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 »
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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 »
Tyndall to seek county commissioner seat
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) Berlin Councilman Zack Tyndall announced this week that he is running for the District 3 (Berlin) Worcester County Commissioners seat currently occupied by four-term Commissioner Bud Church, a Republican. A former paramedic in his native Berlin, Tyndall was elected to the Town Council in 2016. He holds… Read more »
Hall faces meaty charges for theft
By Josh Davis & Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) Former Berlin Councilwoman Lisa Hall, who is already scheduled to go to trial in Worcester County Circuit Court on February for writing bad checks, now faces a second set of charges related to her former business, the Berlin Butcher Shop. The new charges, filed… Read more »
Berlin Town Council to honor Pop Warner Nat’l Champions
(Jan. 4, 2018) The Town of Berlin will recognize the national champion junior varsity Berlin Seahawks Pop Warner football team and its coaches during the Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 8. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Berlin Town Hall Council Chambers. The public is invited to attend. The junior varsity… Read more »
Hardwire helping to raise money for Pocomoke mayor
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 »
Pines Budget and Finance Committee enjoy larger role
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2018) A year ago, under a different administration, members of Ocean Pines’ Budget and Finance Committee said they were left out of much of the budget process. That’s not the case this year, according to Committee Chairman John Viola. Viola, who briefly served as finance director, said new… Read more »
Dodgeball this winter in Pines
(Jan. 4, 2018) A Coed Adult Dodgeball League will be offered in Ocean Pines this winter. The league, for women and men ages 18 and older, is now accepting groups of at least six people for its foam-ball throw-downs that will happen every Wednesday night at the Ocean Pines Community Center starting Wednesday, Jan. 17… Read more »