(Feb. 18, 2016) Worcester Preparatory School technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas and a group of 11th graders from her film class have once again received an award for their short film entry in the Toronto 50-Hour Film Competition. The film, titled “Knock Knock,” won Honorable Mention for “Best Audience Reaction.” Going by the name “Aevus… Read more »
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EXIT Realty opens boutique-style OP South Gate office
(Feb. 18, 2016) EXIT Realty At The Beach recently celebrated the opening of its Ocean Pines office. ERATB is a boutique-style independent franchise focusing on a strong relationship, encompassing the experience of buying or selling real estate with local and professional, educated, full-time Realtors that have the confidence to sell, negotiate and build relationships within… Read more »
AGH Thrift Shop celebrates 10 years, $1.5M in revenue
(Feb. 18, 2016) On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Atlantic General Hospital/Health System Auxiliary Board of Directors invites the community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AGH Thrift Shop, located in the Berlin Shopping Center off Route 50. Since opening on Dec. 17, 2005, the shop has generated approximately $1.5 million in revenue for Atlantic… Read more »
Berlin bus drivers: unsung heroes
For more than five decades each, Upshure Coard Jr. and John Dale Smack Jr. drove school buses in the Berlin area. James Purnell Jr., a former county commissioner, has driven for four decades and Glendola Bowen Whaley has driven since 1997. Combined, those three men and one woman steered Worcester County school children back and… Read more »
‘Robocall’ threats resume at Berlin, Snow Hill schools
Stephen Decatur High, Stephen Decatur Middle and Snow Hill High schools were disrupted Tuesday afternoon after computer-generated phone calls making bomb threats resumed for the first time since late January. In a prepared statement, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Wilson said students had not been evacuated, as they had previously, but “secured in place.” “It is important… Read more »
After debate, payroll increase stays in Pines ‘17 budget draft
Ocean Pines employees will likely be eligible for merit raises this year, following a lively debate on the subject during a public meeting last Friday. While discussing the next fiscal-year budget, Vice President Cheryl Jacobs suggested that the current economic climate might make such raises dubious. Director Tom Terry said he would “personally not support”… Read more »
Health Pavilion traffic issue brings crowd to OPA meeting
The issue of traffic created by the new Delmarva Health Pavilion in Ocean Pines has been simmering since the facility opened last October. That simmer came to a boil Friday morning, as developer Palmer Gillis and officials with the Maryland State Highway Administration met with the public to talk about potential solutions. After circulating a… Read more »
All options open, funding set at $15,000 for goose control
Whether Ocean Pines will ever take lethal action against invasive Canada geese is still up in the air, although it came closer to allocating a specific dollar amount for mitigation of some kind. During a public budget meeting last Friday, Director Tom Terry suggested the board earmark $15,000 to deal with the issue. The belief… Read more »
Some Flower Street residents wary of Cannery
Berlin’s new affordable housing complex Cannery Village has already had its share of setbacks, as move-in dates have been pushed back multiple times and by several months. Now, it looks like the development could have a problem with its neighbors on Flower Street. The first item for discussion during Monday’s Town Council meeting in Berlin… Read more »
Berlin Parks Commission BRIEFS
The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall on Feb. 2. Summer Movie Nights For the second straight month, the commission talked about the upcoming Summer Movie Nights series, which it will host with the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District committee. A request for proposals for vendors will… Read more »