(June 16, 2016) Gone but not forgotten, the annual Cypress Festival will be succeeded this year by the “Summer Kickoff on the River” to be held this Thursday through Saturday at Cypress Park. “Circumstances of the old festival changed, so we couldn’t do what we’d done before,” Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce Director Michelle Hickman said…. Read more »
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Berlin vandals’ probation altered, not violated
(June 16, 2016) While dubious of the defendants’ claim of inability to find anywhere within Berlin to conduct their court-mandated community service, Judge Gerald Purnell nonetheless approved an alteration to that condition as well as imposing a few others on the Berlin vandals during a hearing last Friday. Jordan Denton, 19, of Ocean City and… Read more »
OPA candidate draw previews June 22 forum
(June 16, 2016) A dozen candidates for the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will face off in a candidate forum on Wednesday, June 22. They will not, however, be placed up on risers when the forum occurs, after no small amount of debate on the subject during the annual candidate draw last Thursday. The… Read more »
How I spent my (2010) summer vacation
In 2010, I was approached to help run the kitchen at the Yacht Club for the summer. I was in between semesters, they were in-between chefs and I was foolish enough to say “yes.” Hadn’t I learned my lesson from my two-and-a-half year stint as the executive chef? Wasn’t I the focus of unwanted attention… Read more »
Don’s Seafood and Chicken aims for local, regional crowd
(June 9, 2016) Though this version of Don’s Seafood and Chicken house is only about four years old, owners Stone and Lambertson have been in the restaurant business in Pocomoke for more than two decades and have a clear vision of what they do and don’t want in their eateries. Named for brother-sister team of… Read more »
Tracy’s Barbershop in Berlin features old-fashioned cuts
(June 9, 2016) Like the town itself, there’s something refreshingly old-fashioned about Tracy’s Berlin Barbershop. The owner, Tracy Adkins, grew up in the town. She worked for several years as an animal groomer, before becoming a barber about five years ago. “For 13 years, I groomed dogs,” she said. “And then my hands started to… Read more »
Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care offers training courses
(June 9, 2016) Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care is offering an introduction and training course for anyone interested in volunteering at the nonprofit organization that serves Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. The course is open to anyone, and attendees are not required to commit to volunteering. There is no cost to attend. Coastal Hospice… Read more »
Pine Tones Chorus presents concert Sunday, June 12
(June 9, 2016) The Pine Tones Chorus will present its Spring Concert at the Community Church of Ocean Pines, located on Route 589 and Beauchamp Road, on Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and will be available at the door. The concert opens with its title song “Simple Gifts,” which includes the… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Defending Fry Editor, It is really unfortunate that Director Stevens felt the need to criticize a resident, Ms. Fry, who only wrote a letter stating her opinion on the board’s involvement in the Sandpiper Energy negotiations. I personally found Ms. Fry’s comments closer to the facts, however. The OP Board put together a committee to… Read more »
No comp plan for Pines
For all the discussion of how to create a comprehensive plan for the Ocean Pines Association, the critical point that most people seem to miss is that the homeowners association doesn’t need one. Maybe OPA officials are just using the wrong label for what they really want, which would be a decision-guiding vision statement that… Read more »