Ocean Pines Agrees To Explore Police Building Expansion

OCEAN PINES – Plans to expand the outdated and overgrown Ocean Pines Police Department are expected to move forward following a decision by the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors this w...

Area Man Charged In Fatal Overdose

BERLIN — A Berlin man is being held without bond this week for allegedly supplying the heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of another local man last week.On Jan. 8, members of the Worces...

Short-Term Rentals In Berlin Discussed

BERLIN – A resident expressed concern about the issue of short-term rentals in Berlin this week.At Monday’s town council meeting, resident Pam Hay brought up the issue of Airbnb and its po...

Ocean Pines Country Club Rebuild On Table

OCEAN PINES – In spite of longstanding plans to renovate the Ocean Pines Country Club, officials this week voted to seek bids for construction of a new facility.At a special meeting Tuesday, th...

What Others Are Saying: Education Changes Would Be Alarming

(Editor’s Note: The following commentary was submitted by Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino.)A threat looms over the horizon.Earlier this month I attended the annual Maryland Associati...

Worcester Continues Working On Lewis Road Sewer Extension

SNOW HILL – Worcester County continues to work toward extending sewer service to Lewis Road.Bob Mitchell, the county’s director of environmental programs, provided the Worcester County Com...

First Shore Federal Sponsors 5th Annual Empty Bowl Project

Debbie Tingle and Karla Shenk of First Shore Federal Bank made ceramic pottery bowls at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on Jan. 8. First Shore Federal is one of the sponsors of the 5th Annual...

OC Police Vehicle Purchases Slowed

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week tabled a request to purchase two new vehicles for the Ocean City Police Department amid questions about their intended purpose.The Mayor and Council had b...

AGH Auxiliary Presents Hospital Officials With $40,000 Check

At its annual membership meeting on Dec. 11, the Atlantic General Hospital Auxiliary presented hospital officials with a check in the amount of $40,000 towards the hospital’s annual appeal. Pic...

Ocean City Elks Holds Annual Hoops Shoot Competition

The Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 last weekend held its annual Hoops Shoot competition for local kids at Worcester Prep. Pictured left, Kennedy Kirby, 8, a fourth-grader at Ocean City Elementary, shows ...