BERLIN — Twenty years ago on May 21, the long and tortuous path to establish a community hospital in Worcester County came to fruition. The opening of Atlantic General Hospital on that Friday saw long-time proponents, political figures, volunteers and business people gather to witness the culmination of years of politicking, planning, fund-raising and, eventually,… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY — The first donations are being accepted for Operation We Care, the non-profit grass-roots effort started and coordinated by Jeff Merritt and his wife, along with a philanthropic group of 36 residents, to provide care packages for Delmarva military members serving overseas. The first of two shipments this year will be mailed out… Read more »

BERLIN — Officials with the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland were hoping to inaugurate a tourist trolley on May 20 that would serve a route through Berlin, Ocean Pines and West Ocean this summer. But due to the economic climate, the project will be postponed until next year, Brad Bellacicco, deputy… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Homeowners posed questions to Ocean Pines General Manger Bob Thompson about the summertime schedule for the Yacht Club pool, the reasoning behind a proposed $43 increase in the annual assessment and the financial status of the Golf Club at a Feb. 2 town hall meeting to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2013-2014… Read more »

BERLIN — The time line for fully implementing new stormwater management policies approved by the Berlin Town Council last week will probably be a year, Water Resources Director Jane Kreiter said last week. The process will be on two tracks: establishing the fees for commercial property owners in time for the July 1 effective date… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — General Manger Bob Thompson left the relative comfort of a mortgage and insurance brokerage business to manage the eclectic and economically diverse community of Ocean Pines, the largest year-round community in Worcester County. He said wanting to be an impact player who could help by being connected with his community drew him… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — To paraphrase a famous quote, sometimes murder mystery dinners are like a box of chocolates – you never know what you are going to get. Get a Clue Productions, the brainchild of Ted and Maria Demetriou, will perform an audience interactive whodunit at the Woodlands of Ocean Pines on Feb. 8. The… Read more »

BERLIN — Both the town of Berlin and the Berlin Fire Company have asked investigators from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to review the emergency response to a fatal accident on routes 818 and 50 that occurred Dec. 26. Specifically, the parties are asking why a Berlin police officer had to drive… Read more »

BERLIN — The work on a stormwater management system for Berlin took a different tack on Monday, as the Berlin Town Council directed town attorney David Gaskill to draft an ordinance instituting a fee structure that would charge homeowners $50 per year per residence, and non-residential property owners $25 per year per equivalent residential unit…. Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Five Ocean Pines property owners filed a petitioner’s memorandum in the Worcester County Circuit Court on Jan. 2 to ask for a judicial review of the basis behind the Worcester County Commissioners’ 4 to 3 vote in September to approve reclassifying farmland so it could be used for commercial purposes by local… Read more »