By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) The discovery of mold at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club apparently has led to the club’s closing for up to three months and numerous staff layoffs. A press release issued last Friday said the club, its restaurant and banquet facility were closed “after a recent inspection revealed… Read more »
News
Pocomoke City taps into water-quality pilot program
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Pocomoke City will take part in a pilot program with Korean-based company IOREX to improve water quality. If successful, the venture could save the town more than $1 million and greatly speed up enhancements to town water. The program, detailed during a City Council meeting on Monday,… Read more »
Pocomoke Council votes 3-1 to close Winter Quarters
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) The Winter Quarters Golf Course, a fixture in Pocomoke City for more than 70 years, is closing because of financial losses and declining membership, following 3-1 City Council vote Monday. The course was built during the early 1940s and deeded to the town in 1949. Councilwoman Esther… Read more »
Berlin Council starts 2018 with values statement
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) Without being aware of the events of the final Berlin council meeting of 2017, where a video set to promote the town’s downtown area was criticized for a lack of racial diversity, it’s difficult to contextualize the first meeting of 2018. Without mentioning the video specifically, Mayor… Read more »
OPA signs point toward celebration
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 11, 2018) With many of the surrounding streets and sidewalks still covered in snow and ice, Ocean Pines officials on Tuesday unveiled a new entrance sign on Cathell Road commemorating the 50th anniversary of the association. The ceremony was rescheduled from its original date of last Saturday. The sign… Read more »
CAR contest commemorates 50 years of Fair Housing Act
(Jan. 4, 2018) The Coastal Association of Realtors is encouraging local teachers and students to participate in the annual Fair Housing Art Contest, which sends winning students to Annapolis for a meeting with the governor or other state official. Sponsored by the Maryland Realtors, the contest is a means for Realtors across the state to… Read more »
Pines 50th celebration underway
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) A yearlong anniversary celebration begins Saturday in Ocean Pines with the dedication of a series of commemorative signs at association entryways. Signs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the community will go up on the north and south gate entrances, as well as on the corner of Route… Read more »
Series of diabetes self-management classes in Berlin
(Jan. 4, 2018) The Atlantic General Diabetes Center at Atlantic General Hospital will be offering diabetes self-management education classes in January. The series of four, two-hour sessions will address blood glucose monitoring, foot care, nutrition, exercise and other self-management skills to help individuals better manage their diabetes. A family member is invited to attend. The… Read more »
Tattoo committee to seek extension on Jan. deadline
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) A committee of three Berlin citizens and two councilmembers have been drafting a tattoo regulation for the town, but will likely ask for more time before to complete the job. The deadline to approve the measure is January, following the Berlin Town Council’s approval in September of… Read more »
Revitalization efforts intensifying
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) Pocomoke officials have a simple resolution for the New Year: get serious about revitalizing the town. Several projects designed to do that are already underway, including improving water quality throughout Pocomoke, addressing delinquent and dilapidated properties, creating incentives for new development, and cleaning up the downtown. To… Read more »