Berlin Fire Company Implements New Fee

BERLIN – A new emergency response fee is expected to help address financial challenges at the Berlin Fire Company.In a work session Monday, Berlin Fire Company (BFC) representatives reviewed a ...

Joint Meeting Between Council, Planning Commission Productive, But Rift Simmers

OCEAN CITY – The long-awaited joint meeting between the Mayor and Council and the Planning Commission this week was by and large a productive one, but it appears there is still a rift bubbling ...

Bishopville Man To Serve 10 Years In Fatal Collision

SNOW HILL — A Bishopville man was sentenced this week to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of negligent homicide under the influence following a collision that claimed the ...

Good Fishing Before Ian’s Blow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CZZ5bhmgOUCheck out the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina with the new MD state record longfin tuna!Hurricane Ian has made landfall on the Gulf coast of Florida and is doin...

Saturday board meetings back in Ocean Pines

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 26, 2022) Saturday meetings of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors are back and here to stay for the foreseeable future. About 30 people in person and another 50 onl...

GM’s report highlights projects completed, scheduled

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 29, 2022) Numerous projects are completed, nearing completion, or ready to get underway, according to the latest report from Ocean Pines Association General Manager...

Ocean Pines Board of Directors briefs

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 29, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following at its Sept. 24 meeting: Treasurer’s report As of Aug. 31, the association had $18 million in...

Berlin planning to improve police pay, benefits

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 29, 2022) Berlin is finally making moves to solve its police staffing issues. During the Monday meeting of the mayor and Town Council, Berlin’s elected leaders un...

Berlin Fire workshopping new emergency fee

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 29, 2022) It could soon be that a $50 or $100 donation to the Berlin Fire Department will mean a cheaper ambulance ride for residents. After the regular council mee...

OPA election results heading to audit

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Sept. 29, 2022) Barely a month into the 2022-23 term of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, questions of election integrity and accusations of a clandestine r...