BERLIN—If all goes well, the initial prototype of Berlin’s long-awaited innovative wind turbine design will be installed at the Rayne’s Sand and Gravel Co. property on Old Ocean City Blvd by the end of January, the exhausted inventor, Doug Richards of DDU Magnetics, Inc., predicted during a Jan. 10 interview. It could prove to be… Read more »
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Stormwater runoff an issue for lawmakers as session opens
MARYLAND—As the General Assembly convened on Jan.8, Eastern Shore legislation watchers seemed focused on legislation to modify a new regulation on chicken waste, the so-called “rain tax” intended to curb stormwater runoff, and a possible new “chicken tax” on commercially produced poultry. Del. Addie C. Eckardt (District 37B), who chairs the Eastern Shore Delegation, is… Read more »
Stormwater tax an issue for Berlin’s hospital
BERLIN—In a letter to inform other town businesses, Michael A. Franklin, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital, told members of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce that the hospital’s Board of Trustees had filed a declaratory judgment complaint to seek an exemption from the Town of Berlin’s new stormwater management tax. Franklin noted that AGH… Read more »
Council approves retail liquor sales within city limits
BERLIN—The Town Council voted to support a proposal to allow retail liquor sales within the town limits and to ratify a settlement agreement designed to resolve a challenge to the way electric utility customers are charged for the town’s power grid membership, during a Jan. 13 meeting. Joseph Moore, a partner with the Ocean City… Read more »
Cook your dinner from scratch, Suplee says
We were watching television the other day as my wife and I had a little kid-free down time to enjoy some random shows. Truth be told, we didn’t have the remote, weren’t in any hurry to get up and weren’t really paying attention to the telly since we were talking. I made the comment that… Read more »
Phillips’ home wins contest
OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association has announced the winners of its annual “Light up the Pines” outdoor display contest. This year, area residents were given the chance to vote for all of the winners in the contest’s four categories. The home of Lee and Barb Phillips, located at 76 Ocean Parkway, received… Read more »
Military group considered
BERLIN—The Berlin Parks Commission discussed at their Jan. 7 meeting, a proposal to invite the 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band to perform a free concert in Stephen Decatur Park later this summer, Deputy Administrator Mary Bohlen said. The preliminary date for the event is July 15. The Parkville, Md.-based band, which is also known… Read more »
Tri-County Council’s citizenship award goes to Hudsons
EASTERN SHORE–The Hudson family, targets of a lawsuit alleging a non-existent pile of chicken manure on their Berlin-area farm polluted waterways, received the Citizenship Award from the Tri-County Council of the Lower Eastern Shore last month. “I was shocked,” Alan Hudson said Monday. “Shocked and amazed. It was the last thing I expected. They surprised… Read more »
Committee asks artists to think small for new year’s first Art Stroll
BERLIN—At least 30 local artists will be featured as part of a Second Friday Art Stroll that will serve as the beginning of the year kickoff for a near month-long exhibit that will be hosted by The Globe Restaurant from Jan. 10 until Jan. 27. The Globe is located at 12 Broad Street and the… Read more »
Council offers scholarships for high school-aged artists
BERLIN–Worcester County Arts Council’s Student Scholarship award program is under way. The Arts Council is offering $1,000 each art scholarships to graduating high school seniors, who are Worcester County residents, interested in pursuing academic careers in the arts. Scholarships are also available to college art majors wishing to continue their education in the arts. The… Read more »