BERLIN—Ocean City Jeep Week is in full swing with hundreds of Jeeps and thousands of Jeep owners and enthusiasts gathered in the resort to enjoy beach crawls, obstacle courses, trail rides, shows with prizes and more. “From watching the beach crawls to cruising around Jeep Week HQ this event has a lot of excitement and… Read more »
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County Arts Council looks to expand; needs teachers
BERLIN–Looking for more opportunities to teach art? To encourage art education in the local communities, the Worcester County Arts Council is seeking to expand its offerings of children and adult art classes and is currently accepting proposals from qualified instructors who would like to teach a variety of visual arts, performing arts, and other media,… Read more »
Expo coming to airport, Aug. 30
WEST OCEAN CITY–Ocean City Aviation Association presents the “Wings & Wheels” Expo 2014 at the Ocean City Municipal Airport on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will include a display of aircraft and motor vehicles from the past, as well as various crafts and merchandise. Vendors will be on… Read more »
Stevens takes over as OPA’s new president
OCEAN PINES– After a contentious election the Board of Directors formed new leadership during their annual organizational meeting on Friday, Aug. 15. Dave Stevens, Marty Clarke, Jack Collins and Pat Renaud, expected to comprise an unofficial voting coalition on the Ocean Pines Association Board, assumed the top four positions. Newly elected Board member Dave Stevens… Read more »
When too many chambers might be bad for commerce
WORCESTER COUNTY– As business owners struggle to keep up with the sizeable fees and responsibilities required by membership at the three main chambers of commerce in the county, early plans could be coming together to merge one or more chamber. Dozens of business owners in Worcester County pay membership fees to chambers in Ocean City,… Read more »
Garlic knots perfect way to start meal
On the road with family this week for our mini-vacation, we stopped to get some lunch. Seeing a sign for New York Style Pizza, we knew we had to go. It was just the respite that we needed, and starting off with the garlic knots was the perfect way to bring everyone back from the… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Note of thanks Editor, On Monday, July 28, I had the misfortune of falling to the ground as I was crossing the parking lot at the library. Well, I’m writing to thank all the people who gave me attention, and got me up. The ambulance came and the men had the stretcher out already to… Read more »
Dr. Wilson’s summer for preparation
For Dr. Jerry Wilson, superintendent of the Worcester County Public School System, summer “vacation” is a time of preparation, training, hiring personnel and taking care of just about any or every nuanced detail to help be ready by the time that first bell rings on Tuesday, Sept. 2. We caught up with Dr. Wilson at… Read more »
Gratitude to Berlin officers who pulled two from blaze
Town Council meetings can be an interesting place spanning the more mundane to sometimes-heated arguments to presentations to retiring civil workers. It’s not often that a Town Council meeting turns into recognition of true heroes. But that’s what happened at Monday’s Berlin Town Council meeting. There, Berlin Police officers Spo. Edward Carmean and Spo. Merle… Read more »
Town of Berlin experiencing restaurant business boom
BERLIN– Anthony Bourdain has eaten his way through Brooklyn, Rome, Copenhagen, Madrid and Tokyo, but maybe the Travel Channel correspondent should consider stopping by America’s coolest small town next. A veritable restaurant explosion has hit Berlin, and the town of roughly 4,500 people now boasts more than a dozen noteworthy independent restaurants, cafes and bakeries… Read more »