It is often said that a chef’s favorite food is anything that he doesn’t have to cook himself. I have personally subscribed to that tenet for years and it was no different as I went to meet a friend of mine last week for lunch at Sneaky Pete’s last week; the dock bar at Hooper’s… Read more »
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Letters to the Editor
New blood needed in Pines Editor, I have lived in Ocean Pines for over 20 years, so I have taken plenty of time to learn about the board of directors over the years. I stand by my statement about new blood on the board of directors. Time for a change. Mike Graves Ocean Pines Shore… Read more »
Hats off to Chamber, Water Resources team
What can we say about last week’s Berlin Bathtub races, except that we came in second to the military-industrial-government complex of Berlin’s Water Resources department. While it is true that its entry was somewhat faster than ours, that’s what anyone would expect when word is that Water Resources called in favors from some of its… Read more »
Hal Holbrook to perform in Ocean City, July 30
(July 23, 2015) Legendary star of stage, screen and television, Hal Holbrook, will bring his award-winning one-man play to the Performing Arts Center at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street, Thursday, July 30. The show was originally slated for June 6, but in a joint statement released by the artist and… Read more »
Berlin Peach Festival returns Aug. 1 at Taylor House Museum
(July 23, 2015) The seventh annual Berlin Peach Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the grounds of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, 208 North Main Street. Admission is free. Rain date for the festival will be Sunday, Aug. 2, at the same time. Off-site parking… Read more »
Heritage Foundation seeks peach pie bakers for contest
(July 23, 2015) The Berlin Heritage Foundation is looking for bakers to enter the peach pie-baking contest during its seventh annual Berlin Peach Festival on Saturday, Aug. 1, on the grounds of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, 208 North Main Street. Prizes will be awarded by a panel of three judges, including Shawnee… Read more »
Bariatric Center, Surgical Services change locations
(July 23, 2015) The Berlin offices of Atlantic General Bariatric Center and Atlantic General Surgical Services will relocate to the James G. Barrett Medical Office Building on Aug. 1. Both offices will be closed the week of July 27 in preparation for the move from the Main Place office complex in Berlin, to a larger,… Read more »
Community Briefs
Hansen recognized Commander Sarge Garlitz of Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion announced Ed Hansen has been awarded the 2014 American Legion Member of the Year Award. He was the service officer of the Post and maintained an excellent program for the veterans. He worked hand-in-hand with the local VA offices to make veterans’ needs… Read more »
New Berlin practice ‘dream’ for twin sisters Erin and Anne
(July 23, 2015) Twin sisters Erin and Anne Spillane are living out a dream, opening their own practice together, Tidewater Dermatology, in Berlin. The pair grew up in the suburbs of Forest County, Pa. Erin is the older of the two, by one minute. “She’ll never let me forget that,” Anne said. Both earned medical… Read more »
Annual Pines Boat Club parade sets sail Saturday
(July 23, 2015) The annual Ocean Pines Boat Club parade returns to the community Saturday, July 25. The event, formerly a staple of the Pines, took a seven-year hiatus before returning last year. “It went great,” organizer Steven Stein said. “It was at a different location, on the north side, but everyone seemed to have… Read more »