(Oct. 1 2015) To repair or not to repair the bridges in Ocean Pines. That was the question during last Thursday’s board meeting, when General Manager Bob Thompson went over the association’s options on repairs and replacements. Thompson’s roughly 30-minute presentation focused on a 2014 report by Gannett Fleming. According to the report, the Ocean… Read more »
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BERLIN BRIEFS
(Oct. 1, 2015) The Berlin mayor and Town Council discussed the following items during a public meeting on Monday. Floodplain ordinance Ordinance No. 2015-07 received a first reading on Monday. The amendment would affect Chapter 102, Section 8.3 of the town code regarding violations and penalties relating to floodplain management. Previously, violations and penalties were… Read more »
Berlin vandals get extension for restitution, comm. service
(Oct. 1, 2015) Jordan Denton and Nicholas Bonser, who were given 90 days to pay restitution for their Jan. 25 spray-painting vandalism spree, now have more time to make financial amends. According to court documents, District Court Judge Gerald Purnell has granted the two 18-year-old Berlin residents until the end of their two-year probation to… Read more »
Event kicks off capital campaign
(Oct. 1, 2015) Mayor Gee Williams and other local officials on Saturday presided over the public unveiling of plans for the prospective new $4.5 million, Berlin library on Harrison Avenue. The event also helped launch a capital campaign, which hoped to raise $300,000 for furnishings in the building through the Worcester County Library Foundation. County… Read more »
Developer Rinnier to resubmit text amendment to BPC
(Oct. 1, 2015) What looked like a fairly straight forward text amendment on a town zoning ordinance erupted into debate on the growth of the town of Berlin during a public meeting on Monday. Earlier this year, Rinnier Development Company’s 700-plus-townhome complex on Seahawk Road received approval from the Berlin Planning Commission, with the condition… Read more »
Berlin Library still looking for $1.3M
(Oct. 1, 2015) The wind whipped around the dozen or so vendors tables lined up just outside downtown Berlin, but rain never materialized Saturday afternoon when several hundred gathered at the site of the new $4.5 million Worcester County Library. For now, the space is hardly more than an open field next to the Waystead… Read more »
For perfect pasta, ‘00’ flour essential
REPRINTED FROM SEPT. 25, 2014 There are times when something just strikes my fancy and today marked one of those spells. Walking through the kitchen after straightening out the walk-in, I remembered my days in Baltimore, cooking in some good restaurants. One such place was the Polo Grill by Johns Hopkins University. The chef was… Read more »
Free health seminars held in OP
(Sept. 24, 2015) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will offer several free health-related seminars this fall at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. On Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m., Atlantic General Hospital’s Ann Waples will present “Keeping Your Heart Happy & Healthy.” Waples, a registered… Read more »
Berlin Police taking back RX drugs
(Sept. 24, 2015) On Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Berlin Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 10th opportunity in five years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring pills for… Read more »
Klump Memorial Fund offers free ‘Project 22’ screenings
(Sept. 24, 2015) The Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, in partnership with the Worcester County Health Department, is proud to present “Project 22,” a feature-length, critically-acclaimed film that brings to light the problem of suicide among military veterans. This film, created by two battle-scarred Marines, is available for screening at no cost to local sponsoring organizations…. Read more »