(Nov. 5, 2015) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting at the community center on Oct. 28: GM report General Manager Bob Thompson provided an updated timeline on the new Manklin Meadows racquet center. He said the association recently received the final design drawings and would release… Read more »
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Thompson says Pines still discussing bridge options
(Nov. 5, 2015) Following up on a previous meeting, when the Ocean Pines Association considered the benefits repairing or replacing bridges on Ocean Parkway and Clubhouse Drive, General Manager Bob Thompson provided an update on both fronts last Thursday. According to an estimate provided to the association board of directors, repairs would cost $243,100 per… Read more »
OC, Berlin residents busted bringing heroin from Delaware
(Nov. 5, 2015) The bust of two local men last week provided further insight into the ongoing battle over the trafficking of heroin across the Maryland-Delaware border. Dominick Papa, 50, of Ocean City, was arrested for driving without a license after allegedly transporting Samuel McKinnish, 46, of Berlin, into Delaware to buy heroin. The arrest… Read more »
County OKs major new Ocean Pines housing complex
(Nov. 5, 2015) For the first time since 2009, according to County Development Review and Permitting Director Ed Tudor, a new residential planned community is coming to Ocean Pines. The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the development, named Triple Crown Estates, to be located on the north side of Gum Point Road, east of… Read more »
Two big land deals at Berlin auction
(Nov. 5, 2015) More than 600 acres of land and several million dollars changed hands last Friday at a pair of auctions held at the Atlantic Hotel in downtown Berlin. In one sale, the 384-acre former Beach Club Golf Course in Berlin sold for $1.3 million to an unidentified investor. Meanwhile, 245.1 acres of farmland… Read more »
WYFCS celebrates 40th anniversary with event, Sunday
(Oct. 29, 2015) Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, Inc. (WYFCS) will celebrate 40 years of serving the community at its annual celebration, rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 1. The celebration is being hosted by Jim and Annemarie Dickerson at the Francis Scott Key Family Resort, at 12806 Ocean Gateway in West Ocean City. The event… Read more »
Try this tart-sweet pickled shrimp appetizer
“Quelle surprise.” That’s all that I could muster when the doctor told me that I had been working through pneumonia for the past week. Oh, the mistakes of stubborn and stupid men. I tend to convince myself that I can magically make a random head cold go away; then, when it turns into bronchitis, I… Read more »
State recognizes Worcester 911 Dispatcher Jones
Every day in counties across Maryland, some 900 dedicated 911 staff assist individuals and families in crisis. Those in each of the jurisdictions who go above and beyond the call of duty are recognized by the Maryland State Emergency Number Systems Board (ENSB) for excellence each September. Worcester County 911 Center Telecommunicator Tanner Jones was… Read more »
Hospice hoping to repeat success with blanket drive
Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care is requesting the community’s support to help them honor the veterans in its care on the Lower Shore. Coastal Hospice has traditionally provided lap blankets, donated by the community, to give added comfort and warmth to patients. A request for blankets last year prompted an overwhelming response. This year, Coastal… Read more »
OC native serves on USS Maryland
A 2012 Stephen Decatur High School graduate and Ocean City native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard one of the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines, USS Maryland (SSBN 738). Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Rogers is a sonar technician (submarine) serving aboard the Kings Bay-based boat, one… Read more »