The healing touch and compassion of Dr. José F. Alvarado, who died in 2009, continues to touch the lives of thousands of local children with the family’s recent $7,000 contribution to the local United Way’s Imagination Library program. Thanks to the generous support of the Alvarado Family, over 3,200 more books will be delivered to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Local Students Sell Girl Scout Cookies At Seaside Boat Show
New Cellular Network Proposed In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Town officials heard a pitch this week from a private telecommunications company about a proposal to install nearly 100 mini cell tower sites in Ocean City in the interest of improving bandwidth and capacity.Crown Castle, a telecommunications company, has approached the town of Ocean City with a proposal to install a Distributed… Read more »
Worcester Prep School Announces Winners Of 2014-2015 Young Authors Competition
Berlin Planners Postpone Dollar General Vote; Neighboring Properties Raise Public Safety Concerns
BERLIN – Citing public safety concerns, the Berlin Planning Commission voted Wednesday to postpone consideration of plans for a new Dollar General.After a brief executive session to discuss legal matters on Wednesday, members of the planning commission told representatives from Oxford Chase Development that their site plan for a Dollar General at the intersection of… Read more »
Pines Board Narrowly Moves To Change Golf Course Management
BERLIN – Landscapes Unlimited, a Nevada-based golf course management company, has been selected to take over the course in Ocean Pines.The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted 4-3 in a closed meeting Feb. 20 to begin contract negotiations with Landscapes Unlimited.“They gave a great presentation,” said Marty Clarke, vice president of the board. “How… Read more »
Things I Like
Fast forwarding through the boring parts of the Academy AwardsHow Disney does businessGiving with my hand downWalking the snow-covered BoardwalkWhen my older son takes up for his little brotherArticles that make a differencePeople who walk the beach this time of yearA movie that stays with me for daysA quiet day at workWatching my kids jump… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1978 Volume XXIV Edition 8Issue Highlights• This issue’s “Resorter Girl” was April Dalrymple.• Located in the 45th Street Village, Jill Higgings Tennis Unlimited was holding its 1st Annual End of Season Closing Sale this month.• Sound Waves in the Gold Coast Mall was offering LP’s, 8-Tracks and cassettes.• With locations in Ocean City on 15th and… Read more »
Local Man Looking To Exhaust All Options In Hopes Of Finding Kidney Donor Match
OCEAN CITY – A month before his son was to be born, Craig Lynch started thinking about the future. He decided life insurance would be a prudent step to ensure his family would be provided for if something happened to him.He ran into an unexpected hurdle when he failed the physical. Doctors informed Lynch he… Read more »
‘Heart Parents’ Facing Their Unusual Obstacles With Gratitude
BERLIN – Jamie Rhoads was filled with excitement as she and her husband headed for the doctor’s office, eager to find out if they were expecting a girl or a boy. Though it was her first pregnancy, Rhoads felt great, content with the knowledge she was healthy and eager to find out more about the… Read more »