Electronic voting safety assured

Election Committee wants to reassure voters their privacy will be protected By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer One of the priorities for the Ocean Pines Elections Committee ahead of the board of directors e...

Viola returns for two more years as GM

Being asked to come back major factor in his decision By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer John Viola isn’t going anywhere. On July 1, the Ocean Pines Association announced that they had agreed on a two-yea...

MCBP completes horseshoe crab survey in coastal bays

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer They’re large, sturdy-looking, spiky and in an ominous shade of brownish-green, but a beachgoer would just as soon be injured in an attack by a rogue beachball than any ...

Primary Election Preview: Four Republicans Square Off For District 3 Commissioner Seat; Primary Will Decide Winner With No Democrat On Ballot In November

SNOW HILL – Voters are preparing to head to the polls this month with early voting starting Thursday and the primary set for July 19.Early voting for Worcester County residents will take place ...

Motion To Terminate Contract For Sports Complex Land Fails

SNOW HILL – A motion to cancel the contract to purchase land for a sports complex near Berlin failed with a 3-4 vote after a heated discussion among the Worcester County Commissioners this week...

Petitioners Secure Needed Signatures; Sports Complex Issue To Be On Ballot

SNOW HILL– Voters will have the chance to weigh in on bond funding related to a sports complex following a successful petition drive.The citizen committee working on a petition for referendum r...

Election Office Explains Sample Ballot Error

SNOW HILL– Officials are advising the public that voters in District 1 and District 6 may have received wrong polling place information.Voters in District 1 and District 6 may have received sam...

Some Big Bigeye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zsWlEioxqwCheck out the bigeye in the Daily Catch at the Ocean City Fishing Center!The storms with “drenching” rain that were forecast never materialized i...

Historic Berlin Church Launches Restore The Light Campaign

BERLIN – With the help of grant funding and community support, a local church is hoping to restore its 110-year-old stained glass windows.Stevenson United Methodist’s Restore the Light Co...

Pines Fire Department Shares Plans For South Station Renovation

OCEAN PINES – Discussions on a proposed South Station renovation, and the funding needed to make the project a reality, highlighted a town hall meeting last week.Last Thursday, the Ocean Pines ...