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Hartley Hall Nursing Center dedicates new courtyard

(June 27, 2017) The Hartley Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pocomoke will hold a dedication ceremony for a multipurpose courtyard on Sunday at 1 p.m. Gary Crowley, Hartley Hall administrator, said the new Bradford-Gladding Courtyard was made possible because of the generosity of Dan Gladding. It memorializes his mother and grandmother, both former patients… Read more »

Still time to vote in Ocean Pines

 (July 27, 2017) Voting continues for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors election through Thursday, Aug. 10. Ballots may be dropped off in the ballot box inside the Ocean Pines Police Station at the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Administration Building no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. Four eligible candidates are vying for two… Read more »

Pocomoke Discovery Center nabs ‘hat trick’

(July 27, 2017) Call it a hat trick. For the third year in a row the Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum has received project grant funding through the Maryland Heritage Area Authority. Stacey Weisner, museum president and CEO, said the center was awarded a state grant of more than $40,000 for a project to improve… Read more »

Police investigating skimming operation in OC and Pocomoke

(July 27, 2017) The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to stay alert after a pair of illegal credit card skimmers were recently discovered attached to gas station pumps in Ocean City and Pocomoke. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Ed Schreier said the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations is looking into both cases. “They… Read more »

Prgm. Open Space funds trickle in

(July 27, 2017) For the first time in several years, the Town of Berlin will receive funding from Program Open Space, a state program administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. During a Town Council meeting Monday Night, Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen said the town would receive $20,000 – about 7 percent of… Read more »

Clubs committee, financial reports hammer OPA clubs

 (July 27, 2017) The current operations of Ocean Pines clubs were condemned last Thursday, as a Clubs Advisory Committee meeting turned into a forum of complaints from frustrated members who detailed their recent bad experiences. The meeting was held just days before the association released its June financial report, which appeared to back up those… Read more »

On Denny’s, road trips, Slim Jims and GMO

I am back from national convention and settled in to the point that I can truly reflect upon the past week-and-a-half of travelling, educational seminars, Disney World, four fidgety kids in the car, southern fireworks stands and chicken fried steaks at roadside Denny’s. I did not eat any of the latter simply because heavy food… Read more »

Fishing contest Saturday at Ocean Pines S. Gate Pond

(July 20, 2017) The Ocean Pines Anglers Club will host the 21st annual Art Hansen Memorial Youth Fishing Contest at the Ocean Pines South Gate Pond near the Sports Core Pool, on Saturday, July 22. Participants will compete in three age categories: 4-7, 8-11 and 12-16. There is no cost to participate. Registration begins at… Read more »

Letters to the Editor

Crisis in OPA governance Editor, I am writing in response to your 7/13/17 article Politically bloody Sunday in Pines. The two topics on the agenda for the “bloody Sunday” meeting illustrate that there is a crisis in our HOA management and governance. The other clear sign of crisis is the unprecedented number of “emergency” and… Read more »

Hill can take it or resign

Were it not for its potential to inflict harm on the community, one might excuse the laughable nature of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors’ possible vote on whether to expel one of its members. The directors, after all, aren’t debating nuclear disarmament or the ability of North Korea to strike American soil, but… Read more »