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 »

BERLIN–The sixth grade Dolphin team at Berlin Intermediate School held a penny race and raised $901.22 for Maryland Coastal Bays to save the terrapins, who are getting trapped in crab pots and drowning. This has been an on-going problem in the brackish water bays and creeks of the Atlantic. Maryland Coastal Bays will use the… Read more »

BERLIN– Two key upgrades in storm water systems could be coming in the next year in an attempt to drastically reduce the flooding problems that have plagued the town for decades. The Hudson Branch Storm Water Project includes upgrades on Williams and Flower streets. West Street received a similar upgrade last year. “I’ve been here… Read more »