BERLIN – Commercial recycling could begin for Main Street businesses within four to six weeks.Berlin’s Main Street Program is paying for a 30-yard recycling container to be stationed behind The Globe near the current dumpsters, said Grow Berlin Green Director Steve Farr at Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting.County staff will pick up the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Friday, April 30–Board Approves New Liquor Licenses
SNOW HILL – A historic West Ocean City motel and resort was awarded a new liquor license for its latest endeavor, and a handful of other pieces of business were dispensed with last week at the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners’ April meeting.Francis Scott Key Family Resort owners Jim and Annemarie Dickerson were successful… Read more »
Study Underway To ID Bones Found On Beach
OCEAN CITY – There were more questions than answers late yesterday as Ocean City police continued to attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding skeletal remains found on the beach near the high tide line starting Wednesday afternoon.Shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to the beach at North Division Street in reference to a… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Editor’s Note:The outrage over Ocean City eliminating its recycling program and expanding its current waste-to-energy policy has dominated these pages for the last few weeks. This week, we decided to forgo our weekly editorial to allow for viewpoints to be expressed. For those keeping track, including this week’s letters, there have been 11 letters to… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
There was a time when budget talks were as boring as they come around here. It was once mundane and predictable, particularly when property values were booming to unrealistic levels, governments were flush with cash and there was little reason to question every line item in a department budget, but now that financial strain is… Read more »
People in Society
Who’s Playing When and Where Musically Speaking
707 Sports Bar & Grille 410-213-950712702 Old Bridge Road, West OC Friday, April 30: TranzfusionEvery Saturday: Karaoke With Hey MickBuxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-097328th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, April 30: Bands of Summer-Groundscore, Tommy McGee & Broken CoastSaturday, May 1: Pompous PieCarousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums410-524-1000On the beach, 118th St.Every Friday: DJ Rupe, 6-9 p.m.Clarion… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
A certain amount of crying is inevitable around the house with two kids under 2 years old.Some days there are little to no tears shed, even by us parents, but there are other days when my kids’ water works go into overtime. My reaction to these meltdown moments has changed over time.The fact is most… Read more »
Area 6th Grader Wins Big at Regional Gymnastics Meet
Ross Dickerson, a Grade 6 student at Worcester Prep, was honored as the State of Maryland Level 6 Men’s first place gymnast in rings, high bar, and all-around at a recent regional meet. He is part of the TwistersGymnastics team.
Worcester Prep Senior Places First in Poetry Competition
Worcester Preparatory School Senior Austin Coates placed first in the Poetry Out Loud Maryland Regional Competition held earlier this year at theDorcester Center for the Arts in Cambridge. She is pictured above with her teacher Dana Schaefer.