(Dec. 22, 2016) Until this year, the Julia Purnell Museum has closed from the end of October until the beginning of April, but it will now remain open year round so it can offer services to schools and the town of Snow Hill. Dr. Cindy Byrd, the museum’s executive director, said the move was budget… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Members of the Berlin Historic District Commission met last week to discuss its role, following a ruling by the Berlin Board of Appeals that overturned a recent commission decision. “I’ve never sat on the other side and listened to the zoning appeals board,” commission member Mary Moore said. “I was like, is… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) After several months of work sessions and meetings, the Snow Hill town government unanimously adopted the comprehensive rezoning proposal without alteration at last Tuesday’s council meeting. Though the vote was 3-0 in favor, it was not without dissent. From the time the council began focusing on the issue months ago, Western District… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Worcester Preparatory School students in the Class of 2017 and alumni from the Class of 2016 captured 32 Advanced Placement honors from the College Board.   Students commended as AP Scholars with Distinction, who achieved scores of at least 3.5 on all AP tests taken and scores of 3 or higher on… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Since the new board came together in August and newly elected Director Brett Hill took over as interim general manager shortly thereafter, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors has moved quickly on a number of projects. The OPA website was amended to reflect that, keeping homeowners abreast of several ongoing efforts…. Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) In the second trial stemming from the same November 2014 incident that saw former Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to three years probation, his subordinate, former Lt. Lynell Green, was granted probation before judgment on conspiracy to conduct misconduct in office for a term… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Two people who were arrested last week in an illegal gun sale in Ocean City now face charges for allegedly stealing from unlocked cars in Ocean Pines. Following a joint investigation with the Maryland State Police, the Ocean City Police, the Worcester County Sherriff’s Criminal Enforcement Team and the Ocean Pines Police… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) While Ocean Pines residents wait to hear if the board of directors will grant an easement to bring high-speed fiber optic Internet to the community, that work is already being done about 100 miles away in Kent County. FTS Fiber, the company that asked for the easement and whose CEO, Brett Hill,… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) A group of citizens have become concerned with a recent uptick in the amount of campgrounds intended to serve the beach areas, particularly those along Route 611, and have decided to host a meeting on the issue, and have created a Facebook page to foster more discussion. That meeting is scheduled for… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) After FTS Fiber and ThinkBig Networks made a brief pitch on Dec. 5 to bring gigabyte Internet in Ocean Pines, promising to connect the association police department to county police in exchange for an easement to lay “dark fiber,” many residents were left with more questions than answers. For one, the meeting,… Read more »