The board of directors’ skirmish this week over an attempt to remove Gary Miller from his assignments on the clubs and aquatics committees is the product of the turmoil that has enveloped the board in recent months. Ordinarily, no one would blame any elected body for removing one of its appointees after he or she… Read more »
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DeNovo’s opens ice cream shop in Ocean Pines
(Aug. 3, 2017) Last month, DeNovo’s owners Bob and Kelli Beck got word the building next to their restaurant on 11310 Manklin Creek Road in Ocean Pines was available. This week, that space, a former Rita’s Italian Ice, is expected to reopen as DeNovo’s Ice Cream Bar. “That location has been there since the building… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(Aug. 3, 2017) Town of Berlin briefs William Street Construction on William Street is likely to start within the next two to three weeks, according to Town Administrator Laura Allen. A preconstruction meeting occurred last Thursday. William Street is the site of the next phase of stormwater improvements in the town. Allen said the town… Read more »
Berlin spray paint vandal cases over; some fines paid
(Aug. 3, 2017) At the third violation of probation hearing for Jordan Denton and Nicholas Bonser, on July 21, District Court Judge Gerald Purnell made them an offer: pay the remaining $500 in supervision fees assessed by the state that day, and the cases would be closed. According to the State’s Attorney’s office, Bonser made… Read more »
National Night Out draws big crowd in Berlin
(Aug. 3, 2017) Free hamburgers and hotdogs, playgrounds and inflatable bounce houses, were only a part of the annual National Night Out celebration Tuesday night at Dr. William Henry Park in Berlin. Also greeting scores of Berlin residents, friends and family members were at least a dozen different arts and crafts projects, live music and… Read more »
OPA Briefs
(Aug. 3, 2017) With Director Doug Parks absent from the meeting, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center last Friday: Assessments Board President Dave Stevens said Ocean Pines attorneys recouped more than $80,000 in unpaid assessments since Jan. 1. Interim General Manager Brett… Read more »
Pines country club renovations land in rough
(Aug. 3, 2017) A July 5 news release from the Ocean Pines Association announced renovations to the second floor of the county club were about to “tee off.” The release went on to say, “The Ocean Pines Association makes a ‘forward swing’ toward renovation to the second floor of the Ocean Pines Golf Club. ‘Fore!’… Read more »
Berlin and OC had talks about Dew Tour bowl
(Aug. 3, 2017) Berlin has its eye on the Dew Tour skate bowl, the large skate structure that dominated the inlet parking lot in June 2014 as the centerpiece of the national extreme sports competition. Town officials will have to wait before pursuing that objective, however, as Ocean City officials ponder whether the bowl —… Read more »
Pocomoke pump station project pushes ahead
(Aug. 3, 2017) The Pocomoke City Council received some much-needed assurances last Wednesday, ahead of advancing a more than $2 million project to repair the Clarke Avenue pumping station. In addition to a Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) grant for approximately $1 million, the city anticipates sourcing the remaining funding from a U.S. Department… Read more »
Pocomoke boat dock to be repaired before competition
(Aug. 3, 2017) Organizers with the annual Pocomoke Boat Docking Challenge are striving to complete dock repairs prior to the event, on Aug. 26. Mike Shannon, boat docking committee chairman, said sprucing up the decades-old pier, in addition to improving the town’s appeal, would also help maintain the docking challenge, now entering its fifth year… Read more »