(March 24, 2016) Braving chilly conditions, bundled up and carrying oversized baskets in tiny, frozen fingers, more than 100 children, accompanied by their parents, showed up at Sturgis Park in Snow Hill on Saturday to take part in the town’s annual Easter egg hunt. Three different age groups took part in the sweets and treats… Read more »
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Letters to the Editor
No to HB 1013 Editor, Who thinks it’s a good idea to concentrate most of Maryland’s transportation dollars in the Washington suburbs? Will you feel safer on our roads and bridges because D.C. will have another subway station elevator or light rail line? Do you think we should wait longer for an upgrade of Route… Read more »
Drilling ban good for all
It’s rare in these tumultuous times that news comes out of Washington that doesn’t generate a divided response from the public, but that was the case with the announcement Tuesday by the Department of the Interior that offshore exploration for oil will not be taking place in the southeastern section of the Atlantic Ocean. When… Read more »
Ocean Pines to host Easter events
(March 17, 2016) The Ocean Pines community invites area residents to hop over for two of its popular annual Easter events. An Easter Egg-Stravaganza Dive & Pool Party Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, March 18 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Sports Core Pool, located at 11143 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Children… Read more »
Sandpiper hearing on fuel rate hike set for March 18
(March 17, 2016) A public hearing for comment will be held on Friday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the matter of Sandpiper Energy Inc.’s application to increase its natural gas and propane rates by $948,000. The application has been docketed by the Maryland Public Service Commission as Case No. 9410. Case filings and associated… Read more »
During town hall, Thompson tackles North, South gates
(March 17, 2016) The deteriorating appearance of the North and South Gate entrances to Ocean Pines came up repeatedly during General Manager Bob Thompson’s town hall meeting, last Tuesday. During the hour-plus public comment portion of the meeting, one homeowner said she moved to Ocean Pines 24 years ago, when it was a “beautiful place.”… Read more »
Two Copy Central owners raise colon cancer awareness
(March 17, 2016) Gina Barnes was 37 years old when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She battled the disease for almost two years before passing in 2014, and her parents want to help other families during Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Linda and Michael Dearing, owners of Copy Central on Cathell Road in Ocean Pines,… Read more »
SonRise rezoning could open doors
(March 17, 2016) Opening the door to what could be a flurry of development at the northern end of Main Street in Berlin, the town’s planning commission approved a rezoning and text amendment request by SonRise Church during a public meeting at Town Hall last Wednesday. SonRise has a conditional agreement to buy the 22-acre… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(March 17, 2016) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Monday, March 14: Utility recognized Electric Utilities Director Tim Lawrence, first lineman Claude Littleton and line superintendent August Wienhold accepted a Certificate of Excellence in Reliability, from the American Public Power Association, on behalf of their… Read more »
Big crowd greets Sandpiper Energy during Pines meeting
(March 17, 2016) Thirty minutes before the town hall meeting with Sandpiper Energy began last Thursday night in the Ocean Pines Community Center, the room was largely vacant, save for about a dozen uniformly dressed Sandpiper representatives. Personnel from the Chesapeake Utilities subsidy were on hand with their matching blue shirts to address concerns about… Read more »