BERLIN–The Recycling Division of Worcester County Public Works, in conjunction with Maryland Environmental Services and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), will conduct Household Hazardous Waste and E-Cycling Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Showell Elementary School parking lot. Old or unusable cans of pesticides, pool… Read more »
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Ocean Pines rec. to offer basketball clinics for youth
OCEAN PINES–Young basketball players can learn more about the game and how to play it at two youth basketball clinics to be offered by the Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department beginning Oct. 11 at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Led by Ocean Pines recreation staff, these clinics are created for both beginners and experienced… Read more »
Another full agenda set for 2nd Friday
BERLIN– This month’s 2nd Friday runs takes place on Oct. 10 from 5-8 p.m. in the downtown area and features art exhibits, activities, live entertainment and extended hours by area shops. Berlin also welcomes more than 150 Little League all-stars for a parade down Main Street beginning at 6 p.m. The Cricket Center, a child… Read more »
Cooking show trip sign-ups being taken
OCEAN PINES– The Ocean Pines Recreation Department will take a bus trip on Sunday Nov. 9, to the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, D.C. The fee for the trip is $100 per person and includes general admission to the show and a cooking demonstration by celebrity chef Bobby Flay. This trip will leave… Read more »
Custom cars to cruise into Berlin, Sat.
BERLIN– The town’s final car show of the year will take place Saturday, when hundreds of classic cars motor into town and take up position in the downtown area. Registration for Berlin Fall Cruisers will begin at 8 a.m., with the main event kicking off at 10 a.m. Organizer Tanya Giles said the fall auto… Read more »
Bertino, Wilson: Part 2
OCEAN PINES – The two Worcester County District 5 Commissioner candidates clashed on Route 589 expansion and the role of Annapolis in local politics during a political forum at The Clubhouse on Friday, Oct. 3. Democrat Tom Wilson, president of the board of directors at Diakonia and Republican Chip Bertino, editor and publisher of The… Read more »
Gazette, OCT announce new staff members
OCEAN CITY – In an effort to provide more complete coverage and a broader depth of stories for northern Worcester County readers, Ocean City Today and the Bayside Gazette have added to their reporting staff for both papers. Two new reporters, Brian Gilliland and Kara Hallissey, joined the news team this week, and will work… Read more »
Tastes good, good for you, it’s many-flavored olive oil
BERLIN– Built to resemble a small Italian villa, Una Bella Salute is stocked with enough craft olive oil and vinegar to appease even the most discerning Mediterranean palate. The new shop, run by mother and daughter duo Charlene McQuillen and Deborah Nicole, opened during the last weekend of September. The name means “beautiful health.” “I… Read more »
Economics drive gov. race
BALTIMORE — The election of Maryland’s next governor could turn on so-called pocketbook issues and a lack of confidence some Democrats say they have in the ability of candidates in their own party to address concerns related to jobs, taxes and economic development. A poll released Tuesday by the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center… Read more »
Picking an advocate by style and approach
Bertino or Wilson? That would be the question for voters from County Commissioner District 5 in Ocean Pines, as Chip Bertino on the Republican side of the ballot, faces Tom Wilson, who carries the Democratic banner, in the November election. The thing is, party affiliation means little in county elections, because, as the late House… Read more »