(July 16, 2015) The Julia A. Purnell Museum has just begun its most popular summer offering for children: a series of heritage arts activities where youngsters will learn about the area’s history through hands-on projects. The activities are offered every Wednesday through Aug. 12 from 1-3 pm. Throughout the summer, participants will create handmade Victorian… Read more »

(July 16, 2015) The Ocean Pines Boat Club will present its annual boat parade, Saturday, July 25. Participants do not need to be a member of the club to join the parade, which will begin and end at the Swim and Racquet Club, on Seabreeze Road in North Ocean Pines. Boats will line up at… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) To some in Ocean Pines, 76-year-old Pat Renaud is a hero. To others, he’s a Benedict Arnold. Last August Renaud was the leading vote-getter during the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election. A first-time candidate, he and Dave Stevens were swept into office and quickly moved to restructure, the balance of… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) When Berlin became “America’s Coolest Small Town” last year, many people pointed to Economic and Community Development Director Michael Day as a key figure in the town’s resurgence. Day, who attempted to retire in December, was recently tapped by Snow Hill for a similar role, and expectations are high that the town,… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) There are two sides to every story, so the saying goes, and in Ocean Pines, there are two sides to the discussion of how the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors should govern. Following last August’s election, it appeared those two sides would be a voting bloc formed by newly elected Pat… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, and recently retired State Highway Administration community liaison, has taken a new job: marketing director for the nonprofit Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Though based in Salisbury, the foundation helps fund other nonprofits in the three lower Eastern Shore counties via lump sum grants, and Williams, who… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Ocean Pines-based nonprofit Star Charities is going a little bit country for its annual Western Night fundraiser at the Racetrack Clubhouse at Ocean Downs tonight, Thursday. Kicking off at 4:30 p.m., the event will feagture live entertainment, simulcast harness racing, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a buffet. Tickets are $26, and… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) The possibility of repairing or replacing Ocean Pines’ apparently deteriorating bridges is being quietly explored by Ocean Pines Association officials. While OPA Board President Dave Stevens is looking into the issue via the capital improvement plan, with an eye on budgeting for repairs in the next fiscal year budget, General Manager Bob… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Former Salisbury University professor Dr. Clara Small released her third book, “Compass Points: Profiles and Biographies of African-Americans from the Delmarva Peninsula, Vol. I,” in November of last year. Small, who taught African-American history at SU for nearly four decades, is the featured artist at Salt Water Media during Berlin’s monthly 2nd… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) One of Berlin’s quirkiest – and most popular – events returns next Friday from 6-8 p.m. Presented by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce, the 26th annual Bathtub Races will pit area businesses and organizations against each other in a competition that, as the name suggests, involves racing bathtub-like vehicles that must be… Read more »