(June 22, 2017) Four candidates remain in the hunt for two seats on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. Election Committee Chairman Steve Tuttle confirmed on Tuesday that a fifth candidate, Brenda Lynn Wascak, had dropped out. Two others, Arie Klapholz and Paula Robertson Gray, resigned from the race earlier this month. The remaining… Read more »
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Pocomoke approves $4.5M fiscal year 2018 budget
(June 22, 2017) Without further discussion or public comment, the Pocomoke City Council approved the fiscal year 2018 budget on second reading during its meeting on Monday. The balanced budget includes general fund revenues of $4.8 million, with general fund expenses of $4.5 million. The general fund reflects a positive balance of $257,245, with an… Read more »
Goat Island provides wet, sunny fun
(June 22, 2017) Sunny skies and calm waters provided an idyllic experience for nearly 100 paddle board enthusiasts during the second annual “Return to Goat Island” Paddle Sports Festival and Race in Snow Hill on Saturday. The all-level SUP (stand up paddleboard) race included a 17-mile elite competition, both solo and team, along with a… Read more »
Purnell takes seat, replacing Pruitt on Snow Hill Council
(June 22, 2017) A changing of the guards occurred last week in Snow Hill with LaToya Purnell replacing Michael Pruitt as the Western District Town Council representative. Purnell, along with Central District representative Jenny Hall, were sworn into office for two-year terms during the council meeting last Tuesday. Appearing at his last council meeting in… Read more »
This time, closed session approved
(June 22, 2017) The same members of the board of directors who voted not to go into a closed session in April, when director and interim General Manager Brett Hill was the topic of discussion, did the opposite Monday night by voting for a private meeting to discuss another director’s conversations with association employees. A… Read more »
Annexation widely panned by BPC, Berlin residents
(June 22, 2017) A discussion on the potential annexation of a parcel of land at the corner of Route 346 and Route 50 consumed the entirety of a Berlin Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday, even that’s all it was — a conversation that required no action. During that roughly hour-long discussion, no one supported the… Read more »
Business Briefs
Gordon joins EXIT EXIT Realty at The Beach in Berlin recently announced the addition of Christy Gordon to its team of real estate professionals. Gordon was born and raised in Baltimore County. In 1999, she moved to the Worcester County area to become a “local” and can’t imagine living anywhere else. She retired from a… Read more »
Your new food obsession: Marcona almonds
Few foods find themselves fortunate enough to land in my “obsession” category these days, as I have tried a great many foodstuffs throughout my long and quasi-illustrious career. However, every now and then a food will rear its ugly head and smack me in the body and soul with its self-complementing tastes, smells and textures… Read more »
Decatur alumna returns to perform
(June 15, 2017) Katerina Burton of Newark, Maryland, a Stephen Decatur High School alumna and recent graduate of Towson University who has been accepted for a Master’s degree program at the Juilliard School of Musical Arts in New York, will perform two concerts this weekend. Successive concerts will be presented on Friday evening, June 16… Read more »
Meet The Candidates
Editor’s note: The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee said last Friday its members did not edit any statements sent by the individual candidates. The only requirement was that each segment be 200 words or less. The Ocean Pines Association released the following on Monday. Meet the 2017 Ocean Pines Board of Directors Candidates: In order… Read more »