(June 15, 2017) Longtime Berlin Historic District Commission Chairwoman Carol Rose will not continue in that role, following a surprising turn of events last Wednesday. During a commission meeting, Rose was nominated by Mary Moore to serve again as chairwoman, but did not accept. “Thank you, but I decline,” Rose said. “It is time for… Read more »
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Berlin Fire Co. makes last-minute budget plea
(June 15, 2017) The Town of Berlin and Berlin Fire Company continue to be at odds over the philosophy of budgeting, although officials on both sides said they are looking forward to an independent assessment that could resolve some differences. During a mayor and council meeting on Monday, PKS & Company presented a compilation of… Read more »
Disused OP parcel gets exception for contractor storage
(June 15, 2017) Before the Pines Plaza was tied into county water and sewer it used, like many properties on the shore, a septic system that also required a drain field, or leach field. Since the county project to provide services several years ago, the drain field has remained dormant, except for the minor matter… Read more »
Pocomoke Cypress Festival will be two days this year
(June 15, 2017) Who says you can’t teach old dogs new tricks? Now in its 42nd year, Pocomoke’s annual Cypress Festival will, once again, provide music, arts, crafts, food and drinks, along with a few new wrinkles, this Friday and Saturday. The array of activities takes place from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, and on Saturday… Read more »
Cardboard regattas not ‘all wet’
(June 15, 2017) Following a successful test launch last year, 45 students from Snow Hill Middle School swarmed the Pocomoke River last Friday to test the limits of cardboard and packing tape. Forty-five eighth graders and 21 custom-designed vessels accompanied their teacher Denis Jenkins for the school’s second-ever cardboard regatta event. Jenkins said the boat-building… Read more »
Decision coming on Shore Spirits
(June 15, 2017) Late last month the Board of License Commissioners took the unusual, but not unprecedented, step to delay its decision on whether or not to grant the new owner of the former county Shore Spirits store in Pocomoke City a Class A liquor license. The board announced last week that it would hold… Read more »
Berlin adopts fiscal 2018 budget
(June 15, 2017) The Berlin Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a $19 million fiscal year 2018 budget. The new spending plan is the result of more than six months of work by the town staff and represents a 5.49 percent reduction from the previous budget of $20.1 million. A public hearing on the package… Read more »
Way-finding signs will be redone, but utility boxes won’t
(June 15, 2017) Revamping the dated way-finding signs in downtown Berlin is a great idea, according to members of the Historic District Commission, but placing several sidewalk appliques and painting utility boxes in the Victorian sector bright, cartoonish colors proved not to be quite as popular. All three items were on the agenda of a… Read more »
Five candidates remain in hunt for Ocean Pines BOD
(June 15, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee announced last Friday that two candidates, Arie Klapholz and Paula Robertson Gray, had dropped out of the Board of Directors race. The five who remained took part in the annual candidate draw, determining what order they will appear on ballots and speak during association forums. The… Read more »
Palmer named Mid-Atlantic Caregiver of the Yr. by HISC
(June 8, 2017) Home Instead Senior Care, the country’s largest provider of in-home senior care services, announces that Ocean Pines resident Gerri Palmer was recently named the Mid-Atlantic Caregiver of the Year. A caregiver in the Lower Eastern Shore area for over three years, Palmer rose to the top among hundreds of candidates for this… Read more »