(June 23, 2016) The vacant building ordinance that has been the subject of debate in recent months in Snow Hill reemerged as a vacant building registration during last week’s meeting of the mayor and council. “We can get heavier handed as we go along,” Michael Day, economic development consultant, said. “We needed to know what… Read more »
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Truck and tractor pull this weekend
(June 23, 2016) Drivers of four classes of vehicles will compete for a share of the prize purse in Pocomoke City at the fairgrounds this weekend, as well as the chance to bolster their end-of-year rankings as part of the 13th annual East Coast Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull. The event is sanctioned by the… Read more »
Town, organizers ready for another Goat Island return
(June 23, 2016) Last weekend was the Ocean City Air Show, the Firefly Music Festival, the Summer Kickoff in Pocomoke and the Berlin Peach Pageant, plus a celebration of little island in Snow Hill with a goat on it that paddle boarders and kayakers raced around. And it still drew hundreds. Those not paddling on… Read more »
OPA Board special meeting today will address tie votes
(June 23, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will hold a special meeting today, Thursday, to address a pair of proposed capital purchases that failed to earn approval after a 3-3-tie vote. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom inside the administration building. During the last regular meeting,… Read more »
‘Johnny U’ items donated to Berlin
(June 23, 2016) Sandra L. Unitas, the widow of Colts legend Johnny Unitas, met with Berlin Mayor Gee Williams last Friday to donate a few items to the town. Among them was a pool table, once owned by “Johnny U,” that the town plans to give to nonprofit Worcester Youth and Family Counseling. She also… Read more »
Ocean Pines Farmers Market to host fundraiser
(June 16, 2016) The Ocean Pines Farmers Market will host its annual “Paws and Whiskers” fundraiser to benefit Town Cats of Ocean City on Saturday, June 18, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in White Horse Park. The event, which will be held in conjunction with the weekly market, will offer a variety of activities… Read more »
Movies on Main Street opens up with ‘Tuck’
(June 16, 2016) For the second summer, the Berlin Parks Commission and Arts & Entertainment Committee join together to host a series of outdoor movie nights starting Saturday, June 18 and continuing until Aug. 27. Movies will be screened on alternating Saturdays downtown and in Stephen Decatur and Dr. William Henry Parks. “Last year… Read more »
Please, leave out dye in your Key lime pie
The first time that I ever ate Key lime pie was at a restaurant in Annapolis where I worked in 1984-5, a beautiful spot replete with wood-stoked fireboxes and a smoker large enough to cook 500 pounds of product with the single flip of a switch. I learned a great deal while working here. Although… Read more »
Kathy Hill named Pine’eer club’s crafter of the month
(June 16, 2016) The Pine’eer Craft Club of Ocean Pines has selected Kathy Hill as crafter of the month for June. Hill has lived in Ocean Pines for four years and hopes to retire there. She is currently a teacher in the Family and Consumer Science Department, specializing in Child Development at Carroll County High… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(June 16, 2016) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a public meeting in Town Hall on Monday evening. Purnell absent Councilmember Troy Purnell did not attend the meeting. The body still maintained a quorum, with four of the five members present. Summer movies Berlin’s Movies on Main Street program, a collaboration… Read more »