(March 10, 2016) A questionnaire that will go out to all 8,452 Ocean Pines homes and help inform the association’s comprehensive plan is nearly complete. On March 2, the comprehensive planning committee met in the administration building and approved roughly 40 questions for the survey. An early draft of the questionnaire, released last month, included… Read more »
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Berlin optimistic POS funding level will return
(March 10, 2016) Restored funding for Program Open Space was among the promises Gov. Larry Hogan made Marylanders during his campaign. In Berlin, that funding source could help transform the former Tyson’s Chicken plant, now called Berlin Falls, expand the tot lot at Stephen Decatur Park, and develop a new neighborhood park named after a… Read more »
Berlin Falls to get help from pro-bono scientists at TEX
(March 10, 2016) When Berlin bought the former Tyson’s Chicken plant on old Ocean City Boulevard, now being called Berlin Falls, the town pledged that partnerships and unique, creative approaches – not just town tax dollars – would help transform the property into something of which the citizens could be. Looking for help with environmental… Read more »
Towns, Pines make pitch for county funding
(March 10, 2016) Three Worcester County municipalities, and Ocean Pines, presented fiscal year 2017 budget requests during a county commissioners meeting in Snow Hill last Tuesday, and proposals were, for the most part, in line with previous years. Berlin presented a largely unchanged request, for $1.79 million in county funds. During the last two years… Read more »
‘T-Wrecks’ demo delights students
(March 10, 2016) For two consecutive years, local robotics team Titanium Wrecks has earned spots in the FIRST World Championships robotics competition in St. Louis. This year, it hopes to make it three in a row. Last Thursday, the squad (T-Wrecks for short) showed off its latest creation to several dozen delighted children enrolled in… Read more »
Wor. County offers free emergency training
(March 3, 2016) Worcester County Emergency Services (WCES) invites the public to participate in a free, eight-session Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course in Newark. The training takes place in the Community Center at the Fire Training Center on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. from March 8-April 26, with Cardiopulmonary Response (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillator… Read more »
WCCW celebrates Women’s History Month
(March 3, 2016) March is designated Women’s History Month to encourage citizens to take this occasion to learn more about the history and accomplishments of women in America. The Worcester County Commission for Women will be celebrating Women’s History Month at a luncheon on Wednesday, March 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the… Read more »
Patrick Miller builds offshore reef
(March 3, 2016) Patrick Miller, of Boy Scouts of America Troop 225, sponsored by Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Nov. 1. For Miller’s project, he planned all aspects of and built an offshore reef for marine life. The bass grounds site was selected with the assistance of Capt…. Read more »
For voters, how it happens not as important as results
The problem with government is that most people don’t care who’s in charge, as long as they get what they want, while elected officials concern themselves first with who’s in charge and then worry about the results. Were that not the case, the nation wouldn’t be witnessing the huge mess that is Congress, which devotes… Read more »
Tractor Supply Co. donates 52 bags of cat, dog food
(March 3, 2016) The Tractor Supply Company store in Berlin donated 52 bags of pet food to feed local dogs and cats in search of forever homes. “Tractor Supply is a partner for those working hard to connect homeless pets with loving families,” said James Bolden, manager of the Berlin Tractor Supply store. “We are… Read more »