(Aug. 18, 2016) After listening to months of debate and attending three public forums, Ocean Pines homeowners learned on Saturday that Brett Hill, Slobodan Trendic and Patricia Supik had won the 2016 board of directors election. Each will serve a three-year term on the OPA board and will join returning directors Pat Renaud, Cheryl Jacobs,… Read more »
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Reel in some Reel Inn-sourced shrimp tacos
Damn it all. I just got home from a grueling, hot and sweaty day at the Reel Inn, as I’m working the White Marlin Open again, but fret not. I love working this event, but it does wear heavy on my old and weary bones. I’m simply not the man I used to be. I… Read more »
Ocean Pines continues to host popular summer events
(Aug. 11, 2016) Summer is still in full swing in Ocean Pines as several popular weekly events continue through the season courtesy of the Recreation and Parks Department. Monday Movies in the Park will be held Mondays at 8 p.m. in White Horse Park through Aug. 22. Area residents are invited to bring chairs and… Read more »
Worcester County Fair at Byrd Park
(Aug. 11, 2016) The Worcester County Fair returns to Snow Hill this weekend with an assortment of family-oriented activities, including a dozen contests for children, livestock shows, cake auction and a car show with free admission and parking. “A county fair is just plain good old-fashioned fun. It’s as simple as that,” said Susan Todd,… Read more »
Delmarva Needle Art Show looking for competitors
(Aug. 11, 2016) While past iterations of the Julia A. Purnell Museum’s Needle Art Show and Competition have been successful in drawing a number of applicants from the region and northeast, there is one demographic that has lagged behind in entries: Snow Hill residents. “The event has always drawn a lot of outside interest from… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Thanking good Samaritans Editor, I want to thank the four young gentlemen who came to my rescue on Ocean Pines Parkway, Wednesday, July 20. I had taken too sharp a turn into my friend’s driveway and ended in her ditch. These young men, each in their separate cars, saw me, pulled over, asked if… Read more »
Discuss issues in public
This paper took some criticism this past week for publishing an article regarding Berlin Councilwoman Lisa Hall’s remarks to our reporter while in the midst of a taped interview on an unrelated topic. Some felt that her remarks should have been considered off the record as Hall has personally suffered a difficult year. Unfortunately as… Read more »
Berlin Sidewalk Sale starts Friday
(Aug. 11, 2016) Berlin’s longest running event, the 64th annual Berlin Sidewalk Sale, returns this week with more than a dozen vendors expected to take part, Aug. 12-14. Organizer Steve Frene, from Victorian Charm, said the sale dates back to 1952, when clothing store Style Guide and other shops in and around the downtown area… Read more »
Salt Water Media to host live podcast taping at 2nd Friday
(Aug. 11, 2016) After little more than six months, the Berlin-based podcast “So, What’s Your Story?” is earning more than 1,300 unique views last month. Cohosted by author Tony Russo and Salt Water Media Founder Stephanie Fowler, the show focuses on local authors and has released more than 20 episodes already this year. This Friday,… Read more »
Holt skips train talk, praises farmers at combine ‘Blessing’
(Aug. 11, 2016) While declining to comment about the proposed excursion train project that would link Snow Hill and Berlin — where his name is often mentioned in discussions — Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Kenneth Holt did offer thoughts on the administration’s view of the lower shore. Though recent governors have taken… Read more »