OCEAN PINES — The newest crop of would-be OPA directors made their cases for election this week as they prepare for for a month of campaigning for a three-year term on the association board. The forum began with the candidates responding to questions composed by the elections committee. The first question addressed to each involved… Read more »
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Maryland Costal Bays Program sees downward trend
OCEAN CITY – Although there was plenty to celebrate at last week’s 15th Anniversary party for the Maryland Costal Bays Program (MCBP), the health of the coastal bays wasn’t one of them. The annual MCBP Bays Report Card scored the bays’ overall grade this year a C, down from a C+ in 2009. “We are… Read more »
County hears proposal to harvest wind at the landfill
SNOW HILL — Over the next year, National Wind will conduct a study to see if Worcester County can combine two of the area’s more prevalent NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) projects — wind power and the county landfill — into one. Patrick Pelstring, co-chair of National Wind, on Tuesday presented the commissioners with a proposal to begin… Read more »
Leo Albert Schneider, II
OCEAN PINES — Leo Albert Schneider, II, age 72, died Thursday, June 16 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leo A. Schneider and Clara Nowakowski Schneider. Schneider was a United States Army Veteran. He had been the owner/operator of Chemical Systems for 35 years. He is survived by… Read more »
Antonie Tassie
OCEAN PINES — Antonie Tassie, age 87, died Wednesday, June 15 at Catered Living of Ocean Pines. Born in Germany she was the daughter of the late Johann Tovornik and Justine Schumer Tovornik. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Tassie. She is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Betty Campbell… Read more »
Jeanette W. Daye
BERLIN — Jeanette Wyatt Daye passed away on June 15, at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Selbyville, she was the daughter of the late George H. Wyatt and Millie Mariner Wyatt. She is survived by her sister, Grace Anne Phippin, and her husband, Tommy, of Berlin and a brother, John Jeffrey Wyatt, and his wife,… Read more »
Elizabeth Purnell White
BERLIN — Elizabeth Purnell White, 68, died June 15 at the James B. Barrett Medical Center. She was born in Berlin to the late Robert Wallace White Sr. and Sarah Purnell White. Elizabeth was a resident of the Worcester County Development Center and later lived with her caregiver family. She is survived by her brother, Ken White,… Read more »
Anne McCormack
OCEAN CITY — Anne McCormack, 69, died June 14. She was born in Baltimore. After high school, McCormack went into a convent and became a nun. She then achieved her nursing degree and worked with several hospitals in the Baltimore area. McCormack moved to Ocean City in 1968 and helped run her family motel, McCormack’s Burgundy Inn…. Read more »
John Edward Meyers
John Edward Meyers Sr., 76, died June 14. He was born in Baltimore and served as a paramedic for the Baltimore City Fire Department. John was an active member of Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlotte Meyers; a son, John Meyers Jr., a son,… Read more »
Grilled Figs
Alas, the halcyon days of summer are officially in our midst. It is quite a feeling to know that there is such a warm spell upon us. Of course, many who complain about the cold of winter are now griping about the humidity, heat and clamminess of the skin, but so it goes. As I… Read more »