Year in Review 2019: Heron Park chemical spill: space still closed

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Dec. 26, 2019) The spill of sodium hydroxide at Heron Park this year turned out to burn more than the grass around it — it was projected to burn through more than $2...

OP sees major financial turnaround

(Dec. 26, 2019) After Ocean Pines Association members started the year with a proposed increase to annual assessment charges from soon-to-be-departed General Manager John Bailey, the subsequent leader...

OPA reaches agreement for Comcast digital

(Dec. 26, 2019) Apparently responding to Ocean Pines’ residents requests for competition among digital service providers, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed in September to give C...

Year in Review 2019: Toy Town debacle ends in Snow Hill

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Dec. 26, 2019) Despite a tumultuous year, Toy Town’s Snow Hill location is open for business. But getting to that point was one big mess. In 2016, the Town of Snow H...

Berlin’s NYE comes in two editions

Children, adult ball-drops to take place on Tuesday night throughout downtown By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Dec. 26, 2019) Thousands of residents and visitors can ring in the new year, and the new ...

Year in Review 2019: Kirwan recommendations going to legislators

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Dec. 26, 2019) Policy recommendations designed to revamp the state’s public education system will go before the Maryland General Assembly next month. The Commission ...

Things I Like – December 27, 2019

Not working the day after ChristmasPulling off huge surprises on my kidsNFL on SaturdaysCatered office lunchesJoe Burrow’s Heisman speechChecking out the new stuff with a phone upgradeAmazon Pri...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – December 27, 2019

Surfing became popular in Ocean City in the mid-1960s. George Pittman and Bill Wise opened Ocean City’s first surf shop (called the Eastern Surfer) in 1964 in the basement of the Sandy Hill Mot...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – December 27, 2019

(Editor’s Note: Due to early deadlines this week, I dusted off an archive from Christmas week 2009 for republication.)A morning spent in the emergency room will surely make this a Christmas I wi...

BIS Students From Mrs. Hill’s Class Win $1,000 From Hertrich For “Cash For Class” Contest Video

Students in Mrs. Hill’s class at Berlin Intermediate School were surprised Dec. 11 when they were presented with a check for $1,000 from The Hertrich Automotive Group of Pocomoke City. They ent...