WORCESTER COUNTY– Four Republican candidates for Worcester County Commissioner are experiencing the longest election night ever. Costa Ventosa owner and winemaker Kathryn Danko-Lord and Worcester County Business Contractors Association President Ted Elder are vying for the District 4 nomination, while Chip Bertino, publisher of the Courier newspaper, and Ocean Pines businessman Grant Helvey are competing… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY– Incumbent Worcester County Commissioner Madison Jim Bunting Jr. is engaged in a heated political battle for the District Six seat with Linda Busick. Bunting spent six years on the Worcester County board of Zoning Appeals prior to being a commissioner, including a 4-year stint as chairmen. The candidate was also chairman of the… Read more »

BERLIN– The town’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget was released to the general public during a Mayor and Council Meeting on May 27. Total revenue expenditures were up for the first time since 2010, as the proposal increased overall spending by 12 percent, or $474,910. The budget also revealed a $461,010 surplus from the previous… Read more »

BERLIN– Nelson Street resident Barbara Gallagher has been dealing with severe drainage problems for more than a decade. Gallagher made her voice heard during a mayor and council meeting on May 27, complaining that town government had failed to address the stormwater problem after improvements were promised last year. The first time she noticed the… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Boat Club boat parade has returned. It has been several years since the last event, but now the Ocean Pines Boat Club is again sponsoring the parade for 2014. The parade will take place Saturday, July 26, at Pintail Park beginning at 2 p.m. The rain date will be July 27…. Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY– Two rookie democrat politicians are vying for the newly created House of Delegates Legislative District 38C seat. Mike Hindi, a 25-year-old former lifeguard will face 58-year-old educator Judy Davis during the seat’s democratic primary on June 24. “I’ve lived here my entire life pretty much,” said Hindi. “This is my background; I was… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean City Power Squadron held its annual Blessing of the Fleet at the Ocean Pines Marina on June 1.   All boaters in the area are always invited to participate in this event. The Blessing of the Fleet ceremony has been passed down through generations of sailors, fishermen, merchant mariners and navies around… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports in America, is also enjoying a boom at the beach. The sport recently became an official amenity at the Ocean Pines Community Center, offering indoor drop-in play three days a week, as well as unlimited play on six outdoor courts. Invented in Washington state in 1965 by… Read more »

BERLIN– The chances are good you haven’t heard about the next big event in America’s coolest small town – and that’s exactly the way organizers want it. Specifics are scarce, but on a secret date in June at an undisclosed location a major alternative arts and music festival will be staged. Matt Dove, former professional… Read more »

BERLIN–Rackliffe House, a beautifully restored 1740s merchant-planter’s Georgian home overlooking Assateague Island and Sinepuxent Bay, outside of Berlin, is recruiting volunteers to serve as docents. Docent training will be conducted at Rackliffe House on Thursday, June 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The training session will help docents interpret life on the 18th-century coastal… Read more »