Rapist’s Bid For New Trial Rejected

OCEAN CITY — A Maryland appeals court this week denied a bid for a new trial for a Silver Spring man convicted last year along with four others for raping a young girl at an Ocean City hotel two...

Things I Like – May 18, 2018

Smell of an old book A week without drastic weather swings Guacamole Short, productive phone calls Seeing my kids try a new food and liking it Flip flop weather People watching in a hotel lobby Ocean ...

Trouble sleeping? Try this food coma dish

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 What is this thing that people call “sleep?” I remember when I would get it in my youth; restful slumber. And although I was never one to sleep for 12 hours at a cli...

Tenth annual Pirate Party postponed until Fri. June 1

By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (May 17, 2018) The 10th annual Pirate Party, which benefits Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, was originally scheduled for Friday, May 18, but it has bee...

County students take annual field trip to memorial

By Morgan Pilz, Contributing Writer (May 18, 2018) The Ocean Pines’ Veteran’s Memorial at the South Gate Pond has been a site of respect, commemoration, and for the past 11 years, an educational ...

Reggae Playday gets rave reviews from Town Council

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) The inaugural Reggae Playday last Friday was declared a success during a Berlin Town Council meeting on Monday. Police Chief Arnold Downing called the e...

Gazette Editorial: Our letters to the editor policy during elections

With the Ocean Pines Association election underway and the candidates about to receive their instructions on what’s acceptable and what isn’t on the campaign front, it’s also time for us to reit...

New Berlin farmer’s market finds home; dates to be determined by poll

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) A new Berlin Farmer’s Market will debut next month on Artisan’s Green downtown. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said an inform...

Diller running to fix transparency

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Esther Diller says she wants to improve transparency and accountability of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, in part, by outsourcing several associati...

Mitchell touts fiscal responsibility

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Candidate Mark Mitchell, 66, a Baltimore native, hopes to bring management experience and fiscal responsibility to the Ocean Pines Association Board of ...