BERLIN- It took little time for Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity basketball standout Dayona Godwin to record her 1000th career point on Tuesday at home against Washington as the precocious junior put down the milestone about halfway through the first quarter.Entering the season, it was a near certainty Godwin would collect her 1000th career point at… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2015
Literary Ladies Of OP Celebrate Year 2014 At Luncheon Held At The Inn On The Ocean
The Literary Ladies of Ocean Pines celebrated year 2014 at a luncheon held at The Inn on the Ocean in Ocean City. Pictured, from left, are Sharon Armstrong-Saffran, Marion Winslow, Sandy Glassman, Diane McGraw, Marlene Lombardi, Mary Jo Scarbath, Kay Gibbons, Jeanne Stiehl, Muriel Hinz, Sally Kohler and Shirley Schaefer.
Improvements Slow To Come For Pines Plaza After Last Year’s Purchase
BERLIN – Nearly a year after the $2.4 million sale of Pines Plaza to a Pikesville-based company, little has changed at the dilapidated shopping center.In spite of promises to revamp the aging strip mall and fill its many vacant storefronts, the handful of merchants still leasing space in Pines Plaza say they’ve seen no improvements… Read more »
Bus Data Program Pitched In OC
OCEAN CITY – City officials are exploring the concept of launching a smart phone app that will provide real-time data for the town’s bus transit system.On Tuesday morning, the Transportation Commission met to investigate the NextBus system.“The NextBus presentation is really a follow up discussion of apps for the utilization of transportation, more specifically for… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where
28th StreetPit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Every Thursday:Locals’ Night With DJ BKAdolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The BeachPlaza HotelFriday, Feb. 13:Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinFriday, Jan. 9:TBA, 6 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 10:TBA, 7 p.m.Every Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday:Bob Miller On The PianoBuxy’s Salty Dog410-289-097328th St. & Coastal Hwy.Happy New Year!Captain’s… Read more »
Things I Like
No-jacket days in the winterWater slides my family can ride togetherHow my kids were excited for school on MondayJimmy’s Kitchen after soccer at Northside ParkFree shippingSock-less vacationsLong lines that move surprisingly fastNice police officersHigh-scoring college football gamesA pizza, salad and a football gameThe unmistakable smell of an old book
Input Meetings To Kick Off Berlin Strategic Planning Process
BERLIN — The Town of Berlin is kicking off its first ever strategic planning process with a set of community input meetings.The first meeting will be a Jan. 15 session at town hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with facilitator Christine Becker.“The kickoff meeting is open to the public and designed to focus on… Read more »
A Week In Business
New Location AnnouncedBERLIN – Atlantic General Health System announced this week that Dr. Munna Garg and Dr. Danielle Orr will relocate their practices to the new Atlantic General Medical Center opening in West Ocean City on Route on Jan. 12.The physicians will be moving to the new space in an effort to better accommodate the… Read more »
High-Speed Chase Driver Sentenced
SNOW HILL — A Jessup, Md. man, arrested in August after leading Ocean City Police on a high-speed chase that reached speeds nearing 100 mph before crashing into a condo building on 72nd Street, pleaded guilty this week in Circuit Court and was sentenced to a year in jail, much of which was suspended.Around 3:10… Read more »
Delmarva Condominium Manger’s Association Donates $6,075 To Students Of Cedar Chapel Special School
The Delmarva Condominium Manger’s Association (DCMA) recently donated $6,075 to the students of Cedar Chapel Special School. The group also generated a large donation of school supplies that will help keep students and staff healthy this winter. Pictured, from left, are DCMA President Joe Groves, Cedar Chapel Principal Belinda Gulyas and DCMA Vice President Bob… Read more »