(Aug. 17, 2017) Saturday’s annual meeting of the Ocean Pines Association was not without its moments. It saw Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn elected to the association board of directors, featured the removal of one man by police, another attempt to remove interim General Manager Brett Hill from that position, and the farewell of… Read more »
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Bobby Cowger takes reins as new Pocomoke City manager
(Aug. 17, 2017) Bobby Cowger, a lifelong resident of Pocomoke, has been named city manager, Mayor Bruce Morrison announced during the council meeting on Monday. Cowger, who has served multiple terms as Worcester County Commissioner and had run the now defunct county Department of Liquor Control, said he sought the position for both professional and… Read more »
Feathers ruffled by loud music at Chicken Man
(Aug. 17, 2017) Noise complaints surrounding late-night carousing at the Chicken Man Food Store in Snow Hill was the basis for a spirited discussion during a Town Council meeting last Tuesday. Mark Nixon, a business owner adjacent to Chicken Man’s West Market Street location, said he has spoken previously to town officials about the hours… Read more »
Pines resident recovering in Baltimore after accident
(Aug. 17, 2017) Ocean Pines resident Kim Poole is continuing to recover at Shock Trauma in Baltimore following a near fatal car crash last Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Route 113 and Route 12 in Snow Hill. Maryland State Police said Poole was critically injured after her white Ford Focus was struck by a… Read more »
Bizarre attempted murder/suicide in Willards, Saturday
(Aug. 17, 2017) Maryland State Police continue to investigate a bizarre incident that occurred Saturday, apparently perpetrated by Evan Gottlieb, 25, of Berlin. According to police, Blair Ranneberger, 65, of Willards was at home with his wife Saturday night when the couple saw Gottlieb’s Volkswagen Jetta pull into their driveway. Gottlieb apparently exited his vehicle… Read more »
Handful of people show up for Pines historic vote count
(Aug. 17, 2017) An underwhelming crowd of four, including one reporter, joined members of the Ocean Pines Elections Committee and two workers from B. Donald Kimball Inc. on Friday for the first public counting of election ballots in association history. The tiny contingent of observers contrasted with the dozens of people who gathered in the… Read more »
Miller resigns, forms adult pool workgroup
(Aug. 17, 2017) Gary Miller, who had been a two-term member of the Ocean Pines Association Aquatics Advisory Committee, announced his resignation from that group during a meeting on Monday. Miller said his reasons for resigning were twofold. “During the last board meeting, it was made apparent that I was not appreciated on the committee,”… Read more »
Berlin Bikeways to pedal forward
(Aug. 17, 2017) The Berlin Town Council on Monday approved two aspects of the Berlin Bikeways project: a memorandum of understanding for an easement with the Maryland & Delaware Railroad Company, and a contract for design and engineering work to be done by Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. Planning Director Dave Engelhart credited Mayor Gee… Read more »
Collision with injury snarls Rt. 113
(Aug. 17, 2017) Commuters in the southern end of the county were hit with a nasty delay on Route 113 Monday evening, as a two-car collision required medevacing one driver to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with non-life-threatening injuries. State police report a 1990 Chevrolet truck, operated by Kamron Lucas, 30, of Newark, Maryland, was traveling… Read more »
After months, West Street repairs to wrap
(Aug. 17, 2017) The $426,000 repair of West Street in Berlin was expected to finish this week after several months of work. Town Administrator Laura Allen said the contractor, Goody Hill, was scheduled to lay roadway fabric designed to reduce cracking and extend the life of the road and then do a final paving. Construction… Read more »