OCEAN PINES—In his last action as Chairman of the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Advisory Committee Dennis Hudson presented the Board of Directors with the committee’s annual fiscal year budget review and guidance during a Feb. 3 meeting. Primarily, the committee seemed to focus on finding ways to give General Manager Bob Thompson and… Read more »
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Zumba and Pickleball offered
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Recreation Department will be offering Zumba and Pickleball this winter and the Ocean City Power Squadron will present a new boating course at the Ocean Pines library. Zumba The Ocean Pines Recreation Department will present a Family/Friends Zumba class, designed for parents or friends with children ages 5 and up. … Read more »
Gibbons stepping down as Berlin Public Works director
BERLIN—During the Feb. 10 town council meeting, Mayor Gee Williams announced that Public Works Director Michael Gibbons would be leaving on Feb. 28 to accept a position as Public Works Director for the Town of Fruitland, prompting several council members to commend him for his service and leadership in the Town of Berlin. Williams told… Read more »
Passwords must be stronger to protect against identity thefts
In light of recent events with some major retailers, here are some ways to help protect your identity from theft. Identity thieves love passwords because they open doors to our personal information. If possible, use different passwords for all your accounts, and make those passwords strong with at least eight characters, including a mix of… Read more »
Chamber to host yearly fees raffle for Ocean Pines
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting the annual Ocean Pines Yearly Fees Raffle. The 2014 drawing will be held April 27 during the Ocean Pines Home Show at the community center. Tickets cost $10 each. Only 1,500 tickets will be sold. Enter as many times as you wish. There are… Read more »
Ribbon cutting for Atlantic Urology
BERLIN–Atlantic General Hospital and Health System will be holding an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony, Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 4:30-6 p.m., to celebrate the completion of the new offices of Atlantic Urology. Urologist James P. Cherry, MD, who has been a member of the Atlantic General Hospital and Health System medical staff since last… Read more »
Berlin going all out to tally votes needed to be ‘coolest’
BERLIN–It’s time to get down to business. The Town of Berlin is just percentage points ahead of second place Cazenovia, N.Y. as it heads into the final days of Budget Travel Magazine’s “America’s Coolest Small Town of 2014” contest. Voters can go to www.coolberlin.org to cast votes. Voters can cast one vote each day until… Read more »
Speed reductions, crosswalk signals planned for Rte. 113
BERLIN—The Pedestrian Safety Committee, working with State Highway Administration officials, has secured in record time commitments for new projects to improve safety along U.S. Route 113, between Old Ocean City Boulevard and Germantown Road, according to a presentation by Patricia Dufendach to the Mayor and Town Council on Feb. 10. Dufendach, a committee member, served… Read more »
Even with ravioli, it takes a little practice
One of the pleasures of teaching is watching a kitchen full of qualified students tackle something new and different. The easiest and most accurate way to determine whether a competency is not in the students’ repertoires is by noting the condition of the kitchen at the end of class. Today happened to be such a… Read more »
Walter Matthew Langan
Walter Matthew Langan, 89, of Berlin, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in New York, N.Y. he was the son of the late Walter J. and Anna Devlin Langan. Mr. Langan was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II on the U.S. Montauk, in charge of the radio room…. Read more »