Town finances ahead entering final quarter

Rescue Act money biggest contributor to fiscal health By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (June 2, 2022) The Town of Berlin’s finances are outpacing FY2021 at the third-quarter benchmark of FY2022. At the ...

OPA directors mull 86-ing Janasek

His yacht club confrontation has board asking whether to yank amenity privileges By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer After an altercation at the tiki bar at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club that allegedly saw form...

OP Strategic Planning looks at community goals, mission

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee is continuing to work on its mission statement as well as developing goals for the Ocean Pines Association. Committee chair Be...

Deeley breaks down OP insurance

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Deeley Insurance Group presented an overview of its coverage of the Ocean Pines Association during the May 25 board of directors meeting and broke down trends on premi...

Ocean Pines Board of Directors Briefs

The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following during its May 25 meeting: Purchase requests The association unanimously approved two purchase requests. One was for culvert pipes for the Ba...

Berlin Mulls Short-Term Rental Date Delay

BERLIN – Officials in Berlin are expected to consider a delay in the implementation of new short-term rental regulations in the coming weeks. The Berlin Town Council is expected to discuss dela...

Council Advances Downtown Mixed-Use Facility Project

OCEAN CITY – After some intense debate, resort officials this week agreed to move forward with a mixed-use downtown facility including a police bicycle storage space and seasonal workforce hous...

Organizers Confident Initial Sports Complex Petition Deadline Met

BERLIN– Organizers of a petition effort related to the county’s plan to use bond funds to buy land for a sports complex say they’ve met the first deadline in the process.The citizen...

Fatal Personal Watercraft Collision Over Weekend

OCEAN CITY — A Silver Spring, Md. man lost his life in a jet ski collision near Assateague on Monday.Around 3:15 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) officers responded to t...

Retired Berlin Administrator Appointed Delmar Town Manager

BERLIN – Berlin’s former town administrator has accepted a similar role in Delmar. Jeff Fleetwood, who retired from his position as Berlin’s town administrator in April, last week a...