OC Elks Lodge 2645 Initiated 45 New Members

On Feb. 19, Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 initiated 45 new members, one of its largest new classes. New members mingled with older members and were treated to lunch in the social quarters of the lodge. T...

Changes To Candidate Verification Process Postponed

OCEAN PINES – A second reading on proposed revisions to the association’s candidate verification process has been postponed.In last week’s board meeting, Ocean Pines Association Pres...

Pines Seeks $10K Grant For Trails

OCEAN PINES – A $10,000 grant is expected to improve walking trails in Ocean Pines.Last week, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted to approve a grant application seeking $10,271 ...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – March 4, 2022

Sooner or later specifics on a proposed sports complex in northern Worcester County will have to be publicly disclosed. Funding and location remain two huge unknowns. For months, the thought was the ...

Voices From The Readers – March 4, 2022

Complex Talk ConfusingEditor:I continue to be puzzled why the majority of Worcester County Commissioners continue to pursue a sports complex. Their 2017 study pointed out that even after a ...

A Week In Business – March 4, 2022

New LocationOCEAN PINES – Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates (POA) relocated its Berlin office, formerly 314 Franklin Ave., to a brand new location in Ocean Pines. The new location address is 111...

Fishing and Shooting on the River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgGotta love getting two fishing reports in as many days this time of year!  Today’s weather was nice for early March with decent temps and little w...

Ocean Pines Board Briefs

By Greg Ellison (March 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors last week delayed decisions on proposed governance document revisions, signed off on a grant application to improve nature trails and...

Reappraisal depends on land use outlook

The Town of Berlin’s cautious quest for the right balance between growth, prosperity and the preservation of its small- town charm has placed it in more than one unusual situation in recent years. N...

Berlin apartment fire on Monday morning solicits multiple area responders

(March 3, 2022) The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office investigated a Monday morning fire in a high-occupancy apartment complex in Berlin. Just before 5:30 a.m. Berlin Volunteer Fire Company was...