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...

Viola updates OP projects, budget

Current year financials  continue to trend positive, general manager reports By Greg Ellison (March 3, 2022) Ocean Pines’ financials and progress reports on other projects were updated by General M...

Suplee perfects pizza crust after 40 yrs.

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I did it. I finally did it. After almost 40 years of trying, I actually made a good pizza crust. And not just good, but nigh perfect. Of course, I cannot take credit for...

OP budget passes with big assessment drop

FY2022 surplus lets board cut $100 off last year’s bill for non-waterfront property By Greg Ellison (March 3, 2022) Eclipsing a fiscal high note reached only once before, the Ocean Pines Board of Di...