(Jan. 26, 2017) In district court last Friday, Judge Gerald Purnell struck the probation before judgment of Jordan Denton, 20, and reinstated her original sentence, while one of her compatriots in the spraypainting spree that shocked Berlin in 2015 was granted a delay because of a paperwork mix up. This is the second time Denton… Read more »
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OP Association’s next fiscal year budget moving forward
(Jan. 26, 2017) Plenty of work still has to be done, but several Ocean Pines Association directors said the budget introduction meeting last week was a productive one. Interim General Manager Brett Hill released details of his $13.5 million fiscal year 2017-2018 budget earlier this month, and briefed the entire board on the package last… Read more »
Pirate playground, committee funding on Saturday agenda
(Jan. 26, 2017) Along with a vote to select a headhunter to fill the general manager’s role, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will likely have its work cut out for it during what should be an eventful meeting on Saturday. Tentatively on the agenda are add-ons at Mumford’s Landing a.k.a. the yacht club,… Read more »
Berlin taps fmr Bowie city manager
(Jan. 26, 2017) Two weeks ago a cadre of residents stormed a mayor and council meeting in Berlin to demand a stake in renaming Berlin Falls park. On Monday, the town introduced a new hire related to the park and announced the membership of a committee that will work to establish a town-wide policy for… Read more »
Colona Road to be detoured until end of February
(Jan. 26, 2017) A couple of decades-old corrugated metal pipes under Colona Road, just north of the Maryland-Virginia border in Pocomoke City, opened a sinkhole in the street above forcing the road to close while under repair. According to county Public Works Director John Tustin, his department has had its eye on the situation for… Read more »
Second winter birding extravaganza
(Jan. 26, 2017) Not every species migrates, hibernates or toughs out the winter on the lower shore. In fact, there are several species that seek out this area during the colder months because it’s better than what they have at home. Building on the success of the Spring Delmarva Birding Weekend, held in April for… Read more »
Hill hopeful that Mumford’s Landing sticks
(Jan. 26, 2017) It’s now no secret that New Year’s Eve did not go well at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. The facility has struggled with finding its identity and turning a reasonable profit since the new building opened in 2014. Many in the community believe both of those issues date back to the previous… Read more »
County residents attend inauguration, protests
(Jan. 26, 2017) The destination was the same, but their purposes reflected the national political divide, as some Worcester County traveled to Washington, D.C. Friday to witness the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, while others went Saturday to join the Women’s March protest. Christy and Buddy Trala of West Ocean City made the two-and-a-half… Read more »
The Clash, Minor Threat, and smoked fish
There was something very special and exciting about growing up in the mid-80s in Annapolis. I played piano as a kid, and studied at Peabody Prep for a few years, but once I realized that I was never destined to play Carnegie Hall (I hated all of those Czerny exercises and the hours of concentration… Read more »
CFES awards nearly $60K in education grants
(Jan. 19, 2017) The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) honored Maryland Lower Shore schools and educators with $59,919 in grants through the organization’s 2016 Education Award Grants Program. Education awards are made annually in conjunction with National Education Week through a competitive process to public and private schools on the lower Eastern Shore… Read more »