(Dec. 4, 2014) Berlin’s new emergency notification system went live last Tuesday, allowing residents to sign up for emergency alerts delivered via phone or email. The system will likely get its first test during a scheduled power outage on Saturday, Dec. 13. “The mayor and council recognized the need to be able to communicate with… Read more »
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Rail plan cautiously considered by county
(Dec. 4, 2014) Although it was a unanimously popular project with the previous Worcester County Commissioners, the excursion railroad that would run between Berlin and Snow Hill faces some uncertainty with this week’s installation of four new commissioners. Warren, Pa., firm Stone Consulting presented a phase one feasibility study to the previous commissioners in November,… Read more »
Yacht Club manager replaced
(Dec. 4, 2014) Ocean Pines quietly dealt with a major controversy in mid-November, replacing embattled Yacht Club manager Dave McLaughlin and installing Beach Club manager Lynda Huettner on an interim basis. Opened on Memorial Day weekend, the new $4.7 million facility won rave reviews for its facilities, but drew criticism from others in the community… Read more »
Ready for town’s big parade
(Dec. 4, 2014) The 44th annual Berlin Christmas Parade is coming to town tonight (Thursday), bringing dozens of floats to pack the streets with cool, festive cheer. Dubbed “The Coolest Christmas Parade in America,” the event quickly filled to capacity, with 85 entries sponsored by businesses, individuals and school, nonprofit and youth groups. Organizer JoAnn… Read more »
Make your gnocchi and forget packaged product
The funny thing about the holiday season is that the cold weather comes along with it. We wouldn’t have many pretty post cards without a fresh coating of snow on the holly trees, but it is cold nonetheless. Might we be subjected to seven feet of snow? I certainly hope not; my cutoff is… Read more »
Little chefs can make gingerbread
(Nov. 27, 2014) The Ocean Pines Recreation Department is offering a “little chefs” cook-with-a-book gingerbread man party, Sunday, Dec. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. This hands-on party is designed for girls and boys ages 4-6. Parents are required to stay and assist their children. The gingerbread party includes story time featuring gingerbread books. The… Read more »
DAISY award winner named
(Nov. 27, 2014) Atlantic General Hospital recently unveiled the Healer’s Touch statue in the hospital’s serenity garden in conjunction with honoring its first DAISY Award recipient, registered nurse Tracey Donalds. Donalds joined Atlantic General Hospital in 2010 as a nurse in the medical surgical department, where she helped with the initial development of the Observation… Read more »
AGH recognized for ‘Key Quality Measures’
(Nov. 27, 2014) Atlantic General Hospital has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on “Key Quality Measures” by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. “Atlantic General is proud to be named a top performer as it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our physicians and… Read more »
Gillis Gilkerson begins office for Choptank
(Nov. 27, 2014) The Salisbury contracting and construction firm Gillis Gilkerson this week announced the official groundbreaking for the new Choptank Electric Cooperative Regional Service Center building at 6520 Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. The facility, being built across from Wor-Wic Community College, will combine the Salisbury and Berlin Choptank district offices and house a… Read more »
Police patch boy passes on kindness
(Nov. 26, 2014) Hundreds of police officers across the country responded to a local 5-year-old’s calls for help with a class project last month. Now, Mason Hetherington is paying it forward. Mason, a kindergartener at Ocean City Elementary School, decided he would try to collect 100 police patches in 100 days. His mother, Eliza Mason,… Read more »