Letter To The Editor: County must follow own current code

County must follow own current code Editor, (The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Worcester County Commissioners and requested for publication.) Thank you for your efforts on the behalf of ...

Delegate seeks exemption for public shelters

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Lower Shore legislator Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) is proposing that emergency shelter buildings be exempt from a state mandate requiring large public buildings to switch fr...

Taylor House Museum to reopen early with new offerings

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s Calvin B. Taylor House Museum will welcome visitors to its exhibits again this spring as the facility gears up to reopen its doors officially on Wednesday, Apri...

Coastal Bays watershed awarded $2M grant

By Brian Shane Staff Writer The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will receive at least $2 million in state funding in the coming fiscal year as part of a five-year grant toward restoration the Newport Ba...

Firm selected to evaluate utility extensions

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The engineering firm George, Miles, and Buhr (GMB) will evaluate and provide recommendations for the extension of water and sewer utilities from the Ocean Pines Service Ar...

Opening Day Scramble will kick off Pines golf season

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer As spring approaches, the Ocean Pines golf community is gearing up for its season kickoff event to welcome the warmer, golf-playing months. The 2025 Ocean Pines Opening Da...

Crimson Coward franchise brings hot chicken to Berlin

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new chicken restaurant option has come to the coastal area, this time with a southern twist. Crimson Coward, a Nashville hot chicken franchise based in California, opene...

OPA seeks vendor for summer election

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to handle this summer’s OPA Board of Directors election. The selected vendor will p...

Marion Freida Klein-Longberg

Marion Freida Klein-Longberg Berlin Marion Freida Klein-Longberg, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  Born in The Bronx in New York City, N.Y., to the late Louis Shilan and Lee Smith Shi...

Thomas Albert Hall

Thomas Albert Hall Berlin Thomas “Tommy” Albert Hall, age 62, of Berlin, MD passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tommy’s life was filled with so much love and even during his last moments, he wa...