(July 28, 2016) The Lower Shore Land Trust waited until moving day to announce it had uprooted operations and settled in at its new office on Snow Hill Road next to Sturgis Park and across from the Pocomoke River Kayak Company. “The timing couldn’t be better. Snow Hill is ramping up its effort to position… Read more »
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Scher’s still open for business after June appliance fire
(July 28, 2016) Marc Scher, the third-generation owner of downtown mainstay Scher’s Bridal Shop, opened as a department store by his grandfather in 1933, is picking up exactly where he left off following a fire last month. On Saturday, June 11 at about 9:30 a.m., the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company received a call to… Read more »
How much does an OPA board seat cost?
(July 28, 2016) How much does it cost to be elected to the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, an unpaid volunteer position? That’s impossible to say until after the election and the public knows who won and what they spent, but with a record number of candidates, it stands to reason that other records… Read more »
Flower Street and Cannery Village fence issue mended
(July 28, 2016) The debate over, essentially a fence, carried over onto the majority of a mayor and council meeting in Berlin on Monday night. It was not the first time this particular fence had taken center stage, but it was the first time the council agreed to spend money on the problem. The council… Read more »
Ocean Pines Players present ‘The Whole Shebang’ comedy
(July 21, 2016) The Ocean Pines Players address life, the universe and everything in the acclaimed one-act comedy “The Whole Shebang,” which is the main course in a full evening of theatrical fun and follies. When reviewing the original production, a critic atVariety wrote, “Playwright Rich Orloff’s charming, whimsical comedy about the creation of… Read more »
Bacon fry bread with fermented garlic
I hit the snooze button at 4:30 a.m. and it scratched me. I smacked it again 10 minutes later, hoping to get just another moment of respite, when it hissed and pounced off of my chest. Mayhap I wasn’t drumming the snooze button at all. There is nothing that will get you out of bed… Read more »
Gilbert’s Provisions in Berlin open daily through early Sept.
(July 21, 2016) When Toby Gilbert opened Gilbert’s Provisions in Berlin earlier this month, he expected to have at least one day a week off. At least until Labor Day, that’s not going to happen. The Berlin native said business has been so good that he plans to stay open seven days a week, from… Read more »
Town employees grateful to council for continuing effort
(July 21, 2016) Dessert was had before dinner last Monday in Berlin Town Hall, as town staff members presented a cake to the mayor and council at the start of their public meeting. Town of Berlin employees said it was a gesture of gratitude, and several workers expounded on the theme. “The things that you’ve… Read more »
OP Library hosts book sale
(July 21, 2016) In July of 2000, the Friends of Ocean Pines Library inaugurated what would become an annual event waited for by book lovers from Ocean City to Snow Hill, Ocean Pines to Pocomoke, Salisbury to Cambridge to Easton. The 2016 book sale will take place this weekend. At that first sale, there was… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Pines needs new game to play Editor, To the people of Ocean Pines: I have lived, worked and played in Ocean Pines for over 20 years. We live in a beautiful, well-maintained and prosperous community. There is a special game played in the Pines that is not admirable. It is called “Get Rid of the… Read more »