County Seeks Safety Improvements At Health Pavilion Intersection

BERLIN – County officials agreed this week to contact Maryland’s State Highway Administration to ask for safety improvements to Route 589 in the area of the Ocean Pines Health Pavilion.Th...

Swim Team Honors Graduating Leaders

OCEAN PINES — Although the setting was a little unconventional, the Ocean Pines Swim Team (OPST) last week honored two of its graduating seniors who missed out on what would have been their last...

OCBP Alumni Of The Week, George Chester: Finding Your Family

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Many of the...

Obituaries – July 10, 2020

Burton James JarmanOCEAN CITY — Burton James Jarman, 83, passed away on July 7, 2020. Burton was the son of Beatrice (Hall) and James N. Jarman and an Ocean City native.He served in the U.S. Arm...

Voices From The Readers – July 10, 2020

Poor Decisions In OCEditor:(The following was addressed to the Ocean City Mayor and Council.)Coming to Ocean City has been a sacred tradition in my family starting with vacations as a young child to ...

Air Show, Fireworks Decisions Confusing

If crowding was the main concern for fireworks on the 4th of July being scrapped in favor of beefing up the planned New Year’s Eve fireworks, it would seem logical for Ocean City not to support...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – July 10, 2020

It’s a wonderful surprise to see so much interest in Berlin’s fall election. Three council seats as well as the mayor’s post are up for grabs in the October election.As of this week...

Cops & Courts – July 10, 2020

Armed Robbery During Pot DealOCEAN CITY — A Virginia man and a juvenile were charged with armed robbery and assault last week after allegedly threatening to shoot and stab three individuals dur...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – July 10, 2020

It’s always interesting to me how my kids react to things.At 12 and 10 years old now, most of the time my boys are calm and mellow about things, but there are some instances – usually unpr...

33rd Annual OC Tuna Tournament Set For This Weekend

OCEAN CITY — The 33rd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is underway with dozens of boats and hundreds of anglers searching the canyons off the coast of the resort in search of the burly behemot...