BERLIN – The owner of one long-time seafood favorite has taken over another in West Ocean City as the 2015 season approaches.Captain’s Galley, a fixture on the Ocean City commercial harbor since the 1980s, has been taken over by Joe White, owner of the Shrimp Boat. Though the restaurant has changed hands, customers will notice… Read more »
BERLIN – Buckingham Elementary School will lose one of its best known educators with the retirement of media specialist Debbie Wooten this spring.After more than 40 years at Buckingham, Wooten, the familiar face that’s greeted generation after generation of children in the school’s library, will step down at the end of the school year.“When I… Read more »
BERLIN – A prayer luncheon to benefit the three families affected by a fire on Bay Street early this month has been set for May 2.La’Reka Marshall, a Berlin native and founder of Soulful Gospel Events, will host a luncheon at Berlin Intermediate School next Saturday to benefit the families displaced by an April 3… Read more »
BERLIN – Buckingham Elementary School will lose one of its best known educators with the retirement of media specialist Debbie Wooten this spring.After more than 40 years at Buckingham, Wooten, the familiar face that’s greeted generation after generation of children in the school’s library, will step down at the end of the school year.“When I… Read more »
BERLIN – Spawning shad created a stir in Ocean Pines this week as they struggled to reach the South Gate Pond.Drivers stopped their cars and area residents gathered around ditches leading to the South Gate Pond Monday as hundreds of gizzard shad took advantage of recent rainfall to make their way to the pond to… Read more »
SNOW HILL – While questions remain, Worcester County leaders learned more this week about the 6,200-seat sports arena a Texas company has proposed for northern Worcester County.Representatives from Hat Trick Consulting, the company that has presented plans for a minor league hockey arena, met with the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday to talk about the concept… Read more »
BERLIN – The Berlin Fire Company has opted not to move forward with a plan to limit the hours the town fire siren would sound.Although Berlin Fire Company (BFC) officials approached the town in July and said they wanted to stop sounding the fire siren located atop town hall during the overnight hours, BFC President… Read more »
BERLIN — Out of respect to residents and guests, the Berlin Fire Company (BFC), with the unanimous support of the Mayor and Council, would like to limit the hours that the fire siren in town would sound to between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.The company is also still evaluating the location of its physical fire… Read more »
BERLIN — Out of respect to residents and guests, the Berlin Fire Company (BFC), with the unanimous support of the Mayor and Council, would like to limit the hours that the fire siren in town would sound to between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.The company is also still evaluating the location of its physical fire… Read more »
BERLIN — A malfunctioning fire siren in Berlin earlier this month reignited some frustration among residents and seems to have prompted a few to question the alarm’s necessity.This week the Berlin Fire Company (BFC) defended the need for the decades old siren, but leaders confirmed they will be conducting their own evaluation as to whether… Read more »