(Dec. 11, 2014) More than 4,500 homes in Berlin will likely be without power at midnight Friday. The town and Delmarva Power scheduled a temporary service interruption, lasting until 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the utility company continues to upgrade transmission lines in Worcester County. “Our rebuild of a more than 50-year-old transmission… Read more »
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It’s winter, almost, and time for sticky buns
When we were in Hawaii we fell in love with Lava Java, a coffee shop/restaurant on the south end of town, where we spent the mornings drinking great coffee and eating the plate-sized sticky buns. I talk about them often in class, and two years ago a student, Jeri, noted that we had some freshly… Read more »
Reindeer Run Saturday in Berlin
(Dec. 4, 2014) The town of Berlin will host its seventh annual Reindeer Run on Saturday, Dec. 6. The 5K will start at 9 a.m. and the one-mile run will begin at 10 a.m. “This event is a very family-friendly, spirited event,” said Lisa Rodriguez-Long, run coordinator. Long started the Reindeer Run in 2008. Seventy-five… Read more »
OP Aquatics offering warm holiday events
(Dec. 4, 2014) Ocean Pines Aquatics will be offering a way to escape cold winter weather and enjoy the summer-like temperatures of the indoor Sports Core Pool at special activities that celebrate the joy of the season. On Saturday, Dec. 6, pool guests can meet Elsa and Anna from “Frozen” and then watch the movie… Read more »
MSO sets ‘Holiday Joy’ for Sunday
(Dec. 4, 2014) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Julien Benichou, will usher in the holiday season with a program of orchestral and vocal music at the “Holiday Joy” concert performed on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church, Racetrack Road in Ocean Pines. The MSO will… Read more »
Players offer different ‘Carol’
(Dec. 4, 2014) Come experience “Another Night Before Christmas,” a musical Bistro Theater production by the Ocean Pines Players, Dec. 12-14, at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Life Center, on 104th Street in Ocean City. Follow the adventures of Karol, a cynical and embittered social worker, when she is accidentally locked in her apartment with… Read more »
OPA will look at other options for gas supply
(Dec. 4, 2014) After talks on negotiating a new communitywide deal with utility Sandpiper Energy stalled in Ocean Pines, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last month began to consider seeking another propane company to fuel the community’s amenities. During a regular board meeting on Saturday, Nov. 22, General Manager Bob Thompson told the… Read more »
Purnell Museum will go Victorian for Christmas
(Dec. 4, 2014) On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Julia A. Purnell Museum invites guests to leave the holiday stress of the 21st century behind and return to a more genteel time during the museum’s annual Victorian Christmas Celebration. Guests will sample old-fashioned treats and warm mulled cider to ward off the December chill. Children will… Read more »
Making Maryland business friendly
(Dec. 4, 2014) Everything from taxes and regulatory changes are potentially on the agenda as a new legislature and Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan take office in January shortly after the expected release in December of recommendations from a task force convened to study improving the state’s business climate. Business leaders say they are excited at… Read more »
Gas price comparison certainly worth a look
Unless there’s something we’re missing, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors is on the mark about the community’s price schedule for propane not adding up … or adding up to much more than it needs to be. As board member Marty Clarke observed, no superior math skills are required to see the difference between… Read more »