Berlin cop serves town and country

(Oct. 20, 2016) Cpl. Merle Bragg was less than 24 hours away from another lengthy deployment with the U.S. Army National Guard. It would have been a familiar story for the 50-year-old veteran, before ...

Guest Post: Eat For Real

Guest post written by Robin Tomaselli of Baked Dessert Café, Fine Art & Wine Gallery In 1863, Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach authored an essay entitled Concerning Spiritualism and Materialism.  He wr...

Pines movement for outside mgmt losing traction

(Oct. 20, 2016) Indications were strong on Monday that the Ocean Pines Association would look to replace ousted General Manager Bob Thompson rather than hire a homeowners association management compan...

Pocomoke hears grim report from fiscal year 2016

(Oct. 20, 2016) Partner Mike Kleger and Manager Leslie Michalik of Pigg, Krahl and Stern accountants delivered Pocomoke’s financial statements and audit report for fiscal 2016, which ended June ...

Owner calls new Snow Hill salon dream come true

(Oct. 20, 2016) If Betsy Brittingham were asked in April if she thought she’d be running her own salon in Snow Hill by October, the answer would have been “no.” While it was always h...

Spare goose, but don’t spoil appetite

This column originally ran in an Oct. 16, 2014 edition of the Bayside Gazette. It was a scene out of “Rambo IV,” or maybe I’m thinking “Terminator.” I rolled up to Route...

Tried formula still truest

The search for a general manager in Ocean Pines is as much about finding the right person for the position as it is determining what kind of operation the Ocean Pines Association wants to be. All in a...

Letters to the Editor

Town support still exemplary Editor, The following letter was sent to Berlin Mayor Gee Williams in appreciation for the support the town provided for the recent Cruisers event held on Sept. 8.  ...

Ocean Pines Board Weighs Country Club Renovation

BERLIN – Though they have yet to decide on a long-term plan for the Ocean Pines Association Country Club, officials are moving forward with the replacement of the building’s roof. At a work sessio...

Key Overtime Changes Raise Seasonal Business Concerns; Exemption Raised From $23K Annual Salary To $47K

OCEAN CITY – New overtime rules set by the U.S. Department of Labor took center stage Tuesday at a seminar hosted by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Asso...