(April 14, 2016) About 50 people – advocates, teachers, nurses, lawyers, parents and children of addicts, and those on the road to recovery – came to the first meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction last Thursday at the Ocean Pines Library. Jackie Ball and Heidi McNeely, two local mothers who have watched… Read more »
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Berlin evaluates playgrounds at Henry and Decatur parks
(April 14, 2016) Two Berlin playgrounds require about $2,700 in repairs and maintenance, according to Sean Cooper, a certified playground inspector. Cooper, who is also the assistant superintendent of water for the town, presented several recommendations during a Berlin Parks Commission meeting at Town Hall, April 5. For Henry Park on Flower Street, Cooper recommended… Read more »
SonRise passes town council test, gets zoning change
(April 14, 2016) They brought a small army, many of them armed with supporting anecdotes, as members of SonRise Church took an important step Monday toward securing a large piece of property near the northernmost tip of Berlin’s Main Street. SonRise had a conditional agreement to buy the 22-acre former Select Laboratories property from Merial… Read more »
Local robotics team advances to world stage
(April 14, 2016) For the third consecutive year, the Titanium Wrecks robotics team is going to the FIRST Championship in St. Louis. The local team, T-Wrecks for short, performed well during the Chesapeake Regional Championship last weekend to earn a spot on the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) league’s biggest stage…. Read more »
Pocomoke to redo council election
(April 14, 2016) After failing to certify the results of the April 5 election and asking at Monday’s council meeting for more time to reach a decision, the Pocomoke Board of Election Supervisors has determined a new election will take place. The date for the new election has not been set, but it will be… Read more »
No tax increases in first draft of ‘17 Snow Hill budget
(April 14, 2016) Though the numbers could change — mainly dependent on Worcester County government’s contributions to municipalities as the commissioners work on their own budget — the Snow Hill mayor and council on Tuesday approved the first reading of a balanced fiscal 2017 budget without tax increases. Last year’s rates of 86 cents per… Read more »
Ocean Pines directors get first detailed look at reserve study
(April 14, 2016) No formal action was taken, but the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Monday did seem to come away with a better understanding of the reserve study produced by Design Management Association Inc. The original proposal for the study was dated July 23, 2015, with a price tag of $25,800 and… Read more »
Purnell museum reopens to public, offers $1 wknd. passes
(April 14, 2016) Had he been actively collecting today, William Purnell would likely be classified as a hoarder, but one with some very interesting tastes. That’s according to Dr. Cindy Byrd, who oversees his collection as executive director of the Julia Purnell Museum in Snow Hill. “He had a passion for stuff, and was known… Read more »
Plenty of personal, heartfelt stories at mtg.
(April 14, 2016) Following introductions during last Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction at the Ocean Pines Library, the several dozen people each took a few minutes to talk about how drug abuse had affected them on a personal level. There were plenty of tears. A local man lost his… Read more »
Four projects pass ‘historic’ test
(April 14, 2016) A busy meeting last Wednesday saw four items earn the unanimous approval of the Berlin Historic District Commission in just under an hour. The commission had to work fast, starting at 5:30 p.m., with another meeting, the Berlin Board of Appeals, starting at 6:30. Two of the items pertained to 14 North… Read more »