Were it not such a ridiculous situation to begin with, one might appreciate the irony of Ocean Pines Association Director Rick Farr ascending to the presidency two years after his court fight to be recognized as a legitimate candidate was just getting underway. Even though Farr had been the top vote-getter in that summer’s election,… Read more »
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Sautéed langostino tastes like lobster
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 This article originally ran in the Sept. 8, 2016, edition of the Bayside Gazette. Man, what a busy week we have ahead of us. Our own kids are off to school and dreading every second of it. In fact, we continued the Suplee tradition and had our “179 Days… Read more »
Stallion Studio City runs final race
By Remy Andersen, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) It’s the end of an era for a well-seasoned standardbred trotter. Studio City finished up his final race at Ocean Downs Casino in Ocean Pines late last month, his position known in racing terms as “up the field.” Although not winning, it was a glorious, celebrated occasion by… Read more »
Shoaling, environment and navigation focus of study
By Remy Andersen, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) A study of the Ocean City inlet that was conducted 25 years ago was given a long overdue update with a letter sent recently to the US Army Corp of Engineers in Baltimore. The 1998 Ocean City, Maryland Water Resources Study, Feasibility Report and Integrated Environmental Impact Statement… Read more »
Cannabis zoning, distancing, consumption regs advance
By Remy Andersen, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) Multiple provisions related to cannabis consumption can advance, following three separate unanimous votes from the Worcester County Commissioners last week. The votes included one for zoning, one for distancing, and one for on-site consumption. Jennifer Keener, the county’s director of Developmental Review and Permitting, presented the proposed cannabis… Read more »
Hail Mary Pass on Heron Park Fails
Knerr said to agree on deal but then moved to scuttle it By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) There was a glimmer of hope that the Heron Park development proposal by Palmer Gillis of Coastal Ventures Properties (CVP) might still be possible, but that hope died Monday night when Councilman Jay Knerr demanded Gillis… Read more »
Berlin council considers four motions at Monday meeting
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) The Berlin Council agreed to enact a policy for naming and renaming public facilities such as structures, parks and recreational facilities Monday night. The motion to establish the policy, one of four to come before the council, called for gathering ideas and encouraging community participation in the… Read more »
Parks Commission prioritizes recreational needs in Berlin
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Sept.14, 2023) The Berlin Parks Commission reviewed its Open Space project priority list for next year on Tuesday and discussed the playgrounds at Dr. William Henry and Stephen Decatur parks. Kate Daub, the administrative assistant for the town of Berlin, told the commission that the purchase of defibrillators for the parks… Read more »
Signs, murals and restaurant expansion approved in Berlin
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Sept. 14, 2023) The Historic District Commission met on Wednesday and unanimously approved three applications. The first was a request from property owner William Esham to restore a mural on the side of the building at 11 Pitts Street. Ivy Wells, the town director of economic development, said the town obtained… Read more »
Park lot’s value shifts with council opinions
Whatever is going on with the Berlin Town Council’s decision-making progress vis-à-vis Heron Park and the council’s possible desire to do something with the property, Palmer and Sandy Gillis aren’t happy with it. Nor should they be after Monday evening’s debacle when the deal they believed was hammered out a week earlier on parcel 57… Read more »