OCEAN PINES– The Ocean Pines Recreation Department will take a bus trip on Sunday Nov. 9, to the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, D.C. The fee for the trip is $100 per person and includes general admission to the show and a cooking demonstration by celebrity chef Bobby Flay. This trip will leave… Read more »

BERLIN– This month’s 2nd Friday runs takes place on Oct. 10 from 5-8 p.m. in the downtown area and features art exhibits, activities, live entertainment and extended hours by area shops. Berlin also welcomes more than 150 Little League all-stars for a parade down Main Street beginning at 6 p.m. The Cricket Center, a child… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–Young basketball players can learn more about the game and how to play it at two youth basketball clinics to be offered by the Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department beginning Oct. 11 at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Led by Ocean Pines recreation staff, these clinics are created for both beginners and experienced… Read more »

BERLIN–The Recycling Division of Worcester County Public Works, in conjunction with Maryland Environmental Services and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), will conduct Household Hazardous Waste and E-Cycling Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Showell Elementary School parking lot. Old or unusable cans of pesticides, pool… Read more »

BERLIN– Two championship Little League teams are getting a hero’s welcome on Friday, Oct. 10. Berlin will honor the Intermediate All Stars, the United States runner-up in this year’s Little League World Series in Livermore, Calif., and the 9-10 all-stars, who won a state championship and played in the regional tournament in Cranston, R.I. Cameron… Read more »

Top award Worcester Prep fifth grader Grace Baeurle was the winner in the Maryland Association of Realtors Fair Housing Competition during the 2013-2014 school year. Last spring in Annapolis, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot honored Baeurle for her poster, which emphasized cultural diversity. Her poster will be featured on the 2015 MAR calendar.   Pancake breakfast… Read more »

BERLIN– More middle-income families are living paycheck to paycheck, according to Worcester Youth and Family Counseling, and any significant expense can put them in debt with little ability to repay. The local service added that it is a common misconception that the homeless population is in decline and that anywhere from 600,000 to 1.1 million… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– Following a bizarre series of events, the community is urging caution after local real estate agents found what they believe to be suspicious stickers on the garage doors of several homes. The stickers, placed in hard-to-see spots by Florida-based firm Mortgage Contracting Services LLC, state that the property “has been determined to be… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– Following more than six months of debate, concern and consternation, the Board of Directors last Saturday unanimously agreed on a plan to control the growing population of Canada geese in the community. Board Vice President Marty Clarke introduced a motion during a Saturday’s board meeting outlining a three-pronged approach to curb the birds,… Read more »

BERLIN– In a not-so-stunning turn of non-events, the write-in candidate deadline for Berlin Town Council passed Tuesday, without any new developments. Three candidates filed for the three available seats on town council before the Tuesday, Sept. 9 ballot deadline, and all three remain officially unopposed. Troy Purnell and Dean Burrell filed to keep their District… Read more »