(Aug. 17, 2017) Ocean Pines resident Kim Poole is continuing to recover at Shock Trauma in Baltimore following a near fatal car crash last Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Route 113 and Route 12 in Snow Hill. Maryland State Police said Poole was critically injured after her white Ford Focus was struck by a… Read more »
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Feathers ruffled by loud music at Chicken Man
(Aug. 17, 2017) Noise complaints surrounding late-night carousing at the Chicken Man Food Store in Snow Hill was the basis for a spirited discussion during a Town Council meeting last Tuesday. Mark Nixon, a business owner adjacent to Chicken Man’s West Market Street location, said he has spoken previously to town officials about the hours… Read more »
Bobby Cowger takes reins as new Pocomoke City manager
(Aug. 17, 2017) Bobby Cowger, a lifelong resident of Pocomoke, has been named city manager, Mayor Bruce Morrison announced during the council meeting on Monday. Cowger, who has served multiple terms as Worcester County Commissioner and had run the now defunct county Department of Liquor Control, said he sought the position for both professional and… Read more »
Annual meeting in Ocean Pines does not lack in drama
(Aug. 17, 2017) Saturday’s annual meeting of the Ocean Pines Association was not without its moments. It saw Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn elected to the association board of directors, featured the removal of one man by police, another attempt to remove interim General Manager Brett Hill from that position, and the farewell of… Read more »
Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn elected in Pines
(Aug. 17, 2017) Incumbent Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn were elected to the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors at its annual meeting, Saturday. After finishing ninth in a field of 11 last year, Parks received the most votes, 1,912, since Jack Collins received 2,257 in 2013. Horn finished second with 1,647 votes. Both… Read more »
First look at new Berlin PD station
(Aug. 17, 2017) Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing and architect Tim Crosby of Crosby & Associates led a tour of the new town police station on Monday. Taking the half-hour walk-through were Mayor Gee Williams, councilmen Thom Gulyas, Zack Tyndall, Dean Burrell and Troy Purnell and town staff. Unlike the cramped confines of the current… Read more »
DNR works to trap foxes on Ocean Pines Golf Course
(Aug. 17, 2017) The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working to trap and safely remove foxes that frequent the Ocean Pines Golf Club. To relocate the existing foxes, DNR has set up traps along the course near holes one, two and three, as well as 14 and 15. DNR is urging residents to… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(Aug. 17, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall on Monday: Meeting room use policy The council approved a new policy for its public meeting spaces. Nonprofit groups can reserve the council chamber and other meeting rooms in Town Hall for $10 per four-hour block… Read more »
Let’s change the subject
The inclination to veer away from angry circumstances and volatile topics is strong this week and therefore lands us in Berlin, where, if all is far from perfect, its officials and residents at least continue to strive for a rare level of community harmony and attractiveness. And what could be more harmonious than an excellent… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to the voters Editor, I am writing to express my appreciation to the OP community for the support I received from you during my campaign, and for electing me to your Board of Directors. I am grateful for the words of advice and counsel I received during the campaign from homeowners and from… Read more »