BERLIN– Monday’s mayor and council meeting nearly breezed by in record time, with several town council members and employees eagerly anticipating the 8:30 p.m. start of Monday Night Football, featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. Thom Gulyas and Dean Burrell were sworn in, several special event requests passed, and town staff provided updates… Read more »
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Finish line nears in off-year elections
WORCESTER COUNTY–Despite not carrying the excitement of a presidential election, there are nonetheless a multitude of important decisions to be made by Worcester County voters with several incumbents retiring, choosing not to run or looking for a different office as well as a crop of newcomers eager to fill the shoes of the old guard…. Read more »
Nonprofits set Salis. seminar on health care
SALISBURY–Four local nonprofits have joined together to offer a seminar on the topic of advanced care planning. “Expressing Healthcare Wishes Before a Crisis” seminar will take place on Friday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at the MAC Center on Progress Circle in Salisbury. The nonprofit partners hosting the seminar are MAC Inc., Coastal… Read more »
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Kotra-Loos joins Wor-Wic Wor-Wic Community College recently welcomed Dr. Tiffany Kotra-Loos of Hebron as clinical coordinator and assistant professor of the physical therapist assistant program. Before coming to Wor-Wic, she worked as a physical therapist at HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital in Salisbury for the past 10 years. She has also been a clinical instructor for… Read more »
From ruins a business rises
BERLIN– West Coast transplants Ken Briggs and Cesar Raygada are bringing a taste of Peru to the Eastern Shore. Their new shop, Inca Ruins on 12 Pitts Street in Berlin, opened during the last week of August. “I’m from Peru originally,” said Raygada. “When I was in college everyone would say, ‘Oh, I like your… Read more »
OPA GM Thompson plans Nov. 13 town hall session
OCEAN PINES–Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The meeting is open to the public. Thompson will use the meeting as an opportunity to address comments and questions posed by Ocean Pines residents and property… Read more »
Yacht Club work group idea nixed
OCEAN PINES– Just minutes after supporting one workgroup on long-term capital improvements, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors defeated a similar motion establishing a committee to assess the much-maligned Yacht Club. Board President Dave Stevens and Vice President Marty Clarke supported the measure presented at Saturday’s meeting while the rest of the board struck… Read more »
Work group to weigh capital improvements
OCEAN PINES– In a contentious move, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Saturday ordered the creation of a new capital improvement work group to examine the growth and management of the community well into the next decade. At a special meeting, the directors voted 5-2 to establish the group, with directors Bill Cordwell… Read more »
Aviation Assn. plans rocket launch event
WEST OCEAN CITY–The Ocean City Aviation Association (OCAA) invites members of the public to join in its “Rocket Launch Watch” Monday, Oct. 27. It will begin with an Ocean City Municipal Airport arrival time of on or after 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of a launch time no earlier than 6:44 p.m. A NASA Antares… Read more »
Showell Street meeting half successful
BERLIN– Town officials attempted to meet on Monday with a pair of residents near the corner of Showell and Flower streets, which is affected by stormwater runoff. They made it halfway. “One resident was available,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “The other wasn’t ready to meet yet.” District 4 Councilmember Dean Burrell had warned that… Read more »