Berlin house fire fatality identified, cause unknown

By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) The woman who died as a result of a house fire in Berlin has been identified as Carol Handy, 81, according to Worcester County Fire Marshal Jeff McMaho...

County treasurer’s office to move

By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer Wor. votes to use computer lab in OP library, but that action violates contract (Jan. 16, 2020) Although the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office intends to move into...

Pines native Roscoe Leslie begins as county attorney

By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) The Worcester County Commissioners announced the name of their new attorney, Roscoe Leslie, on Jan. 2, bring onboard an Ocean Pines native. Leslie grad...

January 16 Briefs

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) During the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, several motions were passed or considered for approval. EDUs The council approved a request for two ...

Berlin discusses potential postal delivery loading zone

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) Establishing a convenient loading zone for parcel and mail delivery trucks in downtown Berlin proved to be trickier than anyone realized Monday night, as t...

Coastal Realtors ask Berlin to not ban Airbnb rentals

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) The Coastal Association of Realtors sent a letter to the Planning Commission on Wednesday, Jan. 8, asking the town to reconsider its ban of short-term rent...

Ocean Pines Police move to temporary trailer home base

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) Taking a momentary step back to fuel pending progress, the Ocean Pines Police Department is in the midst of temporarily relocating operations to an adjacen...

Worcester awarded $250K by Rural Legacy

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) Land conservation efforts in Worcester County received a boost earlier this month after a quarter-million-dollar grant was approved for fiscal year 2020 th...

Fisher prepares OP marina for another successful year

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) Although still awaiting warmer temperatures, Ocean Pines Marina manager Ron Fisher is striving to match last year’s stellar performance. “Our revenue i...

OP drainage work to delay traffic on Watertown Road

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) Residents on Watertown Road in Ocean Pines may experience slight delays through next week due to a scheduled pipe replacement that will close portions of t...