(July 28, 2016) A July 20 work session in Ocean Pines had one major item on the agenda: “reserve study discussion.” Indeed, plenty of discussion was had on that subject – about two and a half hours – but when pressed for action or a follow-up work session, the directors could not find common ground…. Read more »
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Generosity follows Copy Central robbery
(July 28, 2016) Police have a person of interest in the July 5 robbery of Copy Central, according to the business’s owner, Linda Dearing, who added on Monday that an overwhelming amount of generosity had come in from members of the community following the crime. Along with several hundred dollars in the register, the suspect… Read more »
Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr. presented award
(July 28, 2016) Mid-Atlantic Health Care this week announced that Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received the 2015 Quality Innovation Award from the Maryland and Virginia Quality Innovation Network. This award recognizes high-performing nursing homes that are improving resident care and satisfaction on multiple fronts. All nursing homes in Maryland are part of the Maryland-Virginia… Read more »
Lower Shore Land Trust moves to Snow Hill
(July 28, 2016) The Lower Shore Land Trust waited until moving day to announce it had uprooted operations and settled in at its new office on Snow Hill Road next to Sturgis Park and across from the Pocomoke River Kayak Company. “The timing couldn’t be better. Snow Hill is ramping up its effort to position… Read more »
Scher’s still open for business after June appliance fire
(July 28, 2016) Marc Scher, the third-generation owner of downtown mainstay Scher’s Bridal Shop, opened as a department store by his grandfather in 1933, is picking up exactly where he left off following a fire last month. On Saturday, June 11 at about 9:30 a.m., the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company received a call to… Read more »
How much does an OPA board seat cost?
(July 28, 2016) How much does it cost to be elected to the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, an unpaid volunteer position? That’s impossible to say until after the election and the public knows who won and what they spent, but with a record number of candidates, it stands to reason that other records… Read more »
Flower Street and Cannery Village fence issue mended
(July 28, 2016) The debate over, essentially a fence, carried over onto the majority of a mayor and council meeting in Berlin on Monday night. It was not the first time this particular fence had taken center stage, but it was the first time the council agreed to spend money on the problem. The council… Read more »
Ocean Pines Players present ‘The Whole Shebang’ comedy
(July 21, 2016) The Ocean Pines Players address life, the universe and everything in the acclaimed one-act comedy “The Whole Shebang,” which is the main course in a full evening of theatrical fun and follies. When reviewing the original production, a critic atVariety wrote, “Playwright Rich Orloff’s charming, whimsical comedy about the creation of… Read more »
Bacon fry bread with fermented garlic
I hit the snooze button at 4:30 a.m. and it scratched me. I smacked it again 10 minutes later, hoping to get just another moment of respite, when it hissed and pounced off of my chest. Mayhap I wasn’t drumming the snooze button at all. There is nothing that will get you out of bed… Read more »
Gilbert’s Provisions in Berlin open daily through early Sept.
(July 21, 2016) When Toby Gilbert opened Gilbert’s Provisions in Berlin earlier this month, he expected to have at least one day a week off. At least until Labor Day, that’s not going to happen. The Berlin native said business has been so good that he plans to stay open seven days a week, from… Read more »