OCEAN PINES– When eight candidates for Worcester County Commissioner met at a political forum at the Ocean Pines Library last Wednesday, they did agree on two subjects: the local economy continues to need help and most residents who meet the age requirement don’t care enough to vote. Also covered were the need for a new… Read more »
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Town planning controversy not controversial at all
BERLIN– A minor controversy about the role of the town’s Planning Commission is now no controversy at all, following a clarification issued by Planning Commission Chairman Chris Denny. The role – and the competence – of the commission briefly came into question during a Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Sept. 8. The conversation arose… Read more »
AGH, PRMC join association to give residents checkup
BERLIN–Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association and its Communications Advisory Committee to offer a free health fair to the community. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway. Atlantic General Hospital… Read more »
‘Say I Do’ wedding expo in Berlin planned for Friday
BERLIN– The town is throwing “an elegant wedding block party” on Friday for Eastern Shore brides to be. The 2014 “Say ‘I Do’” in Berlin expo features more than two dozen vendors at the Atlantic Hotel and Courtyard from 5-8 p.m. Billed as one-stop shopping for brides, the event will feature photographers, florists, wedding cakes,… Read more »
Ocean Pines Chamber Board announces award recipients
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff have announced the 2014 award recipients that will be recognized during the 15th annual awards and installation banquet on Oct. 9 at the Ocean City Marlin Club. The 2014 Ocean Pines Citizen of the Year is Terri Mahoney of WMDT ABC/47, the Ocean… Read more »
Raceway Citgo owners denied license upgrade
BERLIN–The Raceway Citgo is currently a gas station, seafood market, and furniture outlet – but it won’t be a bar, at least for now. Traffic issues and lack of public need led the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners last week to deny a request from brothers Mark and John Wittmyer, Raceway Citgo’s owners, for… Read more »
Atlantic Physical Therapy continues to grow
SELBYVILLE– Atlantic Physical Therapy continues to expand its reach opening its sixth location in the area in March. Robert Hammond opened the original branch of APT and his son, Bobby Hammond III, operates the newest branch at 37031 Old Mill Bridge Road in Selbyville. “I’ve been doing this since I was 10,” Bobby Hammond said…. Read more »
Town’s spray irrigation system opens for tours, really
BERLIN– The town will hold an open house at its newest “state-of-the-art” spray irrigation site on Friday, Oct. 3. The Five Mile Branch Spray Irrigation Facility on 7303 Five Mile Branch Road in Newark will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Built in 2012, the $3.5 million facility received funding… Read more »
Unrelated feline rabies incidents reported by county
WORCESTER COUNTY– The first two cases of feline rabies in the county in four years have been confirmed by Worcester County Health Department officials, who reported separate incidents near Berlin and in Pocomoke in the same week. A rabid cat bit a woman in the Pocomoke River State Park-Milburn Landing campground area on Monday, Sept…. Read more »
Stormwater project progress report goes to council
BERLIN– The status of improvements to the town’s stormwater system was outlined for the mayor and Town Council Monday night by a representative of the environmental engineering company, EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. Company representative Darl Kolar focused on the success of three recent grants that were presented to the council in February and… Read more »