BERLIN — The installation of Berlin’s first wind turbine has been delayed to allow residents in the area around the proposed location more time to study the project.First pitched to the Berlin Town Council a little over a month ago, the turbine would be installed by DDU Magnetics and feature new technology designed by CEO… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2013
Berlin Stormwater Study, Utility Costs Questioned
BERLIN — The formation of a new stormwater utility in Berlin took another step forward this week with the Mayor and Council officially introducing the ordinance at their meeting Monday. However, one local business person attacked the idea of the utility and called the feasibility study it is based on “disingenuous” and “not worth the… Read more »
Berlin Approves Restroom Renovation Contract
BERLIN — Hoping to address what has been labeled the “No. 1 complaint” from visitors to Berlin, the Town Council unanimously approved a $104,528 contract with Joshi Construction Monday for the renovation of the public restrooms at town hall.While Berlin has been experiencing a “renaissance” over the past few years, according to Mayor Gee Williams,… Read more »
AGH Installs New Multi-Media Units In All Rooms
BERLIN – As part of a hospital-wide update of all inpatient rooms, Atlantic General Hospital installed last fall new multimedia units that allow patients to watch television, make phone calls and surf the web all on one machine.The units were made available to patients this month after thorough testing. The new technology, called care.connection, offers… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town
Every Sunday: Morning Worship8 a.m. & 11 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A, 10301 Coastal Hwy., O.C. For more information, 410-524-7474.Open Monday-Saturday: Atlantic United Methodist Church Thrift Shop 10 a.m.-2 p.m., AUMC, 105, 4th Street, O.C. For more info, 410-289-4458.Open Wednesday-Saturday: Shepherd’s Nook Thrift Shop9 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Church… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
19th hole bar & Grille, the 410-213-9204 Corner of Rte. 611 & Sunset Ave., West OC Friday, Jan. 18: TBA28th Street Pit and Pub 410-289-2020 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Every Thursday: DJ JeremyAdolfo’s 410-289-4001 13th St. & The Boardwalk, In The Beach Plaza Hotel Friday, Jan. 18: Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittAtlantic Hotel 410-641-3589… Read more »
Best Bites On The Beach
Fruitland-SalisburyRestaurant 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 410-677-4880 • www.restaurant213.comJust 20 minutes from Ocean Pines and Berlin, Restaurant 213 is worth the drive! Chef Jim Hughes has been serving celebrities worldwide for 25 years and was named a 2009 inductee to the coveted Distinguished Restaurants of North America awards, one of only 220 in North… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1969 Volume XVII Edition 2Issue Highlights•Hastings Real Estate Inc. listed an one-bedroom oceanfront condominium for sale for $19,950, including “wall to wall carpet” and “paneled walls.” •A free coupon for the Sky Monorail was included in the bayfront Playland Amusement Park’s ad on 65th Street. •In his After Dark column, which spotlighted the… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Boardwalk’s Purple Wood Not Connected To Ravens
OCEAN CITY – Placed in a timely manner as the Baltimore Ravens head to the AFC Championship this weekend, a unique purple section of Ocean City’s new Boardwalk was installed this week.While some may think it was placed to show pride in the Baltimore Ravens, the purple wood, called Purple Heart, was a planned marker on… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Parents Seek Greater Urgency On New School Security Measures
SNOW HILL — One month after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the Worcester County Board of Education outlined the status of security in schools and discussed how improvements might be made in the months to come. Several parents in the audience, however, called on the board to implement more security… Read more »