Tax rate review to take place at next meeting on Feb. 8

Town Council approved to extend schedule this week By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Berlin mayor and Town Council agreed Monday to extend the deadline for the review of the financial p...

Council ends Heron Park committee

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Berlin Mayor and Town Council on Monday agreed to disband the Heron Park Advisory Committee and make it an ad-hoc committee as needed because of a lack...

Pre-K 4 students will be evaluated with ELA

Caroline County, JHU and Buckingham Elementary partner for assessments By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Buckingham Elementary School in Berlin has joined Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and...

Bus contractors’ requests approved

Drivers sought extensions, replacements of vehicles nearing end-of-life service By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Worcester County Board of Education approved requests from bus contract...

Reminiscing of chicken and waffles, trips

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I woke up this morning pondering a dream that I had. There was a waffle iron, chicken and waffles, my old boat stowed in the garage, a chicken coop and the first car tha...

Md. schools urged to start hybrid instruction

Gov. Hogan, Dr. Salmon ask county systems to return to combination of instruction By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon on ...

OP Board mulls aquatics revenues

By Greg Ellison (Jan. 28, 2021) Seeking clarity regarding ongoing financial impacts from coronavirus, last week the Ocean Pines Board of Directors weighed options to reduce projected six-figure losses...

OP Board approves capital spends

By Greg Ellison (Jan. 28, 2021) With the current budget year getting closer to its conclusion, and net operating favorability projected to eclipse $600,000, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Direct...

Pines assessment collections keeps charting to close

By Greg Ellison (Jan. 28, 2021) Along with updating investment and reserve account balances, Ocean Pines Treasurer Doug Parks reported continued progress on homeowner assessment collections during the...

Budget chips away at hike in assessment

By Greg Ellison Spending reductions make revenue needs less urgent (Jan. 28, 2021) In addition to reviewing current financials with two thirds of fiscal 2020-21 now in the ledgers, Ocean Pines General...