(Nov. 10, 2016) American military veterans will be honored during ceremonies and activities, Thursday, Nov. 10 and Friday, Nov. 11, at several locations around the area. Ocean Pines: • Worcester County Veterans Memorial: The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation will present its 13th annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The… Read more »
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Letters to the Editor
Recognizing Hospice Month Editor, Each November we celebrate National Hospice Month. This is a time to step up our efforts to help our community understand how hospice care can benefit both the patient who has a life-limiting condition, and his or her loved ones. Coastal Hospice educates at speaking engagements for any group, in one-on-one… Read more »
Veterans Day every day
Most media outlets, whether print, online or broadcast, have something to say about Veterans Day because, well, it’s expected. It’s a traditional tip of the editorial hat, an obligation of the calendar that must be fulfilled, a noncontroversial topic that’s even more popular today than it was a decade or so ago. Writers try to… Read more »
Community Foundation hosts annual awards
(Nov. 10, 2016) During a packed annual meeting at the Fountains in Salisbury, last Friday, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) welcomed several new and returning board members, said goodbye to three who served the local nonprofit for more than a decade each, and honored several people – and one organization – who… Read more »
Berlin schedules two dates for fall bulk trash pickup
(Nov. 10, 2016) The Town of Berlin’s residential fall bulk trash pickup is scheduled for Nov. 16 and 30. The bulk pick up dates are based on residential garbage service. “If your normal trash day is a Tuesday or a Wednesday, your bulk pick up day is Wednesday, Nov. 16th. If your normal trash day… Read more »
Furnace Town hosting Wag and Walk through Poco forest
(Nov. 10, 2016) Furnace Town, just north of Snow Hill, is inviting dogs and parents to explore the Pocomoke Forest a bit off this beaten path this Saturday afternoon as part of the third annual Wag and Walk fundraiser, which will support interpretive programs at the living heritage village. “It’s a nice way to spend… Read more »
Berlin Historic District Commission Briefs
(Nov. 10, 2016) The Berlin Historic District Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at Town Hall on Nov. 2: Signs The commission unanimously approved a sandblasted, hanging wooden sign at Edward Jones on 29 Broad Street. Although the applicant asked for exterior lettering, not always a given for Main Street businesses, Chairwoman Carol… Read more »
OP resident floored by revelation
(Nov. 10, 2016) Not until he was 70 did Ocean Pines resident Barry Wright learn that his family was larger than he realized. That was this summer, when he was contacted by a previously unknown sibling. Born in Bolton, England, Wright was brought to the U.S. as an infant in 1947 by his maternal grandmother,… Read more »
Agricultural renewable energy grant winners
(Nov. 10, 2016) More than a dozen farms throughout the state will receive a share of nearly $570,000 in grants toward renewable energy solutions from a fund named for late Ocean City Clerk Kathleen Mathias, the Maryland Energy Administration announced last week. One award recipient, Pebble Branch Farm, is situated near Pocomoke City. The grant… Read more »
Big Daddy Weave to rock arts ctr.
(Nov. 10, 2016) One of Christian music’s most loved artists, Big Daddy Weave, is bringing the fourth edition of its popular concert event, the Beautiful Offerings Tour, to the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The concert, sponsored by World Vision and the Community Church at Ocean Pines, will… Read more »