Walter Matthew Langan, 89, of Berlin, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in New York, N.Y. he was the son of the late Walter J. and Anna Devlin Langan. Mr. Langan was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II on the U.S. Montauk, in charge of the radio room…. Read more »
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Jennifer Leigh Melvin
Ocean Pines – Jennifer Leigh Melvin, 29, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Silver Spring, Md., she was the daughter of Edward Melvin and Wanda Atkinson Melvin, and grand- daughter of Betty S. Atkinson and the late John Stanley Atkinson. She is survived by her beloved husband,… Read more »
Sarah J. Hitchens Venable
Berlin–Sara J. Hitchens Venable, 91, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2014 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Ocean City, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Ellen Lynch Hitchens. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ward Venable. Surviving are her sons; William “Bill” Venable and his wife,… Read more »
Lawrence Paul Downs
Ocean Pines–Lawrence Paul Downs, 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born in Baltimore City, he was the son of the late Paul and Ethel Mae Stein Downs. He is survived by his wife, Sally Stowe Downs, and children; Nancy Morgan of Des Moines, Iowa, John A. Morgan, Jr. and… Read more »
Heroin trail just follows the money
Last weekend Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar award-winning actor, was found dead in his Greenwich Village home. He was 46 years old. Early word is that he died from an apparent heroin overdose. Hoffman had been, according to reports, “clean” for some 25 years. In July 2013, Cory Monteith, an actor on the TV show… Read more »
Looking out for flood
While the rest of the state is still concentrating more on the possible snow and ice storms it faces in February, many Worcester County residents have their minds on a different issue. Oh, it has everything to do with storms, but instead of digging out of snow, we’re looking at how to dig out of… Read more »
Worcester County seeks public participation with food drive
WORCESTER COUNTY–Worcester County Volunteer Services and Liquor Control are hosting a canned food drive for the Maryland Food Bank, Jan. 27-Feb. 7. All county employees and the public are invited to participate. Canned food items can be deposited in specially-marked Maryland Food Bank barrels at these participating locations: •Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill… Read more »
AGH to offer Yoga classes and others through month
BERLIN–Atlantic General Hospital will offer an assortment of classes, programs and meetings in February. Sunday, Feb. 9 •Overeaters Anonymous #169, 2:30-3:30 p.m. AGH, Conference Room 1. Our group is a for anyone struggling with a compulsive eating problem, whether it is weight gain, bulimia, anorexia, or if you are a parent of a child… Read more »
Deadline relief for health care enrollments signed into law
MARYLAND—Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) approved on Jan. 30 a bill (SB 134) that extends the enrollment deadline for the state-run Maryland Health Insurance Plan for so-called “bridge eligible individuals,” which are individuals who were eligible for subsidized health insurance coverage but were unable to enroll in the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange by the Dec. 31… Read more »
Like Denver, pizza business a bust for Sunday’s big game
Hours before the Seahawks trounced the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII last Sunday, workers at Domino’s Pizza on 64th Street prepared for the game day delivery rush, but the boom never came. On a day that’s historically a high point for delivery companies, drivers only answered 43 calls, the pizzeria’s general manager Joshua Price said…. Read more »