(Feb. 18, 2016) Asked to consider rezoning four properties on Gay Street, the Berlin Planning Commission on Wednesday briefly debated its own authority within the scope of town planning. Patrick Vorsteg, who recently purchased an empty lot on 15 Gay Street, asked for a zoning change from R-1 residential to B-1 town center district. His… Read more »
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Pickleball clinics for beginners and advanced players
(Feb. 18, 2016) Ocean Pines will be offering two-session clinics this winter for beginners and advanced players interested in learning pickleball. Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong, is played with a whiffle ball and wooden paddles on a surface half the size of a tennis court. The game is family-friendly and… Read more »
Director Cheryl Jacobs opens up about OPA
(Feb. 18, 2016) Cheryl Jacobs and Tom Herrick won election to the seven-member board of directors in Ocean Pines last August. Both ran with the promise of being independent thinkers, while the board was perceived as being divided into two factions, and each declined requests for interviews early into their terms. Now, six months into… Read more »
Consulting error leads to increase in electric rates
(Feb. 18, 2016) A missed peak in November will cause electric rates in Berlin to go up roughly $2 a month, as the town pays back a more than $400,0000 deficiency over the next three years. Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said she became aware of the “peak-shaving issue” on Nov. 23, after receiving an… Read more »
Then & now: Pre-integration schools
(Feb. 18, 2016) Today, the Worcester County system has 14 public schools serving some 7,700 students and operating on an annual budget of nearly $100 million. Compare that to conditions during the middle of the last century, when, for instance, Wi-Fi was decades off, and giving a book to a high school freshman would have… Read more »
Dennis Eugene Allred
Ocean Pines Dennis Eugene Allred, age 65, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Jerry Allred and Dorothy Lewandowski Allred. He is survived by his beloved wife, Christine Jakubowski Allred, and daughters, Angela Allred of Glen Burnie, Md., and Carla Staubs… Read more »
Vincent Andrew Golczynski, Jr.
Ocean Pines Vincent Andrew Golczynski, Jr., “Vince,” age 63, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Vincent Andrew Golczynski, Sr. and Juanita Rush Golczynski. He is survived by his wife of over 40 years, Darlene Mae Parks Golczynski, and a son, Michael Alan Golczynski… Read more »
Meghan Rebecca Hanle
Berlin Meghan Rebecca Hanle, of Berlin, Md., born June 14, 1983, passed away due to heart failure on Jan. 24, 2016 at the age of 32 at PRMC in Salisbury. She is loved by and survived by her daughter, Madison Knox; parents, Gayle and John Hanle; step-father, John Harrison and boyfriend, Eric Knox. … Read more »
Grass-fed hamburger, served ‘super-rad’
In sharing a few drinks in Milwaukee this weekend among family and new friends, a bike messenger from Chicago (a friend of my cousin) summed it up the best when he lifted up his pint and said “adulting sucks.” This was verily the sentiment in the room as we were celebrating the life of my… Read more »
‘Two of Hearts’ adoption campaign to run at WCHS
Valentine’s Day is coming up and Worcester County Humane Society has many furry valentines looking for their forever matches. To promote cat adoptions during the month of February, the no-kill shelter will be holding its “Two of Hearts” campaign. During the entire month of February, any two cats who arrived at the shelter together… Read more »