(Feb. 9, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting on Jan. 28 in the community center. Late agenda additions One item, approval of seed money for the 50th Anniversary Committee, was removed from the agenda because the board approved that funding during a budget meeting the… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Assateague Island Alliance, the Friends Group of Assateague Island National Seashore, will host a new program, “Behind the Scenes: Science of the National Seashore,” on Saturday, Feb. 11. Meet at 10:30 a.m. for refreshments prior to the program, which will begin at 11a.m. Kelly Taylor, ASIS Interpretation and Education supervisor, will take… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Pocomoke City’s water troubles are caused by too much storage and not enough people making use of the service, resulting in stale water containing deposits of iron and other materials being fed into the town’s homes, according to GMB consultants, the firm hired by the town to identify the source of the… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) After hosting “Get Ramped,” what was by all accounts a successful biking and skateboarding event at Berlin Falls park in October, organizers Tres Denk and Sean McLaren approached the Berlin Parks Commission on Tuesday about continuing their involvement there. Specifically, McLaren offered his services in setting up a temporary skate park, potentially… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) As expected, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted on Saturday to award the Novak Consulting Group a contract to help find a permanent general manager. Director Brett Hill had been serving in that capacity on an interim basis since former General Manager Bob Thompson was fired last August. Two other… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) The Lower Shore Land Trust is resurrecting an older, but popular event this Saturday at 10 a.m., the Winter Bird Identification and Backyard Birding Program, at its headquarters in Snow Hill in preparation for the national Great Backyard Bird Count, later in the month. “It’s a really neat example of citizen science… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) Salisbury-based GMB Engineering is scheduled to provide the Pocomoke City mayor and council something the town hasn’t had in decades: possible solutions to the ongoing, but intermittent water quality issues seen in Pocomoke Heights and beyond. Resident complaints have been steady, but sporadic, and all have the same basic features: offensive-smelling and… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) A larger-than-usual crowd showed up during a meeting on Saturday in Ocean Pines to voice opposition to a proposed pirate-themed playground at Mumford’s Landing, also known as the yacht club. The board of directors ultimately disagreed with the public sentiment on display and voted 5-2 to approve the structure, which would be… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 2, 2017) Just over a week after he was introduced during a Berlin Town Council meeting, David Deutsch, the new project coordinator for Berlin Falls park, met the members of the Berlin Planning Commission during a meeting on Tuesday. The former city manager of Bowie, who owns a home… Read more »

(Feb. 2, 2017) Stephen Decatur High School began hosting $1 Taco Night eight years ago and the event has become a tradition. “While Taco Night is one of our biggest school fundraisers, it has also grown into a community night for many of our parents, business partners and alumni,” said Tom Zimmer, principal of Stephen… Read more »