BERLIN– Nelson Street resident Barbara Gallagher has been dealing with severe drainage problems for more than a decade. Gallagher made her voice heard during a mayor and council meeting on May 27, complaining that town government had failed to address the stormwater problem after improvements were promised last year. The first time she noticed the… Read more »
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Berlin’s proposed budget shows 12 percent spending increase
BERLIN– The town’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget was released to the general public during a Mayor and Council Meeting on May 27. Total revenue expenditures were up for the first time since 2010, as the proposal increased overall spending by 12 percent, or $474,910. The budget also revealed a $461,010 surplus from the previous… Read more »
New Orleans reminds Suplee of muffaletta
(Reprinted from Bayside Gazette May 30, 2013 issue) There is nothing like a weekend in New Orleans to remind me of the aging process and the natural degeneration of the human immune system. Visiting the French Quarter for a Marine Scout Recon reunion with buddies that I have not seen in 22 years, we left… Read more »
Huey brings back memories for many
Sharyn O’Hare, board member emeritus and co-founder of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, had the rapt attention of about 50 seated and standing at the Ocean City Airport. It was Memorial Day, after all, a day to really recount those who gave their lives so that we may be free. O’Hare talked… Read more »
Accolades for Yacht Club
Certainly there are hot-button issues motivating those who choose to join a crowded field competing for two Ocean Pines Board of Directors seats. Issues such as spending, the lighting of Ocean Parkway, OPA compensation packages, water backup after storms and certainly the future of its golf course are difficult issues that hopefully will be candidly… Read more »
Board of Education Candidate Forum scheduled, June 4
WORCESTER COUNTY–PTAs from northern Worcester County have organized a Board of Education Candidate Forum for parents and community members. The candidate forum will be held on Wednesday, June 4, in Berlin Intermediate School’s cafeteria, beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting will last for about one hour. Board of Education candidates will have an opportunity to… Read more »
Spring Choral concert coming to Pines church
OCEAN PINES–The Pine Tones Chorus will present its spring concert at the Community Church of Ocean Pines, on Route 589 and Beauchamp Road, Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and will be available at the door. The concert, “30 Years of Music and Memories,” celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Pine Tones… Read more »
Election season heating up with debates, forums
WORCESTER COUNTY– Election season is heating up ahead of the June 24 primary as debates, forums and fundraisers flood Worcester and Wicomico counties. Republicans will hold a gubernatorial debate on Saturday, May 31, at Salisbury University beginning at 7 p.m. featuring all four candidates for office. Harford County Executive David R. Craig, State Delegate Ron… Read more »
Recovery programs giving oysters comeback
WORCESTER COUNTY– Oysters are making a comeback in Maryland, thanks in large part to the efforts of oyster recovery programs. Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been monitoring the status of the state’s oyster population since 1939. In 2012 the DNR completed a two-month survey of 262 oyster bars and 316 samples in the… Read more »
License Board approves two Berlin outlets for liquor sales
BERLIN–Berlin will be getting not just one, but two venues to purchase liquor within town limits. Cheers, near the northernmost end of town at the intersection of North Main Street and Old Ocean City Boulevard, and the Pitt Stop Beer, Wine and Liquor, on the southernmost end of town on Route 113, were approved for… Read more »