(Aug. 11, 2016) Rumors to the contrary, Toy Town owner Richard Seaton said there have been no adjustments made to his plans to close the shop in Berlin on April 1 and open in Snow Hill as soon as possible after that. Reports of delays of up to April 2018, have circulated. “It’s always been… Read more »
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Pocomoke Fair attendance was ‘about average’
(Aug. 11, 2016) While it wasn’t the summer knockout event of the season, neither was it a ghost town, as the Great Pocomoke Fair of 2016 enters the history books walking tall on the straight and narrow. “Attendance was about average,” organizer Gloria Smith said. “Thursday and Friday had the better weather — we didn’t… Read more »
Worcester Co. solar co-op gets enough interest to start
(Aug. 11, 2016) Nineteen people have joined a countywide solar cooperative to get a deal on installation costs, and that is enough for the co-op to begin what is expected to be a month-long search for an installer. “We’re looking to release the request for proposals in the next week or so,” Corey Ramsden, project… Read more »
Berlin’s Laura Allen readies for international ‘exchange’
(Aug. 11, 2016) Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen is about to become, essentially, an exchange student. In May, Zalikha Wan Zaharuddin, an environmental education program officer for the Malaysian Nature Society and Crisanta Rodriguez, the assistant regional director at the department of the environment and natural resources in the Philippines, visited Berlin as part of… Read more »
Snow Hill’s John (Dale) Smack appointed parole commissioner
(Aug. 11, 2016) John (Dale) Smack III of Snow Hill, was recently appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan as a Maryland parole commissioner. Smack, who recently retired as chief deputy with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and as chief judge with the Worcester County Orphans’ Court, will assume his new position after Aug. 16. Smack spent approximately… Read more »
Berlin Council mtg. canceled, but majority of agenda passes
(Aug. 11, 2016) Although Monday’s Town Council meeting in Berlin was canceled because of a lack of quorum, several items on the agenda were still approved via electronic polling. The council endorsed a contract for $171,282.23 to Southside Land Management related to the Hudson Branch and Flower Street Culvert Replacement Project. The bid was approximately… Read more »
State Highway Admin delays 113 work, again
(Aug. 11, 2016) State Highway Administration Public Information Officer Charlie Gischlar confirmed the work originally scheduled to begin on July 25 to install four new stormwater drainage pipes on Route 113 will now proceed beginning next Monday. Gischlar said the contractor on the project has experienced delays with the work they’re currently doing elsewhere. However,… Read more »
Pocomoke’s next concert targets younger crowd
(Aug. 11, 2016) The next entry in Pocomoke City’s ongoing summer concert series is one for the younger set, as Brittany Lewis pays tribute to Adele this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Cypress Park. Taking on the highly decorated singer/songwriter is a daunting task, Lewis said, but one she’s been preparing for over the course… Read more »
‘Blessing’ continues to be big draw
(Aug. 11, 2016) The streets of Snow Hill were full to bursting last Saturday, as it seemed the entire population of the town — and then some — came first to see a parade of farm equipment, but stayed to experience the small town’s premier summer festival. The event began with a parade of tractors… Read more »
OP election results due during annual meeting, Saturday
(Aug. 11, 2016) Months of suspense will be over Saturday, as the results of the 2016 Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will be announced during the association’s annual meeting at 10 a.m. at the community center. Competing for the three open slots on the board was a record 11 candidates: Frank Daly, Slobodan Trendic,… Read more »