(Sept. 28, 2017) Gathering community support – following a near-fatal car accident on Aug. 9 involving Ocean Pines resident Kim Poole – is the focus of the “Poolin’ It Together For Kim” benefit this Sunday at The Globe in Berlin from 3-6 p.m. Marla Robertson, of 98.1 WOCM Irie Radio, has organized the benefit for… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Mateus Costa from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania impressed during the annual Paint Berlin reception at the Worcester County Arts Council on Saturday, earning first prize and $1,000 for his oil painting, “St. Paul’s Church.” The painting also took home three additional awards: Maryland Legislators Choice, Artists Choice and WCAC Board of Directors Choice. Each… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Members of the Ocean Pines Association Board and new General Manager John Bailey acknowledged a slew of problems existed and needed to be addressed, but a general sense of optimism prevailed during a nearly eight-hour orientation meeting, last Friday. “We now have a complete team. This is the team that’s going to… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Burley Oak Brewing Company owner Bryan Brushmiller last week took issue with Berlin officials who accused him of pulling down or ignoring several stop-work orders. He said the incident was being overblown and called the behavior “immature.” The Berlin Planning Commission last Wednesday discussed the orders, which Planning Director Dave Engelhart said… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) A multiple-agency investigation into missing funds in Ocean Pines is ongoing. Details are scarce, but several sources said Ocean Pines Police and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office were involved in an investigation that occurred at the Ocean Pines Administration building on Sept. 14. “It’s an investigation,” Ocean Pines Association General Manager John… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Three members of the Berlin Electric Department recently returned from a trip to Orlando, Florida, where they and scores of others from across the country lent a hand in Hurricane Irma relief efforts. American Municipal Power (AMP) and the American Public Power Association coordinated a nationwide effort of utility workers in the… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Former Ocean Pines Association Finance Director John Viola said his resignation last week was because of family reasons. He took over following the abrupt resignation of Mary Bosack in May. Viola, 60, said his appointment to the position was always meant to be temporary. That contrasts somewhat with reaction from several association… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Former Worcester County Commissioner James Lee Purnell Jr. will be signing copies of his recently-released book, which delves into Eastern Shore race relations, at the Germantown School Community Heritage Center in Berlin, this Saturday at 5 p.m. The new work, “Memories of Struggles and Progress in a Segregated Worcester County, Maryland,” was… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Raising funds for hurricane victims was the reason three brave souls agreed to consume the world’s hottest hot pepper on the courthouse steps in Snow Hill on Sept 15. The event stemmed from a dare between Attorney Mike Farlow, Assistant State’s Attorney Billy McDermott and Lt. Timothy Mulligan, who works at the… Read more »

(Sept. 28, 2017) Plans are in place to create two temporary signs commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ocean Pines, next year, as well as one permanent sign at the Cathell Road entrance to the community. Public Works Director Eddie Wells and other Ocean Pines staff were on hand during the most recent committee meeting, Sept…. Read more »