OC Elementary Second Grader Wins First Place In State Contest

BERLIN – Ocean City Elementary second grader Brynlee Waters won first place this month in the short story category of the State of Maryland Literacy Association’s Youth Contest.Waters adv...

Public Hearing On Amendment Set For Fenwick

FENWICK ISLAND – Members of the public will have a chance to weigh in on an ordinance amendment that sets the allowable height for elevator shafts on the roofs of commercial buildings.On May 3, ...

Who’s Playing When And Where – April 19, 2019

28th/127th Street Pit & Pub 410-289-2020 443-664-7482 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. & 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, April 19: Otto Grundman Saturday, April 20: Ray Wroten Wednesday...

Students Add Items To Time Capsule On 150th Anniversary

NEWARK – Students representing all 14 schools in Worcester County gathered on Tuesday to place artifacts into a 150th anniversary time capsule.Prior to this week’s school board meeting, o...

More Concerns Over Proposed Berlin Apartment Project

BERLIN – Residents continue to voice objections to plans for an apartment complex near the Purnell Crossing townhouse community.While the developer has met with concerned neighbors and is workin...

Seahawks Drop First Two Of Season

BERLIN- After starting the season a perfect 5-0, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team has dropped two straight to tough Bayside North opponents in the last week to fall to 5-2.Th...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – April 19, 2019

Using Program Open Space funds to add more sports fields to the Berlin Little League program as well as the neighboring Northern Worcester Athletic Complex is a good land acquisition for the county t...

Voices From The Readers – April 19, 2019

Berlin’s Failure To PlanEditor:My father often told me: failing to plan is planning to fail.Berlin’s recent budget predicament — I loathe to call it a crisis because that word impli...

Students Deserve Credit For Talking

How bad could it have been?That’s what many were wondering after last week’s press conference on the legitimate threat made by students at Snow Hill Middle School last month.While details...

Minimum Wage Hike, Overtime Costs Strain OC Budget

OCEAN CITY — With the dust settling after a whirlwind two weeks of budget deliberations, the pending minimum wage increase and a “tremendous” amount of overtime continues to vex reso...