School Start Bill Clears Senate, Moves To House

OCEAN CITY — The battle in the General Assembly over Gov. Larry Hogan’s mandate for a post-Labor Day start to the school year intensified this week with the full Senate passing a bill to r...

Conceptual Designs For New Pocomoke Library Reviewed

POCOMOKE – Officials with the Worcester County Library this week got their first glimpse of conceptual designs for a proposed addition to the Pocomoke branch.On Tuesday, Jeff Schoellkopf of The...

County To Hold Tennis Program At Berlin Park

BERLIN –  Town officials approved plans for a Worcester County Recreation and Parks program at Berlin’s new tennis courts.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council approved a drop-in tennis...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – February 15, 2019

The Ocean City beachfront from Caroline Street to 2nd Street had a much different appearance in 1955 and some of the famous hotels and buildings of that era can be seen in this historic photo.Picture...

One Heck of A Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day!!I just returned from setting up our booth at the Ocean City Boat Show and having dinner with the family and was greeted to a great fishing report from Captain Monty Hawkin...

Snow Hill Mayor Mathews on serving again after controversy

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) Snow Hill Mayor Stephen Mathews, who replaced Charlie Dorman after his resignation in October, has had an interesting time on the job. No stranger to t...

Pines budget going down to wire

Board still looking for ways to cut assessments ahead of Saturday adoption vote By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) A basketball game was going on next door, with scoreboards buzzing and c...

Pines author publishes new book, sequel to ‘Onesies’

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 14, 2019) Ocean Pines author Diana McDonough recently published a sequel to her first book, “Stuck in the Onesies,” which will be available for purchase on Amaz...

Historic District Commission briefs

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) The follow items were discussed by the Berlin Historic District Commission last Wednesday at Town Hall: Reelection Carol Rose was unanimously selected ...

Gazette Editorial: On ‘Y’ approach, town used common sense

The Berlin Town Council made the right decision this week, when members agreed to pursue a broader survey of the community’s needs and wants instead of financing one that focuses solely on whether a...