(March 1, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center on Sunday: GM report briefs General Manager John Bailey said the association was finalizing a contract for some bulkhead repairs and would issue a request for proposals for additional work to be done… Read more »
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3/1/18 Business Briefs
New hire Raymond M. Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Calvin B. Taylor Bank, has announced that Debbie A. Rickards has joined the bank as a customer service associate. She will be located at the bank’s main office in downtown Berlin. Rickards comes to Taylor Bank with over 25 years of banking experience, specializing… Read more »
Emergency alert signal test set for Saturday, March 3
(March 1, 2018) Saturday, March 3, Worcester County emergency alert signals will sound from area fire sirens. A steady alert tone will sound at 10 a.m. for approximately one minute. The signals are tested the first Saturday of each month. In the event of an actual emergency, the sirens would be used as additional means… Read more »
Tired of tacos? Cook up these tostadas
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 How many times must I suffer through taco night at my house? I know the kids love them, and I’m happy to make the “kit” tacos for them, but sometimes I just have to branch out and make a different form of this tasty Mexican treat. If you know… Read more »
Berlin library lot to be fenced in
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a slight increase in the construction costs of the new Berlin library, now estimated to total just over $6.255 million. Along with steel roof eave brackets and additional plywood for the upper rail framing, the change order involved landscaping… Read more »
Board sources say severance package drove up expenses
OPA Yacht Club lost $160K during month it was closed By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) How the Ocean Pines Yacht Club managed to lose more than $160,000 in January when the facility was closed is less of a mystery than it was. Included in the losses was $141,074 listed under “expenses/wages/benefits.” Board… Read more »
Pocomoke to send seven singers
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) Seven students from Pocomoke Middle School were recently selected to participate in the Junior All-Shore Chorus, an auditioned group spanning the Eastern Shore, according to Principal Matthew Record. Record said chorus teachers submit nominations for an audition process. This year 23 schools sent about 230 students to… Read more »
Local high school receives threats
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) Law enforcement was dispatched to Pocomoke High School on Tuesday to evaluate an undisclosed threat, according to Carrie Sterrs, coordinator of public relations and special programs for Worcester County Public Schools. “Pocomoke High School’s main office received a phone call indicating a threat [on Feb. 20]. In… Read more »
Communication issues with Snow Hill PD, residents
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) Two Snow Hill residents brought up issues of communication with police during the Town Council meeting last Tuesday. Police Chief Tom Davis said a part-time staffer “sometimes” answered calls to the station. “She’s not there any set number of hours,” he said. “She sometimes works late shift,… Read more »
Worcester evaluating how to allocate table game revenue
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 22, 2018) Funding derived from gambling revenues from the Ocean Downs Casino have funded projects large and small, from the land purchase and construction of the new Berlin Police Department headquarters to the opening of a coffee shop in Snow Hill, among others. As the casino expanded into table… Read more »