Wor. Board of Edu. buys school bus

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The Worcester County Board of Education agreed on Nov. 17 to buy a replacement school bus immediately because a 2008 bus that was operating in northern Worc...

Berlin receives 2020 Main St. accreditation

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) Berlin has been designated a 2020 Accredited Main Street America program for meeting standards of performance in 2019. Ivy Wells, Berlin’s economic and co...

Berlin offers month of holiday activities

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) As the most wonderful time of the year approaches, the town of Berlin, businesses and organizations have planned holiday activities for families. This Thurs...

Suplee serves up Wanderlust Ceviche

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I just want to get away. Is it esoteric, literal or simply a measure of calculated desperation? I can’t tell you. But, what I can tell you is that I simply want to run...

Santa greetings from Ocean Pines reach hundreds this year

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) A record number of North Pole greetings, transmitted via a crew of Ocean Pines based Christmas elves, were mailed on Monday as part of the annual “Letters From Santa�...

OP holiday outreach for seniors

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) The outpouring of support from the Ocean Pines community was immediate when the annual “Be a Santa to a Senior” holiday outreach program was launched last month that...

Kiwanis toy, coat drives soar

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Despite concerns about operating simultaneous charity campaigns, Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City set new collection records for both its toy and coat driv...

Carozza, Hartman talk 2021 session goals

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C) and Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) detailed challenges and priorities for the 2021 Maryland Legislative session during a Zoom meeting hoste...

OP budget committee prepped for next FY

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola advocated conservative forecasting and reviewed both cost-cutting measures and proposed spending for the next fiscal year during t...

Teachers Lauded During Public School Budget Session

NEWARK – Requests for competitive teacher salaries, maintaining small class sizes and technology funding highlighted a public budget input session hosted by the Worcester County Board of Educat...