Ocean Pines– Residents living in and around the Ocean Pines community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the community center. This event is being sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital. Four key points every person needs to know: · Stroke is the third… Read more »
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Halloween events in Berlin and West OC
BERLIN– Halloween is here, bringing a host of trick-or-treating opportunities for children and their families. Here are some of the events going on in the area: Berlin: • The Berlin Branch of the Worcester County Public Library will host trick-or-treaters all day today, Thursday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children are encouraged… Read more »
Marine Advisory Committee updates OPA board
OCEAN PINES— The Oct. 26 meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Board of directors opened with the return of the original contracts of sales of the 26 homes, farms and marshlands that ultimately became Ocean Pines. In all, the properties sold for roughly $4 million, Reese F. Cropper Jr., chairman of the board of directors… Read more »
Fall Feast of St. Martin Nov. 1 on church grounds in Berlin
BERLIN–The Fall Feast of St. Martin, a time to celebrate nature’s bounty at the end of the agrarian year, will be held on the grounds of historic St. Martin’s Church on Friday, Nov. 1. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and features local foods from land and sea, wines and spirits and live music. Jazz… Read more »
Council authorizes letter to commissioners
BERLIN— The Berlin Town Council authorized Mayor Gee Williams to send a letter to the Worcester County Commissioners supporting a proposal by Rinnier Development to develop an agricultural lot across from Stephen Decatur High School and Stephen Decatur Middle School, during its Oct. 28 public meeting. Rinnier, a Salisbury-based commercial real estate company, acquired two… Read more »
Eagle Scout candidate reflects on Berlin curb-painting project
BERLIN— When he began painting house numbers on the curbs in front of town residences to earn his Eagle Scout Badge, the biggest surprise for a 13-year-old Eagle Scout was “how big the town was,” he said. Cole Norman now knows there are roughly 2,400 houses in Berlin. Norman and 10 of his friends, age… Read more »
OPA board approves new Yacht Club façade materials
OCEAN PINES—It was a matter of stone. At least that was what the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors debated among other issues at its Oct. 26 board meeting. In the end, the OPA board passed a motion to approve alternative façade materials for its new yacht club. It also affirmed a $75,000 cost increase… Read more »
Shrimp tacos with Tex-Mex slaw, guacamole
Another week has passed us by as we trudge through the murky waters of Autumn. As the temperature drops, there are only a few more weeks to get in the fresh and vibrant ‘summery’ dishes that remind us of vacations in Mexico or elsewhere in the world. In our American Regional Cuisine class this week,… Read more »
Community Briefs
Rotary Club installs new member The Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club recently installed new member Carl Smith. The Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club meetings are held Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. in the Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott, 15th Street and the Boardwalk. MBS Family Fall Festival Oct. 25 Get ready to fall into fun… Read more »
Feast of St. Martin to take place on grounds of historic church
BERLIN–The Fall Feast of St. Martin, a time to celebrate nature’s bounty at the end of the agrarian year, will be held on the grounds of historic St. Martin’s Church on Friday, Nov. 1. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and features local foods from land and sea, wines and spirits and live music. Jazz… Read more »