The 10th annual Snow Hill Blues Jam, this Saturday at the Old Firehouse on Green Street, will honor the memory of event co-founder Mike Armstrong, who lost his battle with cancer last September at the age of 61. Margot Resto, who helped form the Snow Hill All Stars band for the inaugural Blues Jam in… Read more »
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Ocean Pines tops list of five safest cities in Maryland
Ocean Pines, while not technically a city, was named the safest city in Maryland in an annual report issued by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. Taneytown, Glenarden, Bowie and Hampstead rounded out the top five in the report, issued on Monday. According to a release, the council combined data from the most… Read more »
Hit-and-run driver faces nine charges
Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies charged Michael Calhoun Gibson, 44, of Berlin, with 10 offenses following an apparent hit-and-run accident on Feb. 26 at Racetrack Road and Ocean Parkway. Deputies responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash at about 5 p.m. that evening and found an unidentified vehicle with damage to its rear passenger side…. Read more »
Berlin’s electric rates rank lowest among providers
Berlin continues to have the lowest rates among regional electric power providers on the Delmarva Peninsula, including Delmarva Power and Choptank Electric Cooperative, Mayor Gee Williams announced this week. “I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how Berlin’s power rates compare with alternative providers in the region since Delmarva Power received their most recent… Read more »
Fourth Friday beer and wine sales approved in Pocomoke
The Pocomoke City Council on Monday approved a request from the Downtown Pocomoke Association to sell beer and wine during 4th Friday Street Festivals, which are held monthly between April and September. Association president Marc Scher said his group has always received ample support from the city for their undertakings. “I’ve been involved since 1982… Read more »
More details emerge on OPA separation from Landscapes
(March 9, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association paid former golf management company Landscapes Unlimited an undisclosed amount in a settlement last month that ended the company’s contract with the community and allowed the association to assume management of the course as of March 1. OPA Board Vice President Dave Stevens declined to give a specific… Read more »
Stevens likely to retire from board
After serving three three-year terms on the Ocean Pines Association Board, Dave Stevens, the current vice president, will apparently not run for reelection this year. Stevens was elected in 2007, 2010 and, after taking a year off because of term-limit restrictions, again in 2014. He is known for his somewhat dry sense of humor… Read more »
Town to get new signage as HDC speeds through session
In a robust, but speedy session last Wednesday, the Berlin Historic District Commission approved four new projects for the downtown area. Berlin Town Hall, on 10 Williams Street, was approved for new signs almost before Town Administrator Laura Allen could settle into her chair. The signs will cost the town about $3,300. “Everybody liked exactly… Read more »
Pocomoke looks into school-zone speed cameras
The installation of school-zone speed cameras is being examined by the Pocomoke City Council, following a presentation from Mario Hernandez, Redspeed Maryland project manager, on Monday. In Maryland speed cameras are only permitted in school zones and can be in operation from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Monday and Friday. Following changes to traffic… Read more »
Sharpley granted PBJ in gun case
Judge Dale Cathell had no problem telling the court exactly what he thought of the case against retired Worcester County Fire Marshal Rodney Sharpley as he rejected a nonbinding plea deal the parties had agreed to and imposed a much weaker sentence. “Every man in the country has the right to have a gun in… Read more »