A Week In Business

Chamber Director NamedBERLIN – The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Melanie A. Pursel as the new executive director.Pursel, who started her new role on July 9, received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Marketing from Salisbury University in 1997. She then received her Master of Science… Read more »

News In Brief

OCPD Chief Appointed To State CommissionOCEAN CITY – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced recently Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino was appointed as a regional representative to the Maryland Police Training Commission.The commission, which falls under the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, oversees the hiring and training standards for all law enforcement and… Read more »

High School Project Costs Surprise Commissioners

SNOW HILL – Despite what one Worcester County Commissioner called “shocking numbers,” the commissioners voted Tuesday to send the Pocomoke High School (PHS) renovation and addition out to bid.The $45 million current cost estimate is $13 million more than the original estimate of $32 million.“These numbers are shocking,” Commissioner Virgil Shockley said.Shockley said he doubts… Read more »

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has awarded a $3,250 Community Needs Program Grant to the Deaf Independent Living Association (DILA), which serves hearing impaired individuals in the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. The grant will provide training for healthcare providers of adults with disabilities and the hearing impaired to help increase awareness of… Read more »

Ocean City Lions Club

Chris Trimper, 30, of West Ocean City, was recently installed as President or “King Lion” of the Ocean City Lions Club. Trimper currently is the quality control coordinator of Trimper’s Amusements in downtown Ocean City. Above, Trimper is being congratulated by his grandfather, Granville Trimper. The elder Trimper has been a member of the Ocean… Read more »