OCEAN CITY–The Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 announces the culmination of the 2014 Ocean City Elks Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program. Local active duty military service personnel from Worcester County were honored by having their banners on display along the Ocean City Boardwalk from the amusement pier along the beach to Fourth Street since early… Read more »
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Murder mystery dinner set for next Wed. in OP
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Yacht Club will be the scene for an evening of murder, mayhem and marinara at “Mafia Murders Mystery,” a murder mystery dinner theatre to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. This interactive performance by Ovation Dinner Theatre of Ocean View, Del. will have audience members trying to solve… Read more »
Tourism, arts to be promoted by app
BERLIN– Tourism directors and representatives from Main Streets and Arts and Entertainment districts from more than a dozen different municipalities in two states gathered at The Globe in Berlin last Wednesday, to discuss an innovative new way to promote arts and entertainment in their areas. The Tourism, Arts and Downtown Development collective are developing a… Read more »
Ocean Pines Chamber issues annual awards
WEST OCEAN CITY– The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce honored the spirit of volunteerism and community involvement during its Annual Awards Banquet at the Marlin Club on Thursday, Oct. 9. Maryland District 38 Sen. Jim Mathias, House of Delegates District 38B Delegate Mike McDermott and District 5 Worcester County Commissioner Judy Boggs were on hand… Read more »
It did rain, but not on Little League’s parade
BERLIN– It was an unusual sight. A daylong rainstorm emptied the normally bustling Main Street, and one of the most resurgent small towns in America lay still and empty – dormant – during the evening of its signature 2nd Friday art stroll. It looked like a rare misfire – a throwaway Friday in Berlin –… Read more »
Bertino, Wilson debate future, fixes for Rt. 589
OCEAN PINES– The hottest issue in the race for District 5 Worcester County Commissioner continues to be Rt. 589 expansion, with Republican Chip Bertino and Democrat Tom Wilson continuing to exchange rhetoric this week. Wilson’s campaign insists the current Commissioners have not done enough, citing a letter written by Commissioners to Md. Department of Transportation… Read more »
All patched up by police
BERLIN– The Worcester County Sheriff’s Department went beyond the call of duty last week to help a 5-year-old with a class project. Mason Hetherington, a kindergartener at Ocean City Elementary, received a surprise at his Berlin home on Saturday when six police officers showed up on his doorstep bearing gifts. It started with a playroom… Read more »
Investigation finds no fault with trooper
BERLIN– A police investigation into a fatal car crash on Route 113 on Nov. 8 blamed dark clothing, poor visibility and failure to yield to the right of way to vehicles for the death of teenager Tymeir Deonta Montece Dennis. Dennis and his 18-year-old brother, Tyheym Demargo-Montel Bowen, were walking from Uncle Willie’s convenience store… Read more »
Bungalow Love celebrates early
BERLIN– Local, vintage and fair trade shop Bungalow Love is celebrating its fifth anniversary a few months early. The shop, described by owner Heather Layton as “an eclectic mix of wonderfulness,” sells handmade and vintage items, tucked just off Main Street near Berlin Town Hall on 12 William Street. “I grew up on Williams… Read more »
Economic dev. director introduced
BERLIN– The town officially named its new economic and community development director on Tuesday, replacing Michael Day, who is retiring. When Day announced his retirement last spring, many Berlin residents wondered how the town would replace one of its most universally liked public officials. Enter Ivy Wells, the current economic development director of Sykesville, Md…. Read more »