If nothing else, the Ocean Pines Board of Directors’ consideration of a fiber optics infrastructure project that would involve Director Brett Hill’s company is awkward. No matter how much the Ocean Pines Association and others might want blazing-fast Internet connectivity, no matter how much it might cost Hill’s company, FTS Fiber, to do the job,… Read more »
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This winter, assistance for high electric bills
(Dec. 8, 2016) Help is available for Maryland residents struggling to pay home electric bills this winter through the Maryland Department of Human Resources’ Office of Home Energy Programs. Income eligibility limits start at $20,790 for a single person. A family of four, for instance, can make up to $42,525 annually and still qualify for… Read more »
Mar-Va Theater to present ‘Babes in Toyland’ this wknd.
(Dec. 8, 2016) Staging a live production of “Babes in Toyland” at the Mar-Va Theater in Pocomoke City is a true community effort, beginning with the cast and crew, but is also dependent on the audience coming out to see the show, according to Katy Fleming, executive director of the theater. “We’re all trying to… Read more »
Berlin schedules residential yard waste collection
(Dec. 8, 2016) The Town of Berlin’s residential Fall Yard Waste Collection is scheduled for Dec. 14. The Yard Waste Collection dates are based on Berlin residential garbage service. Residents are asked to follow the guidelines listed below: DO: Place leaves, grass clippings, pine needles and cones, and garden waste in a paper bag, plastic… Read more »
Five Mile Branch Rd. Bridge closing for construction
(Dec. 8, 2016) Worcester County Public Works will implement plans to replace the Five Mile Branch Road Bridge, a three-span, timber-beam bridge located approximately 0.76 miles north of U.S. Route 113 and crossing Coonfoot Branch, beginning Monday, Dec. 5. Access to this bridge will be closed and a detour will be in place throughout the… Read more »
Snow Hill model train display reopens for holidays
(Dec. 8, 2016) In the main showroom of the Pocomoke River Canoe Company, there is an easy-to-miss steep staircase that transports visitors to a different time, and a different place — almost. Clearly patterned on Snow Hill, but based on a more industrial take on the town, the Corddry Company Crossing reimagines the county seat… Read more »
Business Briefs
Becker Morgan ranked Becker Morgan Group ranked No. 195 among the 2016 Top 300 Architecture Firms nationwide in Architectural Record Magazine, the No. 1 source for architecture news in the nation. The firm also received recognition in Engineering News-Record (ENR) as a 2016 MidAtlantic Top Design Firm and by Building + Design Construction magazine on… Read more »
Pocomoke approves voting rules changes
(Dec. 8, 2016) The Pocomoke City Council unanimously approved on second reading amendments to the town charter altering language related to the conduct of elections at its meeting on Monday. During it’s meeting on Nov. 21, the council approved on first reading the following changes to election procedures: requiring future elections to use paper ballots,… Read more »
Meals for the Hungry drive deemed successful
(Dec. 8, 2016) About two dozen volunteers fed hundreds of people during the first Artists Giving Back: Meals for the Hungry drive at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Flower Street last Tuesday. Developed by the Berlin Arts & Entertainment Committee, Meals for the Hungry was meant to be both a straightforward attempt to feed… Read more »
Friday OPA meeting should be busy
(Dec. 8, 2016) The future of the Ocean Pines Association Country Club could come to a vote during a public meeting on Friday. During an informal work session this week, talks of a partial renovation of the Tern Grill inside the club turned instead to the major renovation proposed by interim General Manager Brett Hill… Read more »