OC Council Reviews Future Capital Project Rankings; Critical List Includes Street Paving, New Boardwalk Decking

OCEAN CITY – The City Council got a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2020 capital improvement plan (CIP) this week and are now in the early stages of prioritizing the “must haves...

‘Effective’ Seahawk Road Solutions Sought As Concerns Continue

BERLIN – Town officials remain concerned about traffic issues associated with a new apartment complex on Seahawk Road.As they have at several recent meetings, members of the Berlin Town Council...

Ocean City Not Concerned About ‘Faith-Based Decorations’ After Nativity Scene Removed In Rehoboth

OCEAN CITY — After a major dust-up in Rehoboth Beach this week over the positioning of a nativity scene on town-owned property, a closer look at the hundreds of holiday displays in Ocean City r...

New traffic pattern still concerns council

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) Berlin Mayor and Council members are still not comfortable with traffic patterns coming out of the new Ocean’s East apartment complex onto Seahawk Ro...

Thousands brave cold for annual Christmas parade

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) Below-freezing temperatures did little to deter the crowd of several thousand spectators who lined up to watch Berlin’s annual Christmas parade, last...

Wor. Youth Snack Shack seeking donations

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) With the final “Bus Stop Snack Shack” scheduled next week, the program’s organizers are focusing on continuing the monthly events next year while...

Utility deficits eroding general fund, audit shows

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) A Town of Berlin fiscal 2018 audit report on Monday night came with several notes of caution, as representatives from Ocean City firm PKS & Company...

General manager asked to explore OPA organization

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) A special Ocean Pines Board meeting on Friday was short-lived, as the directors said they had already discussed the lone agenda topic, board priorities...

Berlin art stroll taking trip to ‘Other Side of the Tracks’

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 13, 2018) Rather than the traditional 2nd Friday art stroll this month in Berlin, two local artists on Friday will host an exhibition of “nontraditional art fo...

Disbelief following cell tower lease rejection

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Dec. 13, 2018) Calvert Crosslands partner Barb Pivec said she was blindsided by the Worcester County Commissioners’ decision last week to reject a lease agreement fo...