(March 10, 2016) Started by Berlin resident Barbara Entwistle and a small group of local seamstresses, the aptly named Pillowcase Ministry has grown into an international effort benefiting thousands. Using new and “nearly new” pillowcases, the group has fashioned more than 2,000 dresses distributed to impoverished girls in Gambia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Israel, Mexico, East… Read more »
Berlin A&E Committee mural to be unveiled during art stroll
(March 10, 2016) Berlin residents will get their first look at a new community mural on Friday during a presentation tied to the town’s monthly art stroll. Berlin’s Arts & Entertainment Committee announced plans for the mural in October, and the Town Council and historic district commission both signed off on the project last year…. Read more »