BERLIN — One week after battling for amendments to a proposed bill that included the closure of the U.S. Postal Service mail processing facility in Easton, which serves the entire Eastern Shore, Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin this week received assurances the facility will remain open.On Tuesday, Mikulski and Cardin announced their advocacy to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Bikes To The Beach This Weekend
OCEAN CITY — Featuring live music, a custom bike show, celebrities and a new bike run, the 2nd Annual Bikes to the Beach extravaganza is now underway and continues through Sunday.Hosted at Hooper’s Crab House in West Ocean City and the Oasis Bar and Grille in Whaleyville, events are planned throughout the weekend and include… Read more »
Boardwalkin’ For Pets Saturday
OCEAN CITY — The Worcester County Humane Society is having its 13th Annual Boardwalkin’ for Pets event on Saturday, April 28, rain or shine, on the Boards in Ocean City. The event is from 9 a.m.-noon and is hosted by The Wave, 97.1.Participants collect pledges from friends, family, and co-workers, and can walk with their… Read more »
Berlin Trails Promoted Saturday
BERLIN — Trail Mix 2012, an event to promote trails around Berlin and to encourage families, kids and bike and fitness enthusiasts to get out and around town, will take place Saturday, April 28.Walk, bike, run or push a stroller for the inaugural trail event that kicks off with a ribbon cutting for the Safe… Read more »
Local Optimist Club Celebrates 40 Years
OCEAN CITY – To mark the occasion of its 40th Anniversary of service to the community, the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club reviewed this week its rather extensive history of accomplishments over the last four decades.On Saturday, April 28, the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club will celebrate 40 years of service and that same evening its Youth… Read more »
Grotto’s First Md. Restaurant Opens This Weekend
OCEAN CITY – The first Grotto Pizza in Maryland is scheduled to open its doors this weekend in Ocean City.Grotto Pizza was started in 1960 by 17-year-old Dominick Pulieri from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He was making pizza from an early age in his brother-in-law’s restaurant and ventured into Delaware to start a pizza restaurant of his… Read more »
Families Invited To Annual Beach Kite Expo
OCEAN CITY — The resort will kick off the season early by painting the sky with every color under the sun at the Maryland International Kite Expo (M.I.K.E.), set for April 27-29.The festival will be showcasing a spectacular cast of kite flyers from all over the United States. The giant kite field will be coordinated… Read more »
CASA Program Marks 10 Years Of Helping Youth
BERLIN — Worcester County’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program celebrated its 10th Anniversary last week with a special breakfast for volunteers that included performances by Most Blessed Sacrament school choir and Stephen Decatur Middle School students showcasing their play, Nifty Fiftys.After a decade the program is going strong and nearing its goal of providing… Read more »
Carving Competition Features New Events
OCEAN CITY — Bird carving has evolved from its utilitarian beginnings as a tool for hunting, into a fine art which is coveted by celebrities and avid collectors alike. These carvings mimic wildfowl species such as red tail hawks, bald eagles, saw whet owls, wood ducks and hundreds of other wildfowl species from around the… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
If you ever want to know what a toddler is thinking, all you have to do is initiate a conversation.While on Assateague last weekend, we were driving toward the federal side for a day on the beach. Along the way, we pulled over to the side of the road to see what had gotten the… Read more »