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By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) Pocomoke-based Hardwire LLC is leading fundraising efforts to help the family of Mayor Bruce Morrison pay for medical costs, following his traumatic brain injury in late November. Morrison was rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury on Nov. 29 with an apparent subdural hematoma, and then… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) Several construction projects in Berlin suffered from weather-related snags last month and should resume shortly, if Mother Nature cooperates. Town Administrator Laura Allen said last Thursday the Baker Street repaving, the culvert installation on William Street and the installation of prefabricated bathrooms at Dr. William Henry Park… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) What arrived at the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill last year as a stapled stack of yellowed pages is now the published children’s book, “In Make-Believe Land.” Julia Hartmann-Shockley wrote the text of the book, essentially a long poem, for her daughter, Rebecca Mae, in… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 28, 2017) Of all the strange goings on that occurred in Ocean Pines this year, perhaps none elicited as much passion as the abrupt policy shift of the Oasis swimming pool. In early spring, a seemingly small change to the schedule at the pool, nearest to the community yacht… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 28, 2017) Berlin and the surrounding area lost many familiar faces in 2017, from Julie Suplee and former Mayor Rex Hailey, to former Ocean Pines Directors Bill Zawacki and Dan Stachurski, to unofficial town mascots like Brady in Berlin and Sarge in Snow Hill. Another loss that reverberated through… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 28, 2017) While there was no shortage of political lightning rods in Washington during 2017, Ocean Pines saw its own share of intrigue as Brett Hill, a fresh face during the election the previous August, swiftly assumed a pivotal role as both board member and interim general manager. Hill… Read more »
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Dec. 28, 2017) As Pocomoke officials pushed toward two solutions to address decades-old water quality issues in 2017, residents are holding out hope red-tinged flow from their faucets will soon become a distant memory. In early December, City Manager Bobby Cowger said public work crews would be removing underground water… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 21, 2017) Hoping to address parking concerns downtown, Berlin officials are considering the inclusion of a parking study in the next fiscal year’s budget. “There’s lots of conversations going on around parking and the need for additional parking,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “The town is looking at the… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 21, 2017) For a town of about 2,100, an unusually high number of artists live and work in Snow Hill. A rough estimate is that about two-dozen people are creating art or running studios and galleries, while the works artists create and galleries shows range from blown glass to… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 21, 2017) Hank and Julie Koenig of Berlin are rebuilding their home, following a fire at their 100-year-old residence on South Main Street last week that destroyed family heirlooms and claimed the lives of two beloved housecats. The home, built in 1914 and known locally as “The Pruitt House,”… Read more »