County To Purchase Portable Ice Rink

SNOW HILL – County officials agreed to spend $50,000 to purchase a synthetic ice rink.The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-2 to approve the purchase of a synthetic ice rink. Th...

Cops & Courts – November 22, 2019

First-Degree Assault Charge In Stabbing ThreatOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was charged with first-degree assault and other charges last weekend after allegedly threatening his live-in landlor...

Thanksgiving dinners offered by local churches and organizations

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) Area residents and guests can skip the tedious process of making Thanksgiving dinner and instead, enjoy a full holiday meal prepared by one of two local ch...

Berlin Planning Commission continues with Airbnb talks

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) For the second time, a discussion about Airbnb properties in Berlin took over the late innings of a Berlin Planning Commission meeting, when members las...

Flag retirement rescheduled for this Saturday at 9 a.m.

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Nov. 22, 2019) Strong winds last Saturday forced the flag retirement ceremony hosted by the American Legion and Scouts of America to be rescheduled for this Saturday, Nov...

Berlin man killed in Sat. car accident

Driver went off road, hit tree, police say By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) A 63-year-old man died following a crash last Saturday afternoon on Route 589, the Maryland State Police Berl...

OP Ravens Roost solicits new teams for penguin swim

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) Because New Year’s Day falls on a Wednesday next year and fewer visitors are likely to travel to the resort for a mid-week holiday, organizers of the Atl...

Domesticated fox behaviors counter traditional wisdom

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) While occasionally startling to tourists, area residents have become accustomed to spotting red foxes during daylight hours, at times even peering into sto...

Berlin’s Planning Commission reviews preliminary project ideas

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) The Berlin Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary aspects of two proposed projects last Wednesday, one a residential development and the other inv...

Pines Library displays third Burak art exhibition

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) The Ocean Pines Library welcomed Berlin-based contemporary artist Megan Burak earlier this month for her third solo exhibition there. Her show will feature...