OCEAN PINES – Efforts continue to secure a consultant for the creation of a South Station capital campaign.Last Saturday, General Manager John Viola presented the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors with an update on efforts to secure a consultant for the creation of a fundraising feasibility study. As an Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Salvation Army Hosted Kickoff Event for “Red Kettle Campaign”
On Nov. 16, the Salvation Army hosted a kickoff event for its “Red Kettle Campaign” in Salisbury. Annually the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City members volunteer to ring the bell at the Walmart on Rt.50 in Berlin. At the kickoff, the club received the 2nd place award for a civic group for hours… Read more »
Ag Storage Tank Ban Now Law
SALISBURY – Legislation banning the use of certain open-top storage tanks in Wicomico County will go into effect next month.In a meeting this month of the Wicomico County Council, Administrator Laura Hurley announced the adoption of legislation banning the open-top storage of liquid organic fertilizer or soil amendments.The adoption of the bill, one of three… Read more »
A Week In Business – November 25, 2022
Director HonoredSALISBURY – Hudson Behavioral Health Director of Admissions Shiela Pullen, LPN, was honored with the Unsung Hero Award at the recent Tuerk Conference on Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.The conference, hosted by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), took place in mid-September in Baltimore, Md.As director of admissions, Pullen oversees the… Read more »
Fenwick Committee, Developer Renew Dredging Talks
FENWICK ISLAND – As plans for a dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay continue to develop, a Fenwick Island committee last week began exploring other potential partnerships.Last Thursday, the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee met with consultant Tony Pratt and Anchor QEA’s Steve Bagnull to discuss ongoing efforts for dredging the neighboring Little Assawoman Bay.While… Read more »
Council, Planning Comm. Plan 2nd Summit In December
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council will hold another joint summit next month with planning commission members to discuss issues germane to development and redevelopment.In late September, the Mayor and Council met with members of the Ocean City Planning Commission for a long-awaited joint session. The last time the two bodies met jointly to… Read more »
Two Arrested For Vehicle Break-Ins
OCEAN CITY — Two Eastern Shore residents are being held without bond this week after resort police were able to connect them to a spree of vehicle break-ins in June.The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) last week charged two individuals in connection with multiple thefts from vehicle complaints that occurred in the resort in June…. Read more »
Five Suspects Arrested After Downtown OC Armed Robbery
OCEAN CITY — Resort police officers are investigating an armed carjacking downtown that led to a multiple-county pursuit and ended with a fiery crash in Dorchester County.Early last Friday morning, a concerned citizen informed Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers of a possible vehicle break-in in the area of Wicomico Street. While officers were on… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 25, 2022
The house has been full this week.Beckett came home last Thursday for an extended Thanksgiving break from boarding school. A few weeks ago, he asked if his friend Diego, an exchange student from Guatemala, could come home with him for Thanksgiving. He needed a place to go, and we were excited to have him.One day… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – November 25, 2022
Pharmacy NightmareEditor:My wife had a stroke in the middle of October 2021, was taken to TidalHealth in Salisbury then admitted to Encompass rehab in Salisbury and then Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. After three months, she came home in a wheelchair, but she could get in and out of bed on her own. She could… Read more »