Worcester County’s Volunteer Spirit Award was recently presented to Barbara Peletier for her outstanding work. Pictured, from left, are Dan and Barbara Peletier, Worcester County Commision President Madison “Jim” Bunting, Volunteer Service manager Kelly Brinkley and Stacey Norton.
BERLIN – The Town of Berlin will host its 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck event Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.The event, which was originally scheduled for May 7, will take place at the Stephen Decatur Park in Berlin.The town will have police and fire companies present, along with dump trucks, back hoes, utility vehicles,… Read more »
The emotions of the first day of school usually get the best of me, but it was a little different this year.Nope, I didn’t need sunglasses to walk out of either school after dropping our sons off this year. That’s a good thing because my latest pair has been missing for about a week. I’m… Read more »
SNOW HILL – County officials called Gov. Larry Hogan’s plans to remove septic pretreatment requirements for systems throughout most of the state a victory.During the Maryland Association of Counties conference, Hogan announced his plans to remove the septic pretreatment requirements for systems not in the state’s critical areas. At this week’s meeting of the Worcester… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity golf team remained unbeaten on the young season, sweeping two matches this week to improve to 3-0.Last Thursday, the Seahawks won their second Bayside Conference match of the season at the Bay Club in Berlin, shooting a team-low 157. Bennett was third with a team score of 161, while Parkside was… Read more »
Taylor Bank and the Chambers of Commerce from Berlin, Ocean Pines and Ocean City held a ribbon cutting and reception Aug. 25 for its newest branch at 11359 Samuel Bowen Blvd, Ocean Landing, across from Home Depot in Berlin. Helping with the ribbon cutting, from left along the ribbon, were Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, Worcester… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week approved a design feature for the north façade of a significant hotel under construction along one of the major entrances to Ocean City, but the approval seemed somewhat moot with the project now in limbo over a dispute between the developer and the general contractor.In 2014, the Planning… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The spray irrigation project at Eagles Landing Golf Course is expected to move forward following a contract decision this week.On Tuesday the Worcester County Commissioners voted to award the contract for the installation of a spray irrigation system at the Ocean City course to Leibold Irrigation of Illinois. Though the company was… Read more »
BERLIN – Thanks to a grant, residents will soon see permanent bathrooms installed at Henry Park.The town received a $96,000 Community Parks and Playgrounds grant that will fund the majority of the costs associated with replacing the portable toilets at Henry Park with permanent restrooms.“I think it’s a good point to make that’s a very… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Mars, your ruling planet, helps you deal with career challenges in a way that reflects some of your own hidden strengths. This impresses some important decision-makers.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your strong Bovine will, combined with your romantic nature (you are ruled by Venus), helps turn a romance… Read more »