(Feb. 23, 2017) More than 50 women – and a few men – met at the Daily Brew Coffee House in Snow Hill on Feb. 11 to continue the energy generated during the women’s marches last month. “For us, it was a great turnout with it only being planned a week before,” organizer Christina Seelaus… Read more »
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Equal protection claim against town still locked in talks
(Feb. 23, 2017) The deadline to settle an alleged equal protection claim against the Town of Berlin was Jan. 15. Then, it was Jan. 31. Last week, Luke Rommel, a Salisbury attorney representing Ronshell Shockley, said there was no longer a set deadline and that talks with the town were continuing. “The Town of Berlin… Read more »
Atlantic General must find different venues for funding
(Feb. 23, 2017) While a bold, statewide strategy in Annapolis adopted by the Maryland Hospital Association could have paid off big for Atlantic General Hospital’s new cancer center, the local hospital ended up with about half of the requested $1.3 million and a plan to make up for the shortfall. According to Michael Franklin, chief… Read more »
Pines VP says country club improvements progressing
(Feb. 23, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Country Club currently “looks like a big, fat mess,” according to Board Vice President Dave Stevens, but that’s not exactly a bad thing. Stevens gave an update on improvements at the club during a meeting last Thursday. The board green lit more than $800,000 in spending, spread out… Read more »
Overpayment bill advances in Senate
(Feb. 23, 2017) The legislation to allow municipalities, like Snow Hill, that received an overpayment of local taxes to keep the misdirected funds advanced to third reading in the State Senate after it advanced out of committee, last week. The Budget and Taxation committee voted unanimously to give the legislation a favorable review, with amendments… Read more »
‘Shrove Tuesday’ pancake dinner at Snow Hill church
(Feb. 23, 2017) Outside of the United States, in many of the former territories of Great Britain, Shrove Tuesday is often called “Pancake Tuesday” or “Pancake day,” while inside the U.S. it might be better known as “Fat Tuesday” or Mardi Gras. Shrove Tuesday, this year on Feb. 28, is the day before Ash Wednesday… Read more »
Stormwater work continues to close parts of Flower St.
(Feb. 23, 2017) An apparent equipment mix-up and a shortage of asphalt have further delayed stormwater improvements on Flower Street, and full or partial road closures will likely continue for another few weeks at least. During a Town Council meeting last Monday, Water Resources and Public Works Director Jane Kreiter said construction could wrap “hopefully… Read more »
GM Hill makes public budget pitch
(Feb. 23, 2017) A sparse crowd made for a – mostly – trouble-free budget presentation by Ocean Pines Association interim General Manager Brett Hill on Monday night. Hill presented his $13.5 million fiscal year 2018 budget to about a dozen homeowners in the Assateague Room of the community center. He first presented a draft of… Read more »
What to do with all that pesky leftover duck
Our oldest son just made a trip to California, helping his half-brother move out to Camp Pendleton, his new duty station in the Marine Corps. I can’t sit here and tell you that I wasn’t jealous, because I most certainly was. Visiting Carlsbad and Oceanside, Tyler was able to see where I lived/was stationed for… Read more »
Business Briefs
Jones joins EXIT EXIT Realty At The Beach in Ocean Pines announces the addition of Karena Jones to its team of real estate professionals. Jones graduated from Fleet Business School in Annapolis in 1994 and she had the advantage of some online courses with Ashworth Career College in Georgia. She also completed the Coldwell Banker… Read more »