BERLIN — Senior standout Andrew Borradaile last week was awarded the Stephen Decatur High School varsity football team’s “Tough Guy of the Year” award during an awards ceremony at Seacrets. Most of the accolades in football at any level are reserved for the glamour guys, the golden-armed quarterbacks and fleet-footed running backs who put points… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Berlin Wind Turbine Construction To Begin Shortly
BERLIN — At this week’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, a returning service member was honored, a rules and regulations ordinance for town parks was passed, voter re-districting was discussed and an update on the Berlin wind turbine project was given.Turbine Work Soon Berlin’s first wind turbine, which will be located at the former Rayne’s… Read more »
Berlin In Small Town Poll Running
BERLIN — While Berlin has been promoting itself as “Maryland’s Coolest Small Town,” for months, it could receive recognition as one of America’s coolest small towns this winter. “Berlin is now in the top 10 for Budget Travel’s, ‘Coolest Small Town in the Country,’” Mike Day, director of Economic and Community Development, told the Berlin… Read more »
Pepper Shack Features Variety Of Sauces, Tasting Stations
OCEAN CITY – The Pepper Shack is coming to Route 611, alongside of Pepper’s Tavern, and will be offering hundreds of hot sauces and spices as well as the revival of penny candy. Owner Denny-O opened Peppers Tavern on 16th Street and the Boardwalk 17 years ago and billed it as “Ocean City’s finest five-star… Read more »
6th Reindeer Run 5K Slated
BERLIN- The 6th Annual Reindeer Run 5K, sponsored by Live Long Fitness, is set to return on December 7 with an early morning start time through downtown Berlin. The annual race, which has become a fixture on the local holiday schedule since its inception five years ago, starts and finishes at the Atlantic Hotel with… Read more »
Things I Like
A personalized autograph in a bookHearty saladsA fountain drink with crushed iceThe first day after being sickListening to my kids’ giggle sessionsMemorable words of advice years laterBeing at bight football gamesAn exhausted kidTorrey SmithA juicy clementineBleu cheese on top of steak
School Board Hears Work-Based Learning Update
SNOW HILL — Work-Based Learning (WBL) programs in Worcester County were put under the spotlight at the November Board of Education with officials discussing the impact of the programs on students’ career readiness and how funding has evolved over the years. WBL is divided into five categories: Employment Experience Programs, Work Study Programs, Internship Programs,… Read more »
Holiday Wrappings Fashion Show, Luncheon Near
OCEAN CITY — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is celebrating two big milestones this year nationally and locally. The organization is marking its 100th year of existence in 2013 while in Ocean City the Holiday Wrappings Fashion Show and Luncheon turns 25 years old next month. Featuring raffles, auctions, food and fashion, Holiday Wrappings has… Read more »
Couple Awarded $1M In Verdict
SALISBURY — Two weeks after a similar accident in southern Worcester County had a comparitively happy ending, a Wicomico County jury last week awarded a couple injured in a motor vehicle collision with a large piece of farm equipment a $1 million-plus verdict. The Washington, D.C.-based Cochran Firm announced last week it had secured a… Read more »
Virtual Swim Added To Annual AGH Benefit
BERLIN – Planners of the 20th Annual Atlantic General Hospital Penguin Swim have announced a new feature of the event, the Virtual Swim. Now, shore residents can still participate in the popular fundraising event for the acute care community hospital, even if they plan to be out of town on New Year’s Day. “We wanted… Read more »