WCPS participates in Day to Serve, builds wheelchair ramp for Newark resident

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Worcester County Public Schools staff members volunteered their time to build a wheelchair ramp for a Newark homeowner last Wednesday. “It’s a gift t...

‘They have nothing,’ Purnell says after trip to lend aid in Bahamas

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Berlin Councilman Troy Purnell saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian when he traveled to the Bahamas last month to help victims rebuild their ho...

Active shooter course sadly appropriate now

The active shooter course offered in Ocean Pines demonstrates just how strange our lives have become. It wasn’t that many years ago, after all, that even the suggestion of such a class would have be...

Drainage plan being formulated as work begins

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Improving drainage issues, for many the largest dilemma facing Ocean Pines, is the goal of a pipe replacement scheduled this month, with a laundry list of t...

Bertino hosts active shooter training in Pines

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Helping residents understand how to counter random acts of violence is the intent of a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training class hos...

Pines financials trending in right direction

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) The Ocean Pines Association balance sheets are trending positively one third into the current fiscal year, with recently released August financials indicati...

Water Safety for fourth graders begins this week

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Aiming to reduce child drownings is the intent of a three-day water safety course starting this week for fourth graders conducted by the Ocean Pines Aquatic...

Fifth annual Pup in Pines contest underway

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Let your canine take a shot at fame, if not fortune, during the fifth annual “Pup of the Pines,” contest to support the Ocean Pines Dog Park. Katelynne ...

OP Haunted Walking Trail seeks scary souls

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Ghoulish groups interested in launching a shiver-inducing tradition in Ocean Pines are invited to adopt one of 13 spooky stops along the Haunted Walking Tra...

Pines breaks ground on clubhouse

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2019) Groundbreaking for the 7,200-square-foot clubhouse at the Ocean Pine Golf Course took place Tuesday, and by all accounts construction is slated to wind up i...