Ocean Pines Library opened new art exhibition this week

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10. 2022) Artists Betty Latourney, Lisa Mitchell and Isabel Morris will be displaying their oil and acrylic paintings beginning this week at the Ocean Pines Library. Latourney, w...

Berlin budget work begins publicly Monday

Citizen comment not allowed in workshop By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall and the Town Council will launch the months long FY2023 budget process during a work session on Monday...

George Hollman

George Hollman Ocean Pines George “Wayne” Hollman, 70, of Ocean Pines, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Wayne was born Jan. 25, 1952, in Daniels, Maryland, to...

Serving up fresh oysters on the half shell

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I tend to find interesting articles when I am on the road. I was fortunate enough to jump on a commercial fishing trip out of Wanchese, heading out a mere 39 miles offsh...

Viola changes course, opts to resign by end of month

(Feb. 10, 2022) After agreeing to delay stepping down until the fall while a replacement candidate was being recruited, Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola changed course on Wednesday and tendered ...

OP bylaws revisions include elections focus

Daly compromises on his proposals to gain approval of rest of board of directors By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors approved 31 proposed bylaw revisions, while Director...

Public needs to pay attention to budget

With Berlin’s water and wastewater utilities continuing to fall far short of breaking even, and a cash reserve that needs big-time bolstering, the public process of hashing out the town’s budget f...

Public outcry rebukes Daly’s bylaw changes

Current and past OP Board members question reasons for candidate rule updates By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) “Vindictive” and “egregious” were a few of the frequent adjectives included in t...

Finally Yours splits into twin shops

By Greg Ellison] (Feb. 10, 2022) Recognizing an opportunity last fall to help a close relative, Glendola Bowen, who has operated Finally Yours Salon on Main Street Finally Yours Salon in Berlin for tw...

Berlin Tindley mural plans to be revisited

Historic Dist. Commission will weigh revamped idea  to honor music pioneer By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Revised plans for a building-side mural honoring Berlin native son Dr. Charles Albert Tindle...