Broomes Island News

Owners of three Solomons Island area bars on Thursday told the Calvert County Liquor Board their plans for the Tiki Bar opening weekend, set for April 20 and 21.

Staff photo by REID SILVERMAN Chris Bologna of Hollywood donated his time to help collapse downed trees around the county following Hurricane Irene last month, including this stop in California to help open roads along Wildewood Parkway.

Coast Guard crews and local authorities are searching for an overdue female boater on a personal watercraft in the Patuxent River between Trueman Point, Aquasco, Md., and Broomes Island, Md., Saturday.

Staff photo by DARWIN WEIGEL Brad Dowell of Broomes Island works to cut a path Sunday morning through the numerous downed trees blocking Broomes Island Road after Hurricane Irene moved through the area late Saturday night.