By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) Heading into budget season, Town of Snow Hill officials are eager to help the community’s nonprofit organizations, but also are aware of the limited funds they have to distribute. During a work session last Tuesday, Mayor Charlie Dorman said the Snow Hill Senior Center requested a grant… Read more »
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Registration open for OPA 50th anniversary parade
(March 8, 2018) The Ocean Pines 50th Anniversary Parade will step off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 along Ocean Parkway, with a Community Family Day celebration immediately following the parade at Veterans Memorial Park. “Most of us know how much fun we had with previous anniversary parades,” parade Chairwoman Carol Ludwig said. “This… Read more »
Pillowcase Ministry doing sew well
(March 8, 2018) Since its founding in 2011, the Pillowcase Ministry Mission continues to thrive on the Eastern Shore. Recently, volunteers met to organize materials for kitchen kits. One hundred kitchen kits were assembled, including pot holders, soap, dishcloths, towels, scrubbers and sponges. Young girls from the villages of Panama and Haiti will benefit from… Read more »
Pocomoke parade planners surprised with certificates
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) Pocomoke City Councilman Dale Trotter on Monday presented certificates of appreciation to Councilwoman Esther Troast and resident Sue Tull for having helped plan a recent surprise homecoming parade for Mayor Bruce Morrison. “Last Sunday, our mayor was able to return home, and what he returned home to… Read more »
Safety concerns at county schools
Worcester scrambles to plug security holes after Florida shooting incident By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) With all eyes focused on school safety after the latest in an ongoing series of gun-related massacres at schools across the country, plus the efficacy with which social media can recycle old information and present it as… Read more »
Brown butter key to littleneck clam dish
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 What is it with these crappy little clams that people seem to adore? Everywhere I go, kitchens are serving up littleneck clams, tiny nuggets of savory deliciousness that they are. But, I can eat a hundred of them before I even begin to feel satiated. They’re so little. Hence… Read more »
Hill accounts differ from board, Ocean Pines Police chief
Former director and interim GM make letters public By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) A war of words between the Ocean Pines Board of Directors and former director and interim general manager Brett Hill escalated last week, as Hill forwarded to local media a letter from the board to him and his nearly… Read more »
Emotional support group meeting in Pines
Next session scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, at OPA Community Center on Pkwy By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) A personal tragedy last year led Berlin resident Colby Phillips to launch the Renee Gavas Emotional Support Group. Phillips said a friend called looking for such a group last summer, a place where she… Read more »
City finally taking action
It’s always good to see local government acknowledge a bad situation and then immediately get into the business of fixing it. That’s exactly what has happened in Pocomoke City, where a decades-old water problem is being resolved comparatively quickly under the direction of a new administration. Pocomoke’s water woes were recognized years ago, about 40… Read more »
City seeking grant funding to rehabilitate old armory
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 8, 2018) While Pocomoke City Planning Director Dan Brandewie said on Monday he was pursuing grants to rehabilitate the old armory building, some residents are apparently already putting in work to make the gym usable for children’s programs. Conditions inside the building, however, are not favorable and several City… Read more »