The Ocean Pines man who held up a branch of BB&T bank last March pleaded guilty last Friday, U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein announced Monday. In a release from his office, Rosenstein said Jeff V. Hare, 53, pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. According… Read more »
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Bank of OC bond will fund Berlin’s ‘Tyson’ purchase
Following nearly two years of discussion, along with several communitywide meetings, an audit and studies on feasibility and environmental impact, Berlin finalized its plans to buy the former Tyson’s Chicken plant this week. On Monday, the Town Council voted unanimously to approve a 30-year, $3 million bond from the Bank of Ocean City to purchase… Read more »
Winning lottery ticket sold in Berlin
While no one has yet won the more than $1 billion national Powerball prize, one lucky person did purchase a winning $1 million ticket from the Berlin Food Lion last week. The Maryland Lottery announced that the winning “second-tier” ticket was sold on Jan. 9 in Berlin to a 51-year-old Worcester County man, and a… Read more »
Et tu Brute? Try this recipe for Caesar salad
Caesar salad. Wow. Where to begin? It was November, 1984. It wasn’t long after I earned my license and started working my first job in Annapolis, the Chart House. But it was the first time that I had experienced one of the truest food-loves of my life; the salad eponymous with the man stabbed on… Read more »
Manklin Meadows reports should not cause concern
There’s no point in jumping to conclusions, which would seem to be the case with reports that the Manklin Meadows project has gone over budget. It hasn’t gone over budget for one simple reason: no work has been done, outside of the creation of a site plan for an overhaul of the complex, so not… Read more »
New Year’s Day Penguin Swim successful
Approximately 1,035 participants ran into the warmer-than-usual 52-degree Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day during the 22nd annual Penguin Swim, a fundraiser for Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, recording the largest crowd to date. “It was a great day all around,” AGH Event Coordinator Alli Justice said. “We were fortunate to have superb weather for… Read more »
Berlin art stroll moves indoors with ‘Big Ideas’
Cognizant of the colder temperatures outside – and people’s desire to avoid them – Berlin is moving most of its 2nd Friday operations indoors through March. Berlin Md. Arts & Entertainment, which organizes the monthly art stroll, will host the third-annual “collaborative art show” at The Globe on Friday. This year’s show is called “Big… Read more »
Christmas tree drop-off sites include Berlin and Snow Hill
The Solid Waste Division of Worcester County will host its annual collection of Christmas trees through Friday, Jan. 15. Trees can be dropped off at the Central Landfill in Newark and the Berlin, Pocomoke and Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience Centers at no cost to area residents only. Snow Hill area residents may dispose of their… Read more »
Berlin presents inaugural Restaurant Week
Berlin will host its first Restaurant Week beginning on Monday, Jan. 11 and continuing through Jan. 17 to showcase dining options throughout town. During the event, more than a dozen restaurants will offer special prices on select menus. “Berlin has never had a restaurant week, and it’s a way to give back to locals in… Read more »
New art gallery coming to Snow Hill
First Shore Federal in Snow Hill will host a groundbreaking and welcoming on Monday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. at 112 Pearl Street, which is behind the branch office on Green Street. Sue Vincent, branch manager and Marty Neat, president of First Shore Federal, will be on hand to welcome Paul Volker, who will… Read more »