OP budget audits

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 8, 2019) The Ocean Pines Association fiscal 2019 and 2018 end-of-year closing balances, along with an independent auditors’ report compiled by the SC&H Group, ...

Ocean Pines wage study commences

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 8, 2019) Supporting payroll and benefit costs without raising property owners’ annual assessments is the intent of a roughly $50,000 comprehensive compensation stu...

Berlin Commercial Space All Booked

BERLIN — All shopfronts in downtown Berlin are spoken for as the town enters the second half of a busy summer season.Several new businesses are set to open in Berlin during the coming weeks whil...

Route 50 Bridge Now Functioning Fine After Morning Closure

OCEAN CITY — Despite rather ominous social media statements from the State Highway Administration (SHA) and the town of Ocean City, the Route 50 bridge is currently operational under its own po...

White Marlin Open Off To Fast Start With Hot Fishing, Active Boat Days

OCEAN CITY — Hoping to take advantage of a red-hot offshore bite after a record-number of fish of all species and sizes were brought to the scale on day one, 335 boats chugged out to the canyon...

Incredible First Day at the 46th Annual White Marlin Open

Wow……just Wow!!  When I heard that 389 of the 404 boats registered for the 46th Annual White Marlin Open were fishing today I knew it could be a busy day at the scales, but I didnR...

Blue Marlin Hits the Board on Day 2 of the 46th Annual White Marlin Open

Though it wasn’t quite the show we saw yesterday, it was another busy day of scales action at Harbor Island for the 2nd day of the 46th Annual White Marlin Open.  The only category with no ...

UPDATED: ‘Somebody Should Have Died’ In Pontoon Capsizing, Passenger Says

OCEAN CITY — A rented pontoon boat capsized near the Route 50 bridge last Thursday sending all 15 passengers into the swirling water.Around 1 p.m. on Aug. 1, Maryland Natural Resources Police (...

403 Boats and Record $6.1 Million in 46th Annual White Marlin Open

Sooooooooo……today was interesting.  A little after lunchtime today I was doing some stuff around the house and had to go outside and I noticed it was a little darker than it should ha...

The Countdown is On

It was a beautiful day today for my 11th Annual Flounder Pounder with my brothers from Sigma Pi fraternity at Towson State.  We had an awesome time on the bay beach today with Captain Cale Layton...