Berlin–Marsha E. Davis, age 68, of Berlin, Md. died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Baltimore and was the daughter of the late Harold and Margaret E. (Johnson) Wier. She had worked as a legal secretary for the law office of Stacy Harman in Ocean City…. Read more »
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Reba Mitchell Purnell
Ocean City–Reba Mitchell Purnell, age 100, passed away on Aug. 27, 2014 at her home. Born in Christopher, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Dudley (1959) and second husband, Harry S. Purnell, Jr (1992). Surviving, are her… Read more »
Rohn Anderson Engh
Osceola, Wis.–Rohn Anderson Engh of Osceola, Wis., 84, passed away on Monday Aug. 4, 2014, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, with his family by his side. He died of a sudden infection causing severe pneumonia and complications. Rohn was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Johnstown, Pa. He was preceded in death by parents,… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Waiting for answers about condition of health site Editor, I have been curious (and concerned) about the condition of the MD Health Connection Web site, as well as the status of enrollments. Research on my part has unearthed the disturbing information that, as of May 31, 2014, only 72,000 persons have enrolled in qualified health… Read more »
Clearing out summer’s notebooks
So before I toss my summer notes away, I guess I want to revisit two particular stories that were among my favorites. One happened on the first day of summer, Memorial Day. It involved the dedication of a Huey Helicopter over at the Ocean City Airport. As a military history buff, I was emotionally tied… Read more »
Berlin should find good future Visitor Center use
Why is the Berlin Visitor Center’s future use uncertain? Located on 14 South Main Street, the center uses a front office for Berlin Main street as well as offices and a commons area. Main Street uses two rooms for storage and conferences. The Chamber rents a room for its executive director and one for storage… Read more »
Candidate public forum set for Sept. 17 at OP Library
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee invites the public to participate in a Worcester County Commissioner Candidate Public Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Ocean Pines. All candidates running for Commissioner seats in Worcester County have been invited to answer… Read more »
Special tea to honor lives of five extraordinary county women
WORCESTER COUNTY – The Worcester County Commission for Women, in conjunction with the Friends of the Worcester County Commission for Women, will be celebrating the lives of five extraordinary Worcester County women at a special Tea on Oct. 19 at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club, from 3-5 p.m. The tea honors local women whose exemplary… Read more »
Sixth Blues on the Bay aids Hospice
OCEAN CITY–Beach lovers may be singing the blues as summer ends, but that doesn’t mean the good times are over. Blues on the Bay is an annual September party on the bay that raises the roof on fun and also raises money for a great cause, Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. Now in its seventh… Read more »
Mediacom adds Big Ten Network
DAGSBORO–Mediacom Communications Corporation announced last week that its customers in Delaware and Maryland now have access to the Big Ten Network (BTN) sports channel as a new arrival to both standard and HD Family Cable lineups. Sports fans with a Mediacom Family Cable subscription will find BTN on channel 67 in standard definition when connected… Read more »