(Dec. 11, 2014) Area children are invited to join the Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department this holiday season for special activities designed just for them. On Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, children ages 4-8 can create Christmas ornaments. All materials and instruction will be provided. The cost is $15 for Ocean… Read more »
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Pines Players offer ‘Carol’ variation
(Dec. 11, 2014) Experience “Another Night Before Christmas,” a musical Bistro Theater production by the Ocean Pines Players, Dec. 12-14, at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Life Center, on 104th Street in Ocean City. Follow the adventures of Karol, a cynical and embittered social worker, when she is accidentally locked in her apartment with a… Read more »
AGH honors Jack Burbage for his service
(Dec. 11, 2014) Atlantic General Hospital celebrated the commitment and service of Board of Trustees Chairman, John “Jack” H. Burbage, Jr. at its recent corporation meeting. Burbage has served as an AGH Board of Trustees member since 2007, and while he has officially stepped down from his role as chairman, will remain an integral part… Read more »
Charles will stage hospice benefit concert
(Dec. 11, 2014) Country artist Jimmy Charles will perform a benefit concert for Coastal Hospice on Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 6-10 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. The event will include a silent auction and an opportunity for attendees to donate to Coastal Hospice. Last year, Coastal Hospice provided more than $515,000 in charity… Read more »
Capital Ringers to jingle their bells
(Dec. 11, 2014) Capital Ringers, the community hand bell ensemble that rings six octaves (73 bells) of Schulmerich hand bells and five and a half octaves (67 chimes) of Malmark hand chimes, will perform Saturday at the Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road starting at 7 p.m. Employing the largest set of hand… Read more »
Pine Tones set their annual holiday concert
(Dec. 11, 2014) The Pine Tones Chorus will present its Christmas concert at Atlantic United Methodist Church on Fourth Street in Ocean City, Friday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The concert theme is “The Colors of Christmas” and features a song with that same title by John Rutter, a famous composer of choral music. The… Read more »
Berlin barrack expands its ‘shop with a cop’ program
(Dec. 11, 2014) The Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in partnership with the Worcester County Cricket Center will be conducting its second annual “Shop with a Cop” on Saturday. Last year, the barrack took 11 Worcester County students shopping. This year, the barrack has increased the number of shoppers because of the support of… Read more »
For trash, residents can now ‘pay as you throw’
(Dec. 11, 2014) Beginning in January, Worcester County will offer residents a “Pay as You Throw (PAYT)” option to dispose of household trash. County officials are billing the option as economically and environmentally friendly. “The new PAYT treats trash disposal just like electricity, gas, water and other utilities,” Public Works Director John Tustin said. “Households… Read more »
Stormwater management gets proactive treatment
(Dec. 11, 2014) Flooding in Berlin caused the community to develop a dedicated stormwater utility and seek more than $1 million in state and federal grants in order to protect public and private property. In Ocean Pines, the community is taking a preemptive approach to drainage issues. In 2013, then candidates Bill Cordwell and Jack… Read more »
Burley Oak gets EDUs for planned expansion
(Dec. 11, 2014) After funding a successful Kickstarter project to create a canning line in October, Berlin’s Burley Oak Brewing Company is preparing to expand. The brewery purchased four additional water EDUs and three additional sewer EDUs for $54,484 during a mayor and council meeting on Monday, Dec. 8. An EDU is the acronym for… Read more »