(March 26, 2015) The Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department invites area residents to hop over for two of its popular annual Easter events. The Easter Egg-Stravaganza Dive & Pool Party will be held on Friday, March 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Sports Core Pool, located at 11143 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Children… Read more »

(March 26, 2015) Worcester County Economic Development (WCED) is now accepting applications for the 2015 STEP UP and Reach for the Stars summer programs. These programs provide opportunities to Worcester County youth to explore career paths in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Applications are available online at www.chooseworcester.org/STEM and are due… Read more »

Singers needed The Worcester County Choral Concert and Workshop conducted by Jean Anne Shafferman is looking for singers to take part in the second annual presentation of this event. Workshop date is Saturday, April 18, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning. Guests should bring lunch. Concert date… Read more »

(March 26, 2015) Downtown Berlin will again be the coolest place to be on Saturday, April 18 from 1- 6 p.m., when the town will celebrate the first anniversary of being voted the 2014 winner of America’s Coolest Small Town. The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. with a parade down Main Street featuring Berlin… Read more »

(March 26, 2015) Berlin Mayor Gee Williams was selected as one of three public officials in the U.S. to participate in a congressional briefing at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on March 4, in support of federal Coastal Zone Management funding in the budget currently under debate in the U.S. House and Senate. Williams… Read more »

(March 19, 2015) It only took a matter of hours for police to track down a suspect in the armed robbery of the BB&T Bank in Ocean Pines on Friday, as authorities arrested 52-year-old Jeff Varner Hare at his residence that evening. According to police, a white male entered the bank on 11111 Racetrack Road… Read more »

(March 19, 2015) Compromise was the magic word as the Ocean Pines Board of Directors voted on Thursday, March 12 to approve a $10.9 million operating budget for fiscal year 2016. The budget included a little more than $2.1 million in new capital expenditures and a basic annual assessment of $921. General Manager Bob Thompson… Read more »

(March 19, 2015) The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s office has yet to decide how it will proceed with regard to the two juveniles who were charged along with an adult in connection with the nighttime vandalism of more than 30 cars and three businesses in downtown Berlin on Jan. 25. “We did not reach a… Read more »

(March 19, 2015) OPA Board President Dave Stevens this week responded to comments made by fellow director Bill Cordwell in the March 12 issue of the Bayside Gazette. His comments are as follows: 1.   “ The day before the vote, several members of the Board were given information that could have swayed the decision away… Read more »

(March 19, 2015) Prior to last Thursday’s budget meeting in Ocean Pines, the Board of Directors met for a closed-door session to address personnel matters believed to have involved General Manager Bob Thompson. Thompson questioned the board’s diligence in selecting Landscapes Unlimited to replace the current golf management company during a meeting on Feb. 28,… Read more »