Regardless of what anyone says — and people are saying quite a bit these days — nothing is more American than protest. We may not like it, we may be made uncomfortable by it and we even may be enraged by it when the message goes contrary to what we believe. The purpose of protest,… Read more »
News
Flawless Dry Cleaners fills void in downtown Snow Hill
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2107) Flawless Dry Cleaners opened on Sept. 20 in Snow Hill. Owner Regina Fletcher originally considered taking over the reins of Snow Hill Dry Cleaning & Alterations, on Pearl Street, which was run by Chung Kang for the last decade, prior to the business closing earlier this year…. Read more »
Snow Hill Council Briefs
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2017) The Snow Hill Town Council discussed the following items during a meeting last Tuesday at the Train Station on Belt Street: Town Clean Up Day Randy Barfield, public works director, said the annual Town Wide Fall Cleanup was scheduled for Oct. 23. “It’s giving residents an opportunity… Read more »
‘Track or Treat’ set for Worcester rec center, Oct. 27
(Oct. 19, 2017) Worcester County Recreation & Parks will host Track or Treat at the Worcester County Recreation Center on Friday, Oct. 27, from 6-8 p.m. This family-fun event is open to youth ages 12 and under. Local vendors will hand out goodies to children, and games will be offered. Children should come dressed in… Read more »
OP Rec and Parks offers scary good time with ‘Dracula’
(Oct. 19, 2017) Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will host its scary Halloween Classic Movie Night where guests can watch “Dracula” on a blow-up screen at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines, on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. “Spooky times call for spooky movies,” said Ocean… Read more »
Worcester Wor-Wic summer program grads announced
(Oct. 19, 2017) A number of students from Worcester County completed their program requirements to graduate with a certificate of proficiency (CT), associate of applied science (AAS), associate of arts in teaching (AAT), associate of science (AS) or associate of arts (AA) degree from Wor-Wic Community College this past summer. They are: Berlin: Glen Michael… Read more »
Decatur NJROTC program seeks donations
By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2017) The Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) boosters at Stephen Decatur High School hope to raise up to $18,000 to help expand and provide incentives for new students to join the program. “It is important for the community to understand the goal is not to act… Read more »
OPA Ethics Cmte. first meeting set for Friday, Oct. 27
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 19, 2017) Membership and a first meeting for the new Ocean Pines Association ethics work group was announced late last week. The board of directors last month voted unanimously to create the group, with the stipulation that its membership would include three directors and three association members and that… Read more »
OPA Election Committee Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 19, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee discussed the following items during a meeting in the administration building last Friday: Tuttle nominated Current Committee Chairman Steve Tuttle was unanimously nominated to continue in that role. Director Slobodan Trendic, the board liaison to the committee, said Tuttle did a… Read more »
Election Committee hoping to cut down on voter error
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 19, 2017) Members of the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Elections Committee are looking for ways to make sure each vote cast is counted. While the total number of ballots cast have stayed essentially the same during recent board of directors elections, the number invalidated appears to be increasing. According… Read more »