(Feb. 9, 2017) The Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company responded to 4741 Snow Hill Road — a few hundred feet from the station — around 7 p.m. on Tuesday for a house fire. Girdletree and Newark Fire companies also provided assistance, according to Trey Heiser, Snow Hill fire chief. The house was occupied at the… Read more »

 (Feb. 9, 2017) Ocean Pines police officers are on the lookout for parents who park illegally at school bus stops in the community. An officer recently observed an individual parking dangerously close to an intersection while waiting for a school bus to arrive. Contributing to the safety problem are limited visibility and a tight turning… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, in three separate votes on Monday, approved fee changes related to beach club parking, aquatics and associate memberships. In a 6-0 vote, with Director Slobodan Trendic absent during the meeting, the directors agreed to increase the rate for an annual beach club parking-pass from $175… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) A Feb. 1 re-enrollment into a drug treatment program was not enough to sway Judge Gerald Purnell into giving Nicholas Bonser, 20, of Berlin, a more lenient sentence than was delivered to his co-defendant, Jordan Denton, two weeks ago for violating his parole for the second time. Denton and Bonser were granted… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) A budget presentation meeting in Ocean Pines on Friday was postponed, as the directors continue to work out the fine details of the fiscal 2018 document. Interim General Manager Brett Hill had scheduled a budget presentation for the public on that date, but that was postponed following a three-hour budget discussion on… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Can a child in Ocean Pines walk into the community center gym and play basketball, if that area is unoccupied, without paying for the privilege to do so? Currently, the answer is no. On Monday the board of directors discussed the use of the community center and its gym and – in… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) The Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company responded to Bay Street on Wednesday, Feb. 1 because of an apparent gas leak. Trey Heiser, fire chief, said his company responded to the scene in the early afternoon and found a resident had struck the two-inch line while digging. No injuries were reported, the road… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) During the month of February, the Worcester County Arts Council will present an exhibit featuring entries submitted by local high school students for the annual art competition sponsored by the Berlin/Ocean City Optimist Club. The exhibit includes a total of 33 paintings and drawings and is on display at the Wor. County… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Less than a week after activities of Ocean Pines’ 50th Anniversary Committee appeared to have been put on pause, planning has apparently resumed. The semi-centennial group had asked for public support of its endeavors during a meeting on Jan. 28, but a related motion was shelved in order to adjust some of… Read more »

(Feb. 9, 2017) Worcester County schools announced the addition of a new anti-heroin pilot program for eighth-graders at Stephen Decatur Middle School, a move designed to combat a nationwide increase in illegal drug use and overdoses. The opioid lesson plan is one small piece in a larger plan to bridge the gap in health education… Read more »