Clarion Resort Hotel hosts 31st annual banquet; 14 instructors were nominated By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (April 5, 2018) The Worcester County Teacher of the Year will be unveiled Friday during the 31st annual banquet inside the crystal ballroom at the Clarion Resort Hotel on 101st Street in Ocean City. “Each Teacher of the Year… Read more »
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Annual ACT Native Plant Sale returns to Berlin on May 5
(April 5, 2018) Assateague Coastal Trust will offer perennials, heirloom vegetables, fruit and herbs for pre-order for its annual Native Plant Sale, scheduled May 5 at the ACT office on north Main Street in Berlin. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged to guarantee choice of varieties. Visit ACT’s website at www.actforbays.org to browse and buy from the… Read more »
OP gets to ‘Root’ of yacht club mold
Delay apparently caused by initial testing protocols; Harvard hired as consultant By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 5, 2018) Root Companies Inc. of Baltimore will handle mold remediation at the Ocean Pines yacht club, following an unanimous vote by the association’s board of directors last Thursday. Four bids were received for the service, with ServPro… Read more »
Lower Shore Performing Arts brings Austen to Snow Hill
‘Pride and Prejudice’ will bow twice on April 7 and matinee scheduled April 8 (April 5, 2018) Lower Shore Performing Arts Company will present “Pride and Prejudice” at Snow Hill High School on Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and April 8 at 2 p.m. The performance of “Pride and Prejudice” is… Read more »
Hard truths of software
Getting more information before calling for proposals to upgrade the association’s financial software, as the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed last week, is the right thing to do. Buying software isn’t like it once was, when buyers had fewer options and, consequently, fewer opportunities to get the wrong thing. Now, however, the market… Read more »
Historical Society annual dinner
(April 5, 2018) The Worcester County Historical Society will hold its annual spring dinner meeting at the Pocomoke Community Center on Market Street, Friday, April 13. Dinner guests will learn about Worcester County’s past while enjoying a meal of chicken and dumplings with all the fixings prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary. Following the dinner, Mabel… Read more »
Pasta, once more with feeling (and lobster)
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Oh God, here we go with another fresh pasta recipe. I know. I know. But there is just something so majestic about a pile of eggy gluten coated in reduced cream and wine. And did I mention that it’s topped off with some fresh lobster? The Maine lobster provides… Read more »
Annual parking pass rate jumps for nonresidents
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 5, 2018) If you’re not an Ocean Pines homeowner or resident, annual parking passes at the association beach club just got much more expensive. Homeowners and residents pay $150 for an annual parking pass at the facility, on 4901 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, open from Memorial Day through… Read more »
Annual benefit for Shirley Grace Center on April 21
(April 5, 2018) Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center in Berlin is an organization dedicated to providing a safe haven for women during their maternal years. In the past seven years the center has served over 2,000 women and children by providing free pregnancy tests, ultrasound for pregnancy viability, parenting education and support groups. These services can… Read more »
Snow Hill Council pledges to help nonprofit
Citizens for Decent Housing Inc. sought connection fee reduction for development (April 5, 2018) Town of Snow Hill officials during a work session last Tuesday said they would do everything they could to reduce connection fees for a nonprofit housing project in the town. Snow Hill Citizens for Decent Housing Inc., a nonprofit group in… Read more »