(Aug. 27, 2015) The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) recently announced that Page Browning, CAE, has joined its staff as the new executive vice president to lead the association’s staff and serve its more than 1,000 local Realtor and affiliate members. Browning brings 17 years of experience in strategic planning, membership growth, education programs, events… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore welcomes a new Board of Directors.  The board has a one-year term, ending on June, 30 2016. With 34 active members from organizations across the Lower Shore counties, United Way is poised to begin the 2015-2016 campaign season with new leadership.     Along with… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The Worcester County Humane Society is currently selling raffle tickets for three cash prizes. Drawing for the raffle will be held Nov. 12 at Captain’s Galley in West Ocean City. The winner need not be present. Tickets cost $5 each, or get five tickets for $20 with all proceeds benefiting the animals… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The Ocean Pines Players are holding auditions, Sept. 7-8 for “Revenge of the Red Feather Ladies,” a farcical comedy mystery featuring six unforgettable members of the Red Feather Ladies Investment Club and possibly the worst waitress in the world. Auditions are scheduled by appointment only and will be held at 41 Gloucester… Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors shook things up on Monday, electing sophomore director Pat Renaud as president by a 4-3 vote, while selecting freshman director Cheryl Jacobs as vice president. Jacobs came to the meeting early with a cake in hand for Director Bill Cordwell, who turned 60 on Monday…. Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) The 611-page environmental report on the former Tyson’s Chicken plant in Berlin conducted by EA Engineering Science & Tech shows a mostly clean bill of health, although there were a few hiccups along the way in the property’s 100-year-plus history. Released by the town last week and conducted from March to June,… Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) Although a meeting to pre-arrange who would serve in what position on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors didn’t take place, the attempt to caucus in secret last week still caused an extended exchange between several directors at the new board’s first session on Monday. Apparently, Renaud and Terry tried to… Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) New Board of Directors President Pat Renaud said he felt exonerated following a contentious organizational meeting on Monday, when former president Dave Stevens accused him and another directors of potentially violating community bylaws. Following the accusation, the board voted 4-3 to select Renaud as president. “I feel anything I did was within… Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) Though the completed facility isn’t expected until November 2017, and construction isn’t set to begin for another year, the proposed new Worcester County library branch in Berlin now has an architect. The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to retain architect Jeff Schoellkopf for the next phase of development, which entails design… Read more »

(Aug. 20, 2015) The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce hosted its eighth annual Flounder Fishing Tournament last Saturday and more than 250 anglers participated. The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the 2015 Flounder Fishing Tournament winners: first place, Greg Donahue with a whopping 26 5/8-inch flounder. He won $1.700. Second place… Read more »