Judy Ashton Berlin Judith “Judy” Alice Ashton, age 76, born Aug. 10, 1949, a beloved member of the Berlin community and longtime owner of Ashton Gardens, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026. Affecti...
Harold V. Heidrich Berlin Harold Victor Heidrich, age 84, passed away on July 30, 2026, in Salisbury. Born on June 18, 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Victor Heidrich and ...
Mean-spirited setup goes down in defeat “Here’s a lovely parting gift,” Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino might as well have said Tuesday when he tried to saddle the incoming board of c...
Orphans’ Court judge retirement Editor, With my retirement just around the corner I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to the citizens of Worcester County for the tr...
Americans deserve safe, healthy food Editor, More than 100 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported in Maryland since May 1, with thousands of cases reported nationwide. Cyclospora is a parasi...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) Before the Town of Berlin ceases to offer commercial trash pickup, municipal officials are seeking ways to address hazardous and unsightly overflow of rest...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) Ocean Pines is replacing one of its ambulances a year ahead of schedule after it was so heavily damaged in a collision that officials deemed it beyond repa...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors this week approved moving forward with the third phase of the community’s golf course irrigation replaceme...
Initiatives to enhance the neighborhood’s amenities By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) The Ocean Pines Association continues to prioritize maintenance projects across the community, includ...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) The Berlin Town Council has approved an engineering proposal to advance design work for an access road to serve Heron Park. It’s a step town officials be...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) The annual Peach Festival returns to the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum this weekend with vendors, entertainment, and treats inspired by the fruit that once...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors has approved moving forward with about $100,000 of demolition work to the association’s Ocean City beach c...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 30, 2026) Berlin officials are considering changing the town’s sidewalk ordinance to clarify how repair costs are shared between property owners and the town. The ...
Trash collection sign of downtown success Success always comes at a price, as the Town of Berlin is discovering with the demand for commercial trash collection now outstripping the town’s ability to...
Margaret A. Warfield Ocean City “A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.” — Leonardo da Vinci. Margaret “Peggy” Ann Warfield, 84, of Ocean City, passed away pe...
Edward Henry Wisch Berlin Edward Henry Wisch, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, veteran, and community leader, passed away on May 31, 2026, at the age of 95. He was born in Balt...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) The Worcester County Board of Education last week reviewed the school system’s long-range plan to steer technology investments, strengthen cybersecurity,...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) While Berlin has long been deemed America’s Coolest Small Town, it hopes to earn a new title as the merriest and secure the chance to be featured in a ho...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) School system personnel and community leaders were invited this week to take part in a walk-through of Worcester Tech’s skilled trade summer camp, where ...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) Time is running out for Ocean Pines Association homeowners to help shape the community’s leadership team as the deadline to cast ballots for the OPA Boar...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) In recognition of almost five decades of service to the community, the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is throwing a celebratory bash next week ja...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 23, 2026) The Newport Bay Partnership is about to enter its second year of work to restore the bay’s watershed and has two projects on this year’s agenda. With $...
Charlie Twilley Salisbury Charles W. “Charlie” Twilley, 85, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully at home on July 6, 2026, following a long illness, with his beloved wife Nancy Lee at his s...
Susan M. Kindred Berlin Susan Marie Kindred, age 67, passed away on July 13, 206 in Baltimore. Born on June 14, 1959, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Henrietta Kralick and the late Mel...
Gerrymandering MD about to do it again First District Congressman Andy Harris, a Republican, says Democrats from across the Chesapeake want to control the whole state and are trying to eliminate Maryl...
