OCEAN PINES — The Ocean Pines Association board of directors elected this week to set aside potential plans to rebuild or rehabilitate the Country Club in favor of a plan that could have a new Yacht Club open for business as early as next spring. Faced with growing opposition to the notion of doing both… Read more »
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Helen M. Manning
BERLIN — Helen Magdalene Manning, an avid traveler and seeker of new and exciting places departed on a final and most wonderful journey on Thursday, Feb. 16. She left us to join her mother and dad, Helen and Wilson (Buddy) Meyers, her much loved mother-in-law Ressie Manning and a host of angels known as aunts… Read more »
Robert H. Melvin, Jr.
OCEAN CITY — Robert Henderson Melvin, Jr. age 93, died Monday, Feb. 13 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Wilson, N.C., he was the son of the late Robert Henderson Melvin, Sr. and Lillian Turner Melvin. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ellen Birckhead Melvin. He is also survived by… Read more »
William Arthur Tribbitt
WILLARDS — William Arthur Tribbitt, “Otsy”, age 75, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Smyrna, Del., he was the son of the late James Thomas Tribbitt, Sr., and Dolores Truax Tribbitt. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Anne Dennis Tribbitt in 2004. He is… Read more »
Roberta Frey Bolling
NEWARK — Roberta (Bertie) Frey Bolling, age 68, passed away on Feb. 15 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. She is survived by her husband, Harlis Terry Bolling; daughter, Lauran Ann Bolling; son, Robert Terry Bolling; and grandson, Cayden Morgan Bolling. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend with an amazing amount of… Read more »
Volunteers work on the ‘Show that Works for Kids’
OCEAN CITY — Seeing the inside of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center when it is completely empty and then again once it has been completely filled can be a bit mind-boggling, especially once you’ve seen the set up process. For many if not most events professional planners mark off and design the various conferences… Read more »
Contract extension to run kids programs for WYFCS
BERLIN — When the Town engaged Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) to run its youth programs it got much more than it expected. The original plan had been to hire a person at a $24,000 salary to help coordinate youth activities for the town. When WYFCS director Teresa Fields showed up and asked… Read more »
Summer to bring lower power rates
BERLIN — Both commercial and residential ratepayers could see rates further stabilize and in some cases decrease as well after the recent power purchase agreement goes into affect. According to an announcement by the Town, they were able to take advantage of a temporary drop in the market and sign an additional two-year electricity supply… Read more »
Main Street tenant swap a net gain
By Tony Russo Staff Writer BERLIN — Although they will begin finessing the edu application and deposit process over the coming weeks, the Berlin Mayor and Council approved a deal that will provide sufficient edus to complete the renovation of 113 North Main Street — formerly the Town Center II building — clearing the way… Read more »
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Oh sweet commercials, how I love thee. Advertising at its finest abounds in our society and today is little different from days of yore. What has changed is the sheer volume of goods, as well as the size of the warehouses from which we purchase them; all under the guise of a retail storefront. And… Read more »