(Feb. 2, 2017) Twenty-five years ago Cam Bunting started a fledgling real estate business in Berlin. Her father and brother were both agents based in Salisbury, and she was working for Moore, Warfield & Glick in Ocean City, at the time. “Real estate was in my blood,” she said. Because virtually all of her listings… Read more »
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Worms pose big threat to bulkheads
(Feb. 2, 2017) A worm infestation of Ocean Pines Association bulkheads could potentially cost millions to fix, according to a budget discussion held last Friday. The incursion was apparently discovered late last year and was at least partially behind a decision to suspend the association’s regular bulkhead replacement program, which installed new partitions on a… Read more »
Debate continues over Ocean Pines reserves
(Feb. 2, 2017) Exactly how much Ocean Pines should fund its reserves is a debate as old as time – or, at least for about as long as the 49-year-old community has been in existence. For the next fiscal year, however, not much is projected to change in terms of overall reserve levels — a… Read more »
OP anniversary committee on hold
(Feb. 2, 2017) The 50th Anniversary Committee – a group that had been working to plan a series of events next year celebrating the semi-centennial of Ocean Pines – effectively suspended its activity after the board of directors tabled a vote to support it last Saturday. Director Slobodan Trendic had proposed a motion to express… Read more »
Fatal single-vehicle crash claims life of Virginia man
(Feb. 2, 2017) James C. Drewry, 74, was pronounced dead on the scene from a single-vehicle accident on Monday at around 10:15 a.m. on Route 113, south of Lambertson Road, according to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office. Cora Drewry, his passenger, was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where she was treated and released according… Read more »
Morrison, Trotter will seek reelection in Pocomoke City
(Feb. 2, 2017) Pocomoke’s mayor, Bruce Morrison, and District Three councilman Dale Trotter are both seeking to continue their tenure for at least another term, but will need to wait until after 5 p.m. Friday to see if there will be an election at all. As of press time, no other candidates have filed. The… Read more »
Stephen Decatur HS to host annual $1 Taco Night, Feb. 7
(Feb. 2, 2017) Stephen Decatur High School began hosting $1 Taco Night eight years ago and the event has become a tradition. “While Taco Night is one of our biggest school fundraisers, it has also grown into a community night for many of our parents, business partners and alumni,” said Tom Zimmer, principal of Stephen… Read more »
Berlin Parks Commission ‘blindsided’ by lack of input
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 2, 2017) Just over a week after he was introduced during a Berlin Town Council meeting, David Deutsch, the new project coordinator for Berlin Falls park, met the members of the Berlin Planning Commission during a meeting on Tuesday. The former city manager of Bowie, who owns a home… Read more »
Pines pirate playground objections marooned
(Feb. 2, 2017) A larger-than-usual crowd showed up during a meeting on Saturday in Ocean Pines to voice opposition to a proposed pirate-themed playground at Mumford’s Landing, also known as the yacht club. The board of directors ultimately disagreed with the public sentiment on display and voted 5-2 to approve the structure, which would be… Read more »
Council to hear water quality study
(Feb. 2, 2017) Salisbury-based GMB Engineering is scheduled to provide the Pocomoke City mayor and council something the town hasn’t had in decades: possible solutions to the ongoing, but intermittent water quality issues seen in Pocomoke Heights and beyond. Resident complaints have been steady, but sporadic, and all have the same basic features: offensive-smelling and… Read more »