Berlin’s new affordable housing complex Cannery Village has already had its share of setbacks, as move-in dates have been pushed back multiple times and by several months. Now, it looks like the development could have a problem with its neighbors on Flower Street. The first item for discussion during Monday’s Town Council meeting in Berlin… Read more »
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All options open, funding set at $15,000 for goose control
Whether Ocean Pines will ever take lethal action against invasive Canada geese is still up in the air, although it came closer to allocating a specific dollar amount for mitigation of some kind. During a public budget meeting last Friday, Director Tom Terry suggested the board earmark $15,000 to deal with the issue. The belief… Read more »
Health Pavilion traffic issue brings crowd to OPA meeting
The issue of traffic created by the new Delmarva Health Pavilion in Ocean Pines has been simmering since the facility opened last October. That simmer came to a boil Friday morning, as developer Palmer Gillis and officials with the Maryland State Highway Administration met with the public to talk about potential solutions. After circulating a… Read more »
After debate, payroll increase stays in Pines ‘17 budget draft
Ocean Pines employees will likely be eligible for merit raises this year, following a lively debate on the subject during a public meeting last Friday. While discussing the next fiscal-year budget, Vice President Cheryl Jacobs suggested that the current economic climate might make such raises dubious. Director Tom Terry said he would “personally not support”… Read more »
‘Robocall’ threats resume at Berlin, Snow Hill schools
Stephen Decatur High, Stephen Decatur Middle and Snow Hill High schools were disrupted Tuesday afternoon after computer-generated phone calls making bomb threats resumed for the first time since late January. In a prepared statement, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Wilson said students had not been evacuated, as they had previously, but “secured in place.” “It is important… Read more »
Berlin bus drivers: unsung heroes
For more than five decades each, Upshure Coard Jr. and John Dale Smack Jr. drove school buses in the Berlin area. James Purnell Jr., a former county commissioner, has driven for four decades and Glendola Bowen Whaley has driven since 1997. Combined, those three men and one woman steered Worcester County school children back and… Read more »
‘Immerse’ yourself in new way of cooking
One of the great joys of being a professor in culinary arts lies in inviting guest speakers; it’s important to get students in front of other people in the industry in the hopes that they branch out when they head into their journey. This week we were honored to host Daniel Liberson of Virginia’s Lindera… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Correcting ‘false’ statements Editor, A local newspaper article published Jan. 29 accurately reported the circumstances, which resulted in the Town of Berlin’s Electric Utility being charged this year with an additional $435,876 for purchased power cost, because the town was not advised by the town’s electric utility consultants to generate power on a severely cold… Read more »
Bargain of assessments
The release this week of the Ocean Pines Association reserve study, coupled with comments made by General Manager Bob Thompson at his town hall meeting Saturdy, should provide residents with plenty to think about — and argue over — should they be so inclined. The reserve study, conducted by Design Management Associates Inc. of Richmond,… Read more »
Medicare changes open up treatment for Coastal Care
(Feb. 4, 2016) A new Medicare model is now available for Medicare recipients who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting prognosis of advanced cancer, chronic pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure or HIV/AIDS. Coastal Care Choices is a Medicare-authorized option for patients who want to continue treating their disease but need help with care and… Read more »