BERLIN–Follow the rules, the county is telling Berlin. Berlin officials want to annex approximately 129 acres across Seahawk Road from Stephen Decatur High School and Stephen Decatur Middle School into the town because a developer wants to have commercial uses and residences on the property.   On June 28, the developer acquired two parcels totaling… Read more »

Army Sgt. Major Merle Bragg, Jr. has been cruising around some of the newer Berlin streets and venues. That’s because as Berlin Police Officer Bragg, the roads, terrain and scenery are dramatically different from the experiences he had riding through the roads and towns of places of battle-ridden areas such as Kandahar, Afghanistan. Since the… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–Ocean Pines is hosting its third annual Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 30.  The celebration will be held in White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines starting at 6:30 p.m. Residents and visitors are invited to come and enjoy a walk through the park after the sun goes down to watch… Read more »

It’s good to be cool. That’s what Michael Day, economic and community development director for the Town of Berlin, is working hard to do. He wants Berlin to be, if not the coolest small town in Maryland, than at least in the coolest top 15 nationally. During Monday’s Berlin Council meeting, Day referred those in… Read more »

BERLIN—Berlin First Baptist Church will provide Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings free of charge for those looking for fellowship and a warm meal on Thanksgiving Day. “It’s a big undertaking, but we all love doing it,” said Sharon Parsons, officer manager at the church. Last year, the church provided 480 meals, “and… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors at its Nov. 20 meeting approved a funding increase to accommodate additional costs associated with installing the equipment in the new the Yacht Club kitchen, two guidance proposals relating to the fiscal year 2014-2015 budget, and conducted a first reading of a proposal related to investment guidance… Read more »

BERLIN—Black Friday Berlin-style will begin with the lighting of the town’s 17-foot spruce Christmas tree standing decorated in the courtyard of the Atlantic Hotel at the downtown sector’s  Holiday Arts Night. The blinking and twinkling will start at 5:30 p.m. and last until 7:30 pm. Berlin’s art-themed Victorian Christmas will continue with original artwork and… Read more »

SNOW HILL–Residents without transportation in the area of the southern end of Market Street in Snow Hill will no longer have to walk to the other end of town to buy beer and wine if the new tenants of the Kaddy Mart spruce up the store as promised last Tuesday. “We want to see improvements… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—The Yacht Club isn’t the only Ocean Pines fixture getting a redo these days. If you haven’t perused it already, the new Web site, www.oceanpines.org, is worth a tour. Marketing and Public Relations Director Teresa Travatello said the new Web site has been under development since March and was rolled in with an e-blast… Read more »

NATIONWIDE–Assateague Coastal Trust is part of the second annual #GivingTuesday, a nationwide movement that harnesses the power of a blend of partners–charities, families, businesses and individuals–to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3, #GivingTuesday will harness the power of social media to create an… Read more »