Chamber Officers ApprovedOCEAN CITY — The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce recently approved the slate of officers for the next year.Serving a one-year term on the Board of Directors to expire Aug. 31, 2022 will be Stephanie Meehan of Funcade. Serving two-year terms on the Board of Directors will be Mary Ann Lawson of… Read more »

Hospital Offers New ProgramBERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital has launched an integrated behavioral health program designed to reduce barriers to needed counseling and treatment for its health system’s primary care patients.The medical community has come to recognize the strong link between mental wellbeing and physical health and has begun to correct a decades-old inclination to… Read more »

‘Safest City’ RecognitionBERLIN — The Ocean Pines Association General Manager’s Office announced that Ocean Pines, while technically a homeowner’s association, was recently named as the “safest city” in Maryland by website Safewise.Safewise uses FBI crime statistics and U.S. Census data to determine its rankings.    According to the site, the violent crime rate in Ocean… Read more »

Art League of Ocean City Welcomes New Director Of DevelopmentOCEAN CITY — The Art League of Ocean City recently welcomed Nancy Dofflemyer of Ocean Pines as its new director of development.“Nancy has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience and many local connections. She will be a major asset to our team as… Read more »

Home Prices Still Rising As Inventory Remains LowBERLIN — Home prices continue to rise and buyers continue to have bidding wars on homes and offer above asking price. Inventory is still at historic lows and with interest rates still very appealing, causing no shortage of buyers.Because inventory is low, home prices continue to rise. The… Read more »

Bank Promotion AnnouncedBERLIN – Taylor Bank President/CEO Raymond M. Thompson has announced M. Dean Lewis has been promoted to senior vice president of the bank.Lewis joined Taylor Bank in January 2012. He came to Taylor Bank with 10 years of public accounting experience, the majority of which was spent with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Baltimore, where… Read more »

Cato Supports SchoolsSALISBURY — Hoping to accelerate the careers of kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math, Salisbury-based Cato Gas & Oil Co. has awarded $500 checks to 15 area local schools to support their S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs.“These students are tomorrow’s scientists and engineers, and as an industry, we depend… Read more »

Bank Leadership HireSALISBURY –a John W. Breda, President and CEO of The Bank of Delmarva, recently announced Ginger Donovan has joined the bank as an Assistant Vice President-Branch Manager of its Pecan Square Office.Donovan has 26 years of banking experience in the Salisbury area and has served as a board member for Habitat for Humanity… Read more »

Crown Sports Center SoldSALISBURY — NAI Coastal and Gillis Gilkerson Principal Brad Gillis has announced Gillis Gilkerson’s purchase of Crown Sports Center, an indoor athletic and entertainment facility located in Fruitland.After 16 years of ownership, founder Bill Hearne sold the business and real estate to Gillis Gilkerson’s development team, a group well-known for its ability… Read more »