Donald Joseph Von RestorffBERLIN — Donald Joseph Von Restorff, age 71, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William G. Von Restorff, Sr., and Marie Shannon Von Restorff. He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Janice Scripture Von Restorff,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Recovery House Location Concerns Merited
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meetings rarely take place before much of an audience, but April’s gathering in Berlin would have likely been well attended.On Berlin BZA’s agenda for the April 4 meeting was a proposed recovery house on William Street near Berlin Intermediate School. Hope4Recovery, a well-intended organization operating a similar facility in Salisbury,… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – March 23, 2018
OC Can Go Below Constant Yield RateEditor:Recently the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of the Town of Ocean City were informed that the constant yield property tax rate for Fiscal Year (FY)19 increased slightly from 46.56 cents per $100 of assessed value to 46.67 cents. Thus, the staff plans to submit a draft budget to… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – March 23, 2018
We spent four nights this week in Williamsburg, visiting Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg and Great Wolf Lodge.Our kids have become great vehicle travelers. They are easy and roll with just about anything we throw at them, including homemade lunches to avoid a stop on the road.When we got into town last Friday night, we checked… Read more »
Who’s Playing When And Where – March 23, 2018
28th/127th Street Pit And Pub 410-289-2020/443-664-7482 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. & 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St. location)Atlantic Hotel 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley with Steve Harvey On Sax Tuesdays: Bob Miller On The PianoBuxy’s Salty Dog/Dry Dock 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, March 23:… Read more »
Route 589 Sectional Rezoning Idea Stalls
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners expressed no interest in a sectional rezoning of properties along Route 589.In spite of a recommendation from the county’s planning commission for a comprehensive review of zoning in the area of Route 589 and Grays Corner Road, the commissioners made no motion for that to proceed. Instead, the… Read more »
OC Elementary Fourth Graders Celebrate Opening Ceremony Of PARCC Olympics
After celebrating in the cafeteria at the PARCC Olympics Opening Ceremony, Collin Pennington, Anthony DiGristine, Riley Yli-Piipari, and Kobe Bouzaglo returned their “torch of knowledge” to Julie Justice’s fourth-grade classroom at Ocean City Elementary in celebration of their incredible learning throughout the school year thus far.
Third Grade Students At OC Elementary Build Their Writing Muscles
Students in Lynn Wrench’s third-grade class at Ocean City Elementary School build their writing muscles with special guest and writing consultant Christy Curran who visited OCES recently.
MAC Inc. Receives Shelf-Stable Meals From Bates Moving And Storage
MAC Inc. was the recent recipient of roughly 500 boxes of shelf-stable meals made possible through the generosity of Bates Moving and Storage of Salisbury. On hand for the delivery were Karla Beardsley, nutrition program manager; Joe Ferraro, food service manager; and Pattie Tingle, executive director, all from MAC; and Steve Shivers, John Singletary and… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate School Hosts Soup Bowl Project Event
Families enjoyed an evening of soup, entertainment and fundraising at Berlin Intermediate School’s recent Soup Bowl Project event. Sixth grader Grace Kline, above, shows off one of the beautiful bowls from the Soup Bowl Project.