Ocean Pines welcomes new chief of police, Tim Robinson

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) Tim Robinson started on Aug. 1 as Ocean Pines new chief of police and was introduced to residents that evening at the local law enforcement’s First Nig...

Berlin’s Historic Commission July meeting decisions

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) The Berlin Historic Commission approved two requests on Wednesday. Matt Powell requested and received approval for a playhouse with a platform and swing ...

Peck yanked off committee in 4-2 majority 

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) On June 17, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved the appointment of Amy Peck to the Rec and Parks Committee. On Aug. 1, the board vote...

Messy election for Ocean Pines

Best laid plans didn’t work, forcing association to delay ballot counting to Aug. 24 By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) After a troubled start, Election Trust, the Washington State compa...

Suspect sorry for damaging car wash flag

By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) The owners of Zoom Car Wash, a business off Route 50 near Walmart captured security camera footage of a man taking down their 24-by-32 foot American flag, ...

Herbed hummus enhances raw veggies 

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (Reprint from Aug. 8, 2019) I sit in the hotel lobby in Florida watching the torrential downpour and listening to the crashing thunder as the windows all rattle. This i...

Beverly Dorothy Rice

Beverly Dorothy Rice Ocean Pines Beverly Dorothy Rice, 94, died on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, surrounded by her loving daughters.  Beverly was born on Oct. 15, 1928, in Baltimore. She was preceded in deat...

Forgotten 50 Distilling brings fine spirits and food to town

Craft cocktails, food hit Berlin By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) If you are looking for County Commissioner Eric Fiori, you might try the local bar. That’s right, Fiori has partnered...

Father driven by daughter’s death to educate on abuse

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) Bill Mitchell is on a mission to make people aware of the warning signs of dating violence after his daughter, Kristin, was killed by her boyfriend just...

Election work should stay closer to home

The decision to shift the management of this year’s Ocean Pines Association election from a local business to a West Coast company has turned out to be a huge mistake, as the distance between Electi...