By Tara Fischer Staff Writer With Independence Day fast approaching, the Town of Berlin is gearing up for its annual fireworks display on July 3, to be visible throughout the municipality’s limi...
By Brian Shane Staff Writer State tax revenue from recreational cannabis sales has given Worcester County a $1 million kitty from which to distribute community-based impact grants. The Worcester Count...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s new ghost museum welcomes residents and visitors to explore the Eastern Shore town’s supernatural history, featuring spooky artifacts, haunted stories, an...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Ocean Pines homeowners are invited to a public hearing on the upcoming referendum on the whether the Ocean Pines Association should help pay for a new South Station Fire...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer With summer in full swing, Ocean Pines gears up for its annual Fourth of July celebration with fireworks, music, and refreshments. On Friday, July 4, the Ocean Pines Assoc...
Marijuana legalization to pay local dividends When marijuana use moved into the mainstream middle-class in the 1960s, after years of being a vice limited to jazz clubs and the coffee houses of the Bea...
Shelia Judith Roth Ocean Pines Shelia Judith Roth, 86 of Ocean Pines, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Barrett and Helen Schoen B...
Frances Eleanor Pilarski Ocean Pines Frances Eleanor Pilarski, age 83, a loving wife, mother, grandmother (babcia), and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, at her home in Ocean Pi...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association’s first-ever season of its new bocce league kicks off this week with a series of matches among the 72 registered community members. Organizer...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer This week, at his last Board of Education meeting as superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, Lou Taylor gave an emotional goodbye to the academic system that ha...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer This summer, old street signs will be available for bidding via an online auction hosted by the Town of Berlin to raise money to support the municipality’s community cen...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Citing a change in the neighborhood’s character and a previous zoning designation mistake, Berlin’s Planning Commission is recommending rezoning parcel 57 at Heron Par...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Candidates for the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors election will have the opportunity to appeal to voters later this month, during a question-and-answer for...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Ukuleles are now a staple of classroom instruction for Buckingham Elementary School students, courtesy of a new initiative launched by Freeman Arts Pavilion, a program of ...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Despite this summer just getting started, the Ocean Pines Association’s Aquatics Advisory Committee is looking at improvements for next year, which could include swipe c...
Irva Lillie Harp Berlin Irva Lillie Harp, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Philadelphia on June 28, 1930, t...
David Reed Kruper Bishopville David Reed Kruper, 78, of Bishopville and Smithton, Pa., passed away peacefully at his home in Maryland on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Reed, as he was known to his friends an...
‘Yes’ on referendum In addition to deciding who of the four candidates will fill the three board of directors seats up for election this summer, Ocean Pines Association members will be asked wheth...
Norman ‘Kirk’ Scott Berlin Norman “Kirk” Scott, age 59, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at his home in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of Mary Shockley Williams, Norman Freder...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s new parking lot, planned for the corner of West and Washington Streets, will be pay-to-park and utilize the smartphone app ParkMobile. Potential rates have yet ...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to host the 35th annual Berlin Bathtub Races, where participants will zoom their bathtub-inspired vehicles down Main Street fo...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The proposed skate park for Berlin’s Heron Park inches closer to becoming a reality, as the town will pursue federal and state grant funding to continue moving the proje...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin’s fiscal year 2026 budget passed this week. The document includes a $17.4 million general fund, a $8.8 million utility fund, and a flat property tax r...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association leaders recognized the community’s volunteers, organizations, and emergency service groups last week at its annual appreciation dinner, which...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new art project at Stephen Decatur High School, in conjunction with a few community partners, aimed to promote mental health among student athletes. Last week, members o...
