(March 16, 2017) The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce will hold the seventh annual Chamber Business Expo on Thursday, March 16 from 4-7 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club.   All Worcester County business people (employers and employees) are invited to attend and display their services or goods. Last year over 35 exhibitors displayed… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) Correctional Officer Thomas Leimbach, 32, of Pocomoke City, Maryland, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2017 to his participation in a racketeering conspiracy operating at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, Maryland. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) Join Assateague Coastal Trust for local beer and rum tastings and a film on sea level rise during the fourth annual “Toast for the Coast,” Thursday, March 16 from 5-8 p.m. While some may dispute the cause, there can be no doubt that the sea level is rising, posing a significant threat… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) The Ocean Pines Police Department is accepting applications for the position of police officer on its year-round force.   Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, be a U.S. citizen, possess a high school diploma or GED, and have vision correctable to 20/20. Applicants must also have a valid driver’s… Read more »

(March 9, 2017) Close to 100 well-wishers packed the small front room of the Berlin Visitor’s Center on Thursday to honor retiring Berlin Shoe Box owner Jesse Turner. Among them were old friends, many dressed up for the occasion, along with fellow Main Street business owners and a handful of local politicians who brought proclamations… Read more »

With the fiscal year 2018 budget ratified late last month for the Ocean Pines Association, the election season is about to begin. Two seats will be on the ballot this year, with the winners elected to serve three-year terms. Those seats currently belong to Doug Parks and Dave Stevens. Stevens has indicated he would not… Read more »

Judge Dale Cathell had no problem telling the court exactly what he thought of the case against retired Worcester County Fire Marshal Rodney Sharpley as he rejected a nonbinding plea deal the parties had agreed to and imposed a much weaker sentence. “Every man in the country has the right to have a gun in… Read more »

The installation of school-zone speed cameras is being examined by the Pocomoke City Council, following a presentation from Mario Hernandez, Redspeed Maryland project manager, on Monday. In Maryland speed cameras are only permitted in school zones and can be in operation from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Monday and Friday. Following changes to traffic… Read more »

In a robust, but speedy session last Wednesday, the Berlin Historic District Commission approved four new projects for the downtown area. Berlin Town Hall, on 10 Williams Street, was approved for new signs almost before Town Administrator Laura Allen could settle into her chair. The signs will cost the town about $3,300. “Everybody liked exactly… Read more »

(March 9, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association paid former golf management company Landscapes Unlimited an undisclosed amount in a settlement last month that ended the company’s contract with the community and allowed the association to assume management of the course as of March 1. OPA Board Vice President Dave Stevens declined to give a specific… Read more »