(Oct. 20, 2016) The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) awarded a record $452,000 in scholarships to 320 students in the region this past year. The Community Foundation administers 157 scholarship funds that provide financial assistance for college students throughout the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. “During 2016 the Community Foundation reached new records… Read more »
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Letters to the Editor
Town support still exemplary Editor, The following letter was sent to Berlin Mayor Gee Williams in appreciation for the support the town provided for the recent Cruisers event held on Sept. 8. Mayor Williams: Once again we received excellent support from town employees and the town itself during the fall Cruisers event. Despite the weather,… Read more »
Tried formula still truest
The search for a general manager in Ocean Pines is as much about finding the right person for the position as it is determining what kind of operation the Ocean Pines Association wants to be. All in all, the approach the community has followed over the years — a general manager and staff overseen by… Read more »
Improvements to close Berlin center, lobby remains open
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Town of Berlin’s Visitor Center will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19 for renovations and improvements to the front of the building. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells applied for and received funds for a façade grant for improvements to the front of the building. The… Read more »
Owner calls new Snow Hill salon dream come true
(Oct. 20, 2016) If Betsy Brittingham were asked in April if she thought she’d be running her own salon in Snow Hill by October, the answer would have been “no.” While it was always her dream to have her own salon, at that point in April, she was just starting two new adventures: starting a… Read more »
State Highway repairs begin on Route 12 in Snow Hill
(Oct. 20, 2016) The State Highway Administration announced work has begun to repair Snow Hill Road in the area just south of Sermon Road that was washed out during the heavy rainfall that affected the region on Oct. 1. Detours will remain in effect until the work is completed. Charlie Gischlar, spokesman for the SHA,… Read more »
Pines directors continue to work toward CPI revisions
(Oct. 20, 2016) After nearly two hours of debate on Monday, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed that nine new compliance, permit and inspection (CPI) violations would be listed on the agenda of a regular board meeting this Saturday, and that the agenda also would include a first reading of a revised resolution… Read more »
Anti-opiate group ‘Warriors’ move in new Berlin office
(Oct. 20, 2016) With their new office now open in Berlin, Heidi McNeeley and the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction are hoping to offer a friendly face – and some vital information about treatment – for those who have friends and family suffering from addiction to heroin and other opiates. McNeeley, her husband Jamie… Read more »
Ocean Pines offers special membership to BJ’s Wholesale
(Oct. 20, 2016) BJ’s Wholesale Club is once again partnering with the Ocean Pines Association to bring a special membership offer, effective Oct. 14-28, to benefit the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation. In addition to offering special membership benefits, BJ’s will donate $5 of each membership fee to the foundation. The… Read more »
Planning Commission Briefs
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Berlin Planning Commission discussed the following items during an Oct. 12 meeting at Town Hall: AGH Cancer Center A new site plan for the Atlantic General Hospital Cancer Center on Old Ocean City Boulevard was unanimously approved by the commission. Slight modifications were made after the State Highway Administration imposed minor… Read more »