(Dec. 4, 2014) Two troopers from the Berlin Barrack of the Maryland State Police made a “significant” drug trafficking arrest after pulling over a pair of Connecticut residents for speeding during routine traffic detail on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Allan Orville Tyson, 35, and Christopher H. Williams-Eason, 25, were driving a 2015 Chrysler 200 rental car… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) For the first time in five years, J. Bud Church was not presiding over the County Commissioners meeting as president. District Six Commissioner M. Jim Bunting has taken over those responsibilities, with District One Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw Jr. retaining his position of vice president for another year. “It’s great to have the… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Chip Bertino, Diana Purnell, Ted Elder and Joe Mitrecic were sworn in as County Commissioners Tuesday, replacing Judy Boggs, Jim Purnell, Virgil Shockley and Louise Gulyas respectively. The new commissioners said they were ready to cut their teeth on the county’s FY2016 budget, the formulation of which will take up a goodly… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) After months of speculation and political intrigue, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced proposed phosphorus management tool regulations on Monday, Dec. 1. The six-year phase-in of regulations carry a projected cost of $22.5 million, according to a study released last month by the Business Economic and Community Outreach Network at Salisbury University…. Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) True story: Minh Vihn and wife Kathryn Le moved from San Diego – he left a financial consulting job, she left four salons – to grow chickens in rural Worcester County. Rural, as in 20 minutes west of Snow Hill and navigating the unpaved Forest Road off Old Furnace Road for 20… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Julia A. Purnell Museum invites guests to leave the holiday stress of the 21st century behind and return to a more genteel time during the museum’s annual Victorian Christmas Celebration. Guests will sample old-fashioned treats and warm mulled cider to ward off the December chill.  Children will… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) After talks on negotiating a new communitywide deal with utility Sandpiper Energy stalled in Ocean Pines, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last month began to consider seeking another propane company to fuel the community’s amenities. During a regular board meeting on Saturday, Nov. 22, General Manager Bob Thompson told the… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Come experience “Another Night Before Christmas,” a musical Bistro Theater production by the Ocean Pines Players, Dec. 12-14, at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Life Center, on 104th Street in Ocean City. Follow the adventures of Karol, a cynical and embittered social worker, when she is accidentally locked in her apartment with… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Julien Benichou, will usher in the holiday season with a program of orchestral and vocal music at the “Holiday Joy” concert performed on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church, Racetrack Road in Ocean Pines. The MSO will… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Ocean Pines Aquatics will be offering a way to escape cold winter weather and enjoy the summer-like temperatures of the indoor Sports Core Pool at special activities that celebrate the joy of the season. On Saturday, Dec. 6, pool guests can meet Elsa and Anna from “Frozen” and then watch the movie… Read more »