BERLIN – Hopes for a new environmental park in north Berlin were dashed recently when the town concluded that funding to purchase the 7.85 acres of land would not be available for at least two years.Mayor Gee Williams announced the end of the brief pursuit of the property at Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Some Wins, Losses For Local Bills Of Significance
ANNAPOLIS – The 426th Maryland General Assembly session expired late Monday with thousands of bills passed by state lawmakers and thousands more left on the table, but by and large, the local delegation was successful in pushing through several pieces of legislation important to the area.Some battles were won and others were lost during a… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Former Students WelcomeEditor: On April 24, the Town of Ocean City Beautification Committee and Ocean City Elementary School will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their collaboration for Arbor Day. For all that time, the third grade and then the second grade students of the school have celebrated the beauty and of benefits of trees… Read more »
A Chance For Change
Ocean City has begun a search to replace current Tourism Department and Roland E. Convention Center Director Mike Noah, who is “moving on” after 13 years with the town. We see this opening as a chance for the town to take these key departments in a new direction and at least consider and debate some… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Here’s some thoughts on this year’s General Assembly session, which wrapped this week.… For the second year in a row, a seemingly innocuous bill okaying a limited number of slot machines at fraternal organizations around Worcester failed to be approved by the legislature. It was a mild surprise the legislation did not pass last year,… Read more »
Armed Robber At Large
BERLIN – Local law enforcement agencies this week are looking for the suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint at a car wash on Old Ocean City Blvd. in Berlin last Sunday.Around 3 p.m. last Sunday, Berlin Police responded to the Union Station Car Wash on Old Ocean City Blvd. for a reported armed robbery…. Read more »
We Remember Those Who We Have Lost
Paul Bancroft CliffordOCEAN CITY – Paul Bancroft Clifford, age 78, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at his home in Ocean City. Born in Boston, Mass., he was the son of the late Dr. Stewart H. Clifford and Ellinor Burnett Clifford.He had been an insurance executive with Monumental Life Insurance Company in Baltimore, which his late… Read more »
Worcester Prep Students Enjoy Books with Afternoon Tea
Worcester Prep students in Yetive Delaney’s Advanced Reading fifth grade class enjoyed books describing the pleasure of Afternoon Tea. To learn more about Afternoon Tea and good manners, they visited Tea by the Sea in Berlin to enjoy the tea experience. Having fun, front from left, are Lauren Dykes, Lauren Jett, Grace Tunis, Regan Shanahan,… Read more »
OC Elementary First Graders Create Magic Tree House Adventures
Windy Phillips’ first grade class at OC Elementary created scenes from their favorite Magic Tree House Adventure Story. Students used the author’s vivid description to make the setting come alive. Displaying their creations were Zachary Koch, Michelangelo Collins, Robbie Pinzhoffer, and Tony Galeaz.
Third and Fourth Grade Students Submit Essays for Americanism Awards
Students in grades 3 and 4 in the Berlin area submitted their essays to the Women’s Auxiliary of the Boggs Disharoon Post of the American Legion in Berlin for the annual Americanism awards. Pictured, front from left, are James Truitt, Berlin Intermediate School, third place; Regan Lingo, Worcester Prep, second place; Lindsay Pierson, Berlin Intermediate… Read more »