(Sept. 3, 2015) For husband-and-wife team Ray and Arti Patel, Coastal Drug Institutional Pharmacy is not only their slice of the America dream, it’s a chance to operate a store that’s different from the big-box retailers where they worked years earlier. When the couple earlier this year took over the pharmacy, which also includes a… Read more »
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AGH to provide diabetes mgmt. training classes
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Diabetes Education Program at Atlantic General Hospital will be offering diabetes self-management training classes in September. The series of four, two-hour sessions, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9,16, 23 and 30, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Atlantic Health Center, 9714 Healthway Drive, in Berlin will address blood glucose monitoring, foot care, nutrition, exercise… Read more »
Award-winning broker Brennan joins Shamrock
(Sept. 3, 2015) Edie Brennan, associate broker and Coastal Association of Realtors 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, this week announced that she has affiliated herself with Shamrock Realty Group Inc. at the former location of Re/Max Crossroads on Racetrack Road in Ocean Pines. Brennan, who also specializes in beach resort properties in Ocean City and… Read more »
All-natural boutique Beez Kneez opens doors in Berlin
(Sept. 3, 2015) For Lori Wagman, owner of the newest business in downtown Berlin, the idea for her shop Beez Kneez Boutique grew out of a personal need. A former massage therapist, Wagman said her sensitive skin led her to begin making her own bath and body products. In April, she began selling her products… Read more »
Third Wings and Wheels Expo at OC airport, Sat.
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Ocean City Aviation Association will host its third annual Wings and Wheels Expo at the Ocean City Airport on Saturday, featuring more than 100 privately owned aircraft, classic cars, antique military vehicles, jeeps and trucks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “It’s a neat time to be around airplanes and a… Read more »
Delmarva Power customers could have help with bills
(Sept. 3, 2015) Customers who are having difficulty paying their energy bills can find extra help over the next several months. The federal government offers energy assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a block grant program, administered by the states, that assists low-income households – both homeowners and renters… Read more »
Brown Box Theatre brings ‘Shrew’ to Berlin
(Sept. 3, 2015) Brown Box Theatre’s annual stopover in Worcester County starts this weekend, as the Boston-based company presents William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” in Snow Hill, Berlin, Ocean City and Ocean Pines. Berlin native Kyler Taustin founded Brown Box in 2010 with the intention of bringing talent from the Boston area back… Read more »
Lupiwok presented National MS Society, Md. scholarship
(Sept. 3, 2015) Jennah Lupiwok of Berlin is this year’s winner of the 2015 National MS Society, Maryland Chapter Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship helps students affected by multiple sclerosis pursue a college or technical school education. Lupiwok’s mother, Mindy, a resident of Worcester County for the past 45 years, was diagnosed with MS in 2001…. Read more »
Parks Commission Briefs
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Sept. 1. Henry Park memorial The parks commission is working to set up a dedication for the new memorial commemorating Dr. William Henry that was placed last week in Henry Park. Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen, the… Read more »
Berlin stormwater projects expected to clear snags soon
(Sept. 3, 2015) At least one stormwater project included in Berlin’s current fiscal-year budget has hit a snag because of delays with an easement approval. Town officials say those delay is are temporary, and that resolutions could come within the next 30 days. Stormwater revenues and costs each increased 69 percent in Berlin’s fiscal year… Read more »