Kayaker rescued in St. Martin’s River 

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) assisted Showell Volunteer Fire Department with a water rescue in the St. Martin River on Feb. 18 at 2 p.m...

New Fire Engine for OPVFD

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) has signed a contract to purchase a new 2023 Sutphen fire engine. The engine, which is equipped with a 1...

Recovering eagle’s injury not disclosed

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) A bald eagle that was found unable to fly and standing on the side of the road is recovering from undisclosed injuries at a rescue facility in Delaware, w...

Man dies in residential fire in Ocean Pines Tuesday night

(Feb. 23, 2023) A residential structure fire at 116 Seafarer Lane in Ocean Pines on Tuesday evening resulted in the death of its occupant and injuries to three firefighters, the Worcester County Fire ...

OPA’s 2022 election still under microscope

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) There are still no firm decisions on how to address the voting discrepancies in the August 2022 board election. A September hand count of the ballots dro...

Assessments drop by $13 in new budget

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s official, assessments on Ocean Pines property will be less in the year ahead. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed at its Saturday...

Berlin slightly ahead after first half of FY23

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The numbers are in for the first half of FY23 and the Town of Berlin is slightly ahead of schedule, according to Finance Director Natalie Saleh’s report....

WCPS Approves 2023-2024 School Calendar

NEWARK– Officials this week approved a calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to approve dates for the coming school year. Th...

OC Air Show Adds F-35 Lightning II Demo Team

OCEAN CITY – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and a F-35 Lightning II demo team will headline this year’s 16th Annual OC Air Show.Last week, event promoters announced ticket sales for the ...

Fatality Confirmed In Ocean Pines Home Fire; 62-Year-Old Man Dies In Blaze

OCEAN PINES – One man died and three firefighters were injured this week in a house fire in Ocean Pines.At around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) was alerted t...