BERLIN–Frequent hand washing and avoiding close contact with those who are sick certainly helps, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to prevent the flu is getting a flu vaccine each year. As a service to our community’s health, Atlantic General Hospital/Health System is again providing flu shot clinics… Read more »
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Damokee Vapor targeting those who want alternative
OCEAN PINES– Locally owned and operated, Damokee Vapor is the latest area shop to offer modern alternatives to traditional tobacco products. Opened in September, the Ocean Pines shop sells e-liquids, mods (the modules that hold the other elements) batteries and tanks. Owner Jason Budler said he was initially skeptical about vapor products. “About two years… Read more »
New laws taking effect in Maryland
BALTIMORE, MD — This year the House of Delegates and Senate introduced nearly 2,700 bills and passed 368. On Wednesday, a large portion of the 328 bills signed into law by Gov. Martin J. O’Malley will take effect. The most controversial of these will make possessing a small amount of marijuana — less than 10… Read more »
Running Yacht Club as a business entity
The question of whether local organizations should somehow be obligated to book the Ocean Pines Yacht Club for its special events requires a stronger answer than that which was given by association officials this week. When residents and a board member noted last week that some organizations weren’t using the club, one interpretation of those… Read more »
Water division sets schedule for flushing lines in October
OCEAN PINES–The Water and Wastewater Division of Worcester County Public Works will begin its semi-annual program for flushing waterlines in Ocean Pines, River Run, Pennington Commons and other areas of the county during October. The purpose of this program is to remove any accumulated sediment from the lines and to ensure the hydrants are operational…. Read more »
Hospitals, association offer community health fair Sat.
BERLIN–Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association and its Communications Advisory Committee to offer a free health fair to the community. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway. Atlantic General Hospital… Read more »
Flower Street gets attention to its stormwater problems
BERLIN– As long-promised stormwater improvements come closer to fruition, town officials are promising not to leave out residents in high-risk areas where they are losing property to flooding and erosion. Several homes on Flower Street, specifically the area near Showell Street, have a gaping ditch running through their backyards. During a series of meetings last… Read more »
Showell school cost causes head-shaking
SHOWELL– The nearly $50 million price tag of a new school became an election issue when several acting and prospective Worcester County Commissioners questioned the cost during a candidate forum on Sept. 17. The 100,000 square-foot Showell Elementary replacement school, currently in the early stages of planning, boasts an estimated total cost of $48.9 million,… Read more »
Health care complex work begins
OCEAN PINES– In a sparse field with just a few mounds of earth, with a little wooden framework visible and couple of empty front loaders standing by, county and local officials huddled under a tent on a rainy Friday last week to break ground on a new 20,000-square-foot health care complex. The ceremony on Route… Read more »
Lightning arresters installed to protect power lines, plant
BERLIN– If, as is the common saying, that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, then Berlin would have no worries. Bolts from above have already zapped the town’s electricity generating facility, so all should be well. Problem is, lightning has zapped the town’s electrical system numerous times over the years and the town… Read more »