By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Reporter (March 2, 2023) Ocean Pines will no longer use the leaf vacuum truck to remove leaves from the ditches in neighborhoods in the next fiscal year, obligating residents to remove the leaves from the ditches and bag them with the rest of their yard waste for pickup. Ocean Pines will… Read more »
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OPVFD canvasses neighborhood to talk fire safety
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Reporter (March 2, 2023) Members of the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department hit the streets this week to talk to neighbors on Moby Dick Drive and Seafarer Lane after the deadly fire took the life of the home’s sole occupant at the time, 62-year-old Timothy Cooper. “We are here to answer… Read more »
Unique drug education program
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Reporter (March 2,2023) Worcester County Public Schools and Worcester Goes Purple hosted a week-long series of health events featuring the MEGA Brain and MEGA Lungs at area schools to raise awareness among county middle and high school students about substance abuse. The inflatable MEGA brain and MEGA lungs provide students and… Read more »
SHA releases Route 90 scenarios
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (March 2, 2023) Ocean Pines residents who want to get to the beach club on a nice summer day know how congested Route 90 can get. Eastbound traffic queues can extend nearly six miles on Fridays approaching Ocean City, and more than 7.5 miles Saturdays during peak times. That’s only… Read more »
Berlin mayor has ambitious goals for town
Building renovations, park on Tyndall’s ’23 to-do list By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 2, 2023) A new town hall, a developed Heron Park, more public art, filling out the Berlin Police Department and bringing the Broad Street and William Street lift stations online were some of the highlights on Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall’s list… Read more »
Board of ed. with commissioners against health education bill
By Jack Chavez, Staff writer (March 2, 2023) The Worcester County Board of Education followed the County Commissioners’ example on Feb. 21 by unanimously denouncing the Health Education Framework bill currently in discussion in the Maryland General Assembly. The board took in a presentation from WCPS coordinator for instruction Tamara Mills and Annette Wallace, WCPS… Read more »
Berlin looking to spread casino money widely as possible
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 2, 2023) The Town of Berlin is making it clear that casino funds should not be the sole funding source for the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System (LEOPS) that the mayor and Town Council signed up for two weeks ago. Before Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting of the mayor and… Read more »
Committee worries about loss of trees
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Feb. 2, 2023) The Environment and Natural Assets Committee met on Jan. 25 with a full roster of projects to pursue for the year. “It has been brought to our attention that too many healthy trees are being removed in our community,” Committee Chair Sharon Santacroce said. “We hope to educate… Read more »
Man dies in residential fire in Ocean Pines Tuesday night
(Feb. 23, 2023) A residential structure fire at 116 Seafarer Lane in Ocean Pines on Tuesday evening resulted in the death of its occupant and injuries to three firefighters, the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office reported. According to that report, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a house fire at 5:58 p.m…. Read more »
OPA’s 2022 election still under microscope
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) There are still no firm decisions on how to address the voting discrepancies in the August 2022 board election. A September hand count of the ballots dropped the total number of votes from 9,053 to 8,113. During the public comments segment of the board of directors meeting Saturday,… Read more »