OCEAN PINES– In a contentious move, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Saturday ordered the creation of a new capital improvement work group to examine the growth and management of the community well into the next decade. At a special meeting, the directors voted 5-2 to establish the group, with directors Bill Cordwell… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– Just minutes after supporting one workgroup on long-term capital improvements, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors defeated a similar motion establishing a committee to assess the much-maligned Yacht Club. Board President Dave Stevens and Vice President Marty Clarke supported the measure presented at Saturday’s meeting while the rest of the board struck… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center.   The meeting is open to the public. Thompson will use the meeting as an opportunity to address comments and questions posed by Ocean Pines residents and property… Read more »

BERLIN– West Coast transplants Ken Briggs and Cesar Raygada are bringing a taste of Peru to the Eastern Shore. Their new shop, Inca Ruins on 12 Pitts Street in Berlin, opened during the last week of August. “I’m from Peru originally,” said Raygada. “When I was in college everyone would say, ‘Oh, I like your… Read more »

BERLIN– The town officially named its new economic and community development director on Tuesday, replacing Michael Day, who is retiring. When Day announced his retirement last spring, many Berlin residents wondered how the town would replace one of its most universally liked public officials. Enter Ivy Wells, the current economic development director of Sykesville, Md…. Read more »

BERLIN– A police investigation into a fatal car crash on Route 113 on Nov. 8 blamed dark clothing, poor visibility and failure to yield to the right of way to vehicles for the death of teenager Tymeir Deonta Montece Dennis. Dennis and his 18-year-old brother, Tyheym Demargo-Montel Bowen, were walking from Uncle Willie’s convenience store… Read more »

BERLIN– The Worcester County Sheriff’s Department went beyond the call of duty last week to help a 5-year-old with a class project. Mason Hetherington, a kindergartener at Ocean City Elementary, received a surprise at his Berlin home on Saturday when six police officers showed up on his doorstep bearing gifts. It started with a playroom… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– The hottest issue in the race for District 5 Worcester County Commissioner continues to be Rt. 589 expansion, with Republican Chip Bertino and Democrat Tom Wilson continuing to exchange rhetoric this week. Wilson’s campaign insists the current Commissioners have not done enough, citing a letter written by Commissioners to Md. Department of Transportation… Read more »

BERLIN– It was an unusual sight. A daylong rainstorm emptied the normally bustling Main Street, and one of the most resurgent small towns in America lay still and empty – dormant – during the evening of its signature 2nd Friday art stroll. It looked like a rare misfire – a throwaway Friday in Berlin –… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY– The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce honored the spirit of volunteerism and community involvement during its Annual Awards Banquet at the Marlin Club on Thursday, Oct. 9. Maryland District 38 Sen. Jim Mathias, House of Delegates District 38B Delegate Mike McDermott and District 5 Worcester County Commissioner Judy Boggs were on hand… Read more »