BERLIN– Following a rainout in May, the town’s signature wedding expo returns this month. The Atlantic Hotel hosts Say “I Do” in Berlin on Friday, Sept. 26 from 5-8 p.m. The one-stop bridal show features information on wedding products and services including wedding fashions, gifts and registry, beauty services, catering, bakeries, reception venues, photography, videography… Read more »
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Three honors to be bestowed at OP chamber installation
OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce will bestow three honors during its upcoming installation and awards banquet. The chamber will honor Taylor Bank as business of the year, long-time volunteer Terri Mahoney of WMDT as citizen of the year and the Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines and Ocean City as non-profit of… Read more »
Ocean Pines Assoc. to continue talks with Sandpiper Energy
OCEAN PINES– With frustrations over the delayed conversion to natural gas growing, the community made a tentative agreement to continue negotiations with Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors issued a press release on Friday stating they extended the franchise agreement made in 1993 and would continue talks with Chesapeake subsidiary Sandpiper… Read more »
Final concert on Taylor House lawn
BERLIN– Calvin B. Taylor House Museum’s final 2014 Concert on the Lawn promises to be the biggest of the year. The Salisbury Community Band will bring more than 30 musicians to the museum lawn on Sunday, Sept. 14. at 6 p.m. Formed in the late 1930’s, the band played concerts in Salisbury City Park throughout… Read more »
County looking for bidders to replace OP water lines
WORCESTER COUNTY – Worcester County will try again to attract bidders to replace approximately 250 water service lines in Ocean Pines. All of the service lines to be replaced are on Ocean Parkway. The project was originally advertised for bids in March, but the April 28 deadline came and went with no bids at all…. Read more »
Berlin mayor, council urge Planning Comm. action
BERLIN– A discussion on the efforts of the Planning Commission morphed into a virtual referendum of the town’s future during a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 8. Berlin Planning Director Dave Engelhart’s departmental report on a proposed new Dollar General Store across from Atlantic General Hospital, moving to a bigger facility from the… Read more »
OPA leaders work to standardize all future meetings
OCEAN PINES– New OPA leadership did not waste any time in reorganizing the Board of Directors, effectively streamlining procedure and standardizing future meeting dates through 2015 during an assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Newly elected Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors President Dave Stevens called the meeting and proposed six new procedures in an attempt… Read more »
Three candidates to run for available town council slots
BERLIN– Three candidates filed for the three available slots on town council before the Tuesday, Sept. 9 deadline. Incumbent Troy Purnell filed to keep his District 1 seat and incumbent Dean Burrell filed to keep the seat in District 4. Newcomer Thom Gulyas, owner of Ace Printing, filed for the At-Large seat made available by… Read more »
Berlin to get wired to new steel poles beginning Oct. 1
BERLIN– The town announced during a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 8 that Delmarva Power plans to replace several transmission poles in the area, requiring a four-to-six hour interruption of power on Dec. 9. The company will replace all of the 60-65 foot wooden poles between the Worcester Substation on Old Ocean City… Read more »
Crabby pretzel, a salute to summer’s end
Maybe I’m getting old. I no longer feel the thrill of standing cheek by jowl with thousands of sweaty, sunburnt tourists in tribute to the end of summer; it just doesn’t seem as much fun as it was in youth. Who knows? Perhaps it’s just that I’m cranky thinking about the first day of school…. Read more »