Police escort organized to celebrate Berlin Intermediate student’s 11th birthday

Berlin Intermediate School fifth-grader Conor Pellinger arrived at school with a police escort on March 15 for a celebration of his 11th birthday with fellow students and local law enforcement officia...

Berlin Spring Celebration set March 30

The annual Berlin Spring Celebration is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 30, downtown. By Charlene Sharpe, Associate Editor Breakfast with the Easter bunny, a bonnet parade and an egg hunt highlight t...

Ocean Pines customers exempt from flush fee once again

Ocean Pines sanitary sewer customers could see savings on their water and sewer bills this year after Maryland Department of the Environment officials granted a request to exempt the utility from a fl...

Ocean Pines gearing up for spring with array of events, offerings

From breakfast with the Easter Bunny to Easter Magic at the farmers market, the next two weeks in Ocean Pines are packed full of festive springtime events. By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer Ocean Pines is...

Ocean City, Worcester County officials continue opposing offshore wind legislation

Local officials have voiced fresh opposition to legislation that would facilitate the evaluation and approval of revised offshore wind projects off the area coast. By Bethany Hooper, Associate Editor...

Planning commission needs rules to follow

No one can blame the neighboring property owners and residents for opposing the prospect of a Microtel motel on Route 113 near Franklin Avenue. They have legitimate reasons: the traffic, strangers in ...

Ocean Pines smoke testing set March 21-26

Members of the Worcester County Public Works Water and Wastewater Division will conduct smoke testing of the sanitary sewer system March 21-26 in Ocean Pines. Sanitary sewer system check set for sever...

Old Berlin chicken plant demo gets underway

The first hammers have been swung to kickstart the demolition of the long-shuttered former chicken processing plant building at Heron Park in Berlin. Sledgehammers taken to shuttered building at Heron...

Hearing March 25 on US Wind’s plans to build pier in West Ocean City

A public hearing is set for March 25 on a US Wind application to build a concrete pier off Harbor Road in West Ocean City. By Bethany Hooper, Associate Editor The Maryland Department of the Environme...

Maryland appellate court decision pending in Gavin Knupp hit-and-run

A decision to either affirm or reverse a lower court’s dismissal of charges against 23-year-old Tyler Mailloux in the hit-and-run death of 14-year-old Gavin Knpp last year rests with the state appel...