The Pine’eer Craft Club recently celebrated the holiday season and its 51st year with an installation and holiday party themed “A New Year, A New Start.” During the event, the club announced its annual community donations, totaling $10,400. Beneficiaries included the following organizations: Ocean Pines Police Department: $2,000 Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department: $5,000 Ocean… Read more »

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A portrait of gospel singer and Methodist minister the Rev. Charles Tindley, painted by Berlin artist Patrick Henry, is now on display at the Berlin Library. Known as the “Grandfather of Gospel Music,” Tindley was born in Berlin in 1851. According to the Salisbury University site, “Enduring Connections,” a project… Read more »

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Plans for the Coastal Square complex off routes 50 and 589 anchored by a Giant supermarket now will include a 168-unit apartment complex. “I think it’s goin g to be welcomed by the community.  A lot of people are looking forward to the Giant. Moreover, the residential component of this… Read more »

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer An initiative spearheaded by the Ocean Pines Association has reduced holiday shopping for two local families in need this season. In collaboration with the Berlin Crisis Center, OPA has identified two families needing financial assistance this holiday season to feature in the community’s annual Angel Tree program. Residents can head… Read more »

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Dec. 19, 2024) A local nonprofit organization is looking for potential funding sources to help pay for the construction of a skate park in Berlin. We Heart Berlin, which is dedicated to promoting the creation of sustainable and healthy activities for town residents, continues to prioritize the building of a… Read more »

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Philadelphia Police Sgt. Erik Bullock was called into a middle-of-the-night barricade situation on April 30, 2023. It dragged on for 20 hours before police decided to make entry into the building. When officers breached the door, the suspect was right there with a shotgun – and struck Bullock at point-blank… Read more »

By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor The town council this week adopted the county’s design guidelines and standards, a measure officials hope will steer commercial projects until a planning director can be hired to draft a Berlin-specific document. At the recommendation of the planning commission as well as the historic district commission, the Berlin Town Council… Read more »

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer An over 60-year-long tradition is coming to an end in Berlin. Town residents and visitors will have just a few more weeks to stop in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s beloved thrift shop, The Church Mouse, until the storefront closes its doors for good on Dec. 21. The brick-and-mortar has been… Read more »

By Steve Green Executive Editor Ever since last year’s title game win, Stephen Decatur varsity football team had a goal – to repeat as state champions. The mission was accomplished in dramatic fashion last Saturday as the team captured its 28th straight win to become back-to-back champs. In what turned into a game dominated by… Read more »

Staff Writer An ambitious new funding model might help Ocean City pay its eight-figure share of its proposed youth sports complex, one which now has an operator and an architect on board – but no place yet to put it. A public-private partnership known as a Business Investment District (BID) could be utilized to generate… Read more »