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 »
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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 »
OP’s Parke schedules yard sale
OCEAN PINES–The Parke at Ocean Pines is holding its fall community yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the driveways of its residents. The Parke is an active 55+ Adult community of 503 homes. Parke residents are selling their treasures, which include clothes, lamps, artwork, household items, electronics and… Read more »
‘Sticker’ shock fades, foreclosures disputed
OCEAN PINES– A week after a mild panic erupted in the community following allegations of fraud, activity appears to have died down surrounding suspicious stickers placed on homes by foreclosure firm Mortgage Contracting Services. A suspicious locksmith, called to change the locks on an Ocean Pines home, reported an offending sticker to an agent at… Read more »
Forget ‘ick’ factor, this is a nice facility
NEWARK–More than 600 sprinklers sputter thousands of gallons of water into the woods at Five Mile Branch Road, in Newark, each day. It isn’t a water-wasting operation, but a sponge for Berlin’s treated effluent that would otherwise flow from the wastewater treatment plant into local streams and other waterways. Visitors at the open house at… Read more »
Day honored to have been a participant
BERLIN – Members of the town staff, merchants and residents met on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to extend their best wishes to retiring Economic and Community Development Director Michael Day, who nevertheless was surprised by the fanfare. “It’s very nice, it’s embarrassing, but I’m glad people wanted to do it,” said Day, who announced his retirement… Read more »
Debate continues over Yacht Club biz model
OCEAN PINES– Is it a business? Is it a community center? Why didn’t this group or that group book its event here? A week after the direction of the new Yacht Club became an issue during an OPA Board meeting, the questions have continued and three leading members gave varying takes on the exact direction… Read more »