(Feb. 16, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a budget meeting in the administration building on Feb. 10. New auditor The board voted unanimously to hire SC&H Group as Ocean Pines’ new auditing firm. The company is based in the unincorporated community of Sparks, Maryland. Interim General Manager… Read more »

(Feb. 16, 2017) Progress continues towards new commercial design standards in Berlin. Planning Director Dave Engelhart said the Berlin Planning Commission spent its most recent meeting, last Wednesday, going over the county design standards document and working to apply it to the town. A January commission meeting was devoted to the same subject. “We’re getting… Read more »

LSD Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested and charged Amanda De Leo, 22, of Virginia Beach, with possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Feb. 8. Police reported suspected LSD was located on De Leo after a traffic stop and search of the vehicle and passengers. De Leo was taken before a district court commissioner,… Read more »

(Feb. 16, 2017) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Jan. 31. Events Plans are taking shape for a number of 2017 events that are supported by the parks commission. Six Outdoor Movie Nights are scheduled to run on June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29,… Read more »

(Feb. 16, 2017) Berlin native and Stephen Decatur High School alum Josh Chamberlain will present a film and television workshop from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. this Saturday at Worcester Preparatory School. The cost to attend is $34 in advance, or $50 at the door. This event was originally set to take place Jan. 7,… Read more »

(Feb. 16, 2017) The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations is looking into two suspected fake $100 bills passed within Pocomoke City that might be connected to earlier instances of counterfeit currency in the area. Lt. Ed Schreier said this case might be connected to two others, but declined to comment specifically, as the investigation is… Read more »

Jones joins EXIT EXIT Realty At The Beach in Ocean Pines announces the addition of Karena Jones to its team of real estate professionals. Jones graduated from Fleet Business School in Annapolis in 1994 and she had the advantage of some online courses with Ashworth Career College in Georgia. She also completed the Coldwell Banker… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Stylistically, Ocean City native Patrick Henry, 64, describes his five-decade career as a journey from the commercial and illustrative side of his youth into the impressionistic, painterly style he embraces today.   “I dance between the two still,” he said during an interview at his studio in Berlin on Tuesday. “I have… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) While reviews of the Ocean Pines Yacht Club have been all over the map since the new facility opened in 2014, a stress test of the rebranded Mumford’s Landing last weekend appears to have scored passing grades. Interim General Manager Brett Hill said there were only a few hiccups, which he largely… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) When guidance counselor Jessi Bova made the jump from Delmar Elementary to Pocomoke High this year, she didn’t know the offer included her dog. Rudy, a 7-year-old golden retriever Bova fostered and then adopted from a rescue organization, was already well-known to the students and staff of Delmar Elementary as part of… Read more »