(Sept. 22, 2016) Enter furry friends into the second annual “Pup of the Pines” photo contest, sponsored by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department. The contest runs until Oct.15.   The winner of the contest will be named the “2017 Pup of the Pines” and will receive a free 2017 Ocean Pines Dog Park… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) Along with changes in leadership at the Ocean Pines Association board of directors and general manager levels come new policies at many of the amenities, along with new expectations for those who help guide them. Last Thursday, the clubs committee met at the yacht club to discuss some of those new expectations…. Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) One of Ocean City’s favorite events kicks off today, Thursday, with area residents and visitors saying goodbye to summer and welcoming in fall with four days of arts and crafts, live musical entertainment, food and family activities during the 42nd annual Sunfest celebration. The festival takes place in the inlet parking lot… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) For more than 30 years, the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has inspired worldwide volunteer action to remove trash from the world’s beaches and waterways. Assateague Coastal Trust has coordinated a coastal cleanup at Assateague Island for more than 15 years. This year, the coastal cleanup and National Public Lands Day come… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) Several dozen Berlin residents “met the candidates” last Wednesday during a political forum – likely the only one of this election cycle – presented by the Coastal Association of Realtors. Moderator Joseph Wilson, from CAR, joined mayoral candidates District 2 Councilwoman Lisa Hall and incumbent Gee Williams, along with District 2 hopefuls… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) Doug Parks, who finished ninth in the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election last month, now has a seat on the board, following his appointment last Friday to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of board member Pat Renaud in August. Parks was nominated for the position by newly elected… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) The remains of both Marvin Wilmer Purnell, 78, and his daughter, Karen Purnell, 53, were found in the family home on Groton Road in Pocomoke Monday after an apparent hour-long standoff with relative Marvin Desmond Purnell, 46, that ended with his suicide. What started with a routine welfare check, initiated by a… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) In contrast to last week’s mention of Snow Hill as one of Maryland’s most peaceful towns, this week’s “Ride to Sturgis” event has the potential to knock the county seat off that list, if only for a little while. As the OC BikeFest, Delmarva Bike Week and Bikes to the Beach Fall… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) Anyone seeking to vent his or her vehicular frustrations might find a safer and more economical remedy to destroying a personal car by watching others destroy theirs during the annual Pocomoke Demolition Derby. The event is scheduled for this Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Pocomoke Fairgrounds off Broad Street. Tickets… Read more »

(Sept. 15, 2016) The next phase of the stormwater management project that has closed and caused detours on Route 113 during the past couple of months will proceed again tonight, forcing the road to be detoured overnight between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Friday. Another closing due next week should complete this set of crossings,… Read more »