Pines Fire Dept. Receives $1.35M For South Station Renovation

OCEAN PINES – Officials say $1.35 million in state funding will allow the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) to complete major renovations at its South Station.Last week, Gov. Larry ...

Fire And EMS Work Group Continues To Study Funding Needs

SNOW HILL– While improvements have been made, the county’s fire and EMS service continues to need more funding support.Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers outlined the challenges facing t...

Buckingham Unveils New Book Vending Machine

BERLIN– A new addition to the Buckingham Elementary School lobby aims to help inspire a love of reading among students.Buckingham Elementary School on Tuesday hosted a ribbon cutting for its ne...

First Black Drum That We’ve Seen This Year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgThe first black drum that we’ve seen this year from the Maryland side of Assateague Island was caught yesterday by our buddy Tom “Bluefish”...

Composting Program Agreement Extended Another Year

OCEAN CITY – The ever-growing private sector food waste composting program got another one-year extension from the Town of Ocean City last week.The Mayor and Council last Tuesday had before the...

First Flounder of the 2022 Ocean City Fishing Season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe had a very decent day for early April with decent temps and sunny skies, but boy was it windy.  That didn’t stop a few anglers from getting out...

Ocean City Considering Modest Beach Bonfire Fee Increase; 2,500 Permits Issued In 2021

OCEAN CITY – The beach bonfire program in Ocean City has become wildly successful, but the cost of a permit could be increasing.During a budget work session on Monday, Ocean City Fire Marshal J...

Potential New World Record Northern Snakehead Caught

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgExactly one year to the day from not catching the world record tautog, David Wells of Berlin, MD has done it again!  This time David has possibly broken...

Berlin Council Delays Tax Rate Hearing

BERLIN– Town officials delayed a hearing on the tax rate until April 11 in an effort to get a better understanding of the budget.After contentious discussion Monday, the Berlin Town Council vot...

OP Referendum Revisions

OCEAN PINES – Amendments to proposed referendum questions highlighted last week’s meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors.Last week, board members voted to adopt a recomm...