(Oct. 1, 2015) The 26th annual Chesapeake Celtic Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4 at Furnace Town Living Heritage Village in Snow Hill. Tucked away in the ancient and vast Pocomoke Forest, Furnace Town is sealed away from time. Like the legendary Brigadoon, the Living Heritage Village emerges from the mist when… Read more »
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Flu vaccine offered across county
(Oct. 1, 2015) Frequent hand washing and avoiding close contact with those who are sick certainly helps, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the best way to prevent the flu is getting a flu vaccine each year. As a service to the community’s health, Atlantic General Hospital/Health System is again… Read more »
Development needs limit
Few, if any, people would want to block the Rinnier Development Company’s 700-plus-townhome complex on Seahawk Road, as it would help maintain the economic balance and vitality that is necessary to Berlin’s success. As Mayor Gee Williams observed this week, the town does not want to become so exclusive that only the upper middle class… Read more »
OP Chamber awards, installation, Oct. 15
(Oct. 1, 2015) The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual awards and installation banquet to be held from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. This year, the chamber will honor Business of the Year Ayers Creek Adventures, Citizens of the Year Bob and Kelli Beck… Read more »
NAACP ‘Freedom’ banquet, Oct. 17
(Oct. 1, 2015) The Worcester County chapter of the NAACP will hold its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 17. The event returns for the third time in four years after taking a break last year because of a scheduling conflict with the NAACP’s election of officers…. Read more »
Berlin announces details for annual Christmas parade
(Oct. 1, 2015) The town of Berlin is more than a month into planning for its annual Christmas Parade and slots for participants are filling up quickly. This 45th annual parade will carry the theme of “Toyland in Berlin” as it marches down Main Street Dec. 3 from 7-9 p.m. Beginning at the corner of… Read more »
OPA BRIEFS
(Oct. 1, 2015) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the Community Center on Sept. 24. Scout honored The board formally recognized 16-year-old Girl Scout Lauren Paulsen for her work at the Compassion Cove unit at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She raised more than $10,000 and… Read more »
OP passes preliminary budget guidance, rollover mechanism
(Oct. 1, 2015) It was a bit of a jumble, but the Ocean Pines Board of Directors voted 6-1 last Thursday to instruct General Manager Bob Thompson to draft a rollover mechanism for budgeted, but unspent, capital items, as well as to create a deadline for input in a conceptual budget guidance document for fiscal… Read more »
OPA mulls repair, replacement of two major bridges
(Oct. 1 2015) To repair or not to repair the bridges in Ocean Pines. That was the question during last Thursday’s board meeting, when General Manager Bob Thompson went over the association’s options on repairs and replacements. Thompson’s roughly 30-minute presentation focused on a 2014 report by Gannett Fleming. According to the report, the Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN BRIEFS
(Oct. 1, 2015) The Berlin mayor and Town Council discussed the following items during a public meeting on Monday. Floodplain ordinance Ordinance No. 2015-07 received a first reading on Monday. The amendment would affect Chapter 102, Section 8.3 of the town code regarding violations and penalties relating to floodplain management. Previously, violations and penalties were… Read more »