OCEAN PINES — The phrase “mind over matter” usually suggests making a choice not to be bothered by an event. For people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, it has a literal meaning — keeping your mind in the right shape to allow your body to manipulate objects in the outside world.  Attitude, focus and practice are… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — For the better part of the last decade, the Ocean Pines Association has been fighting the Internal Revenue Service over whether or not the revenue it earns from Beach Club Parking is taxable. Courts and mediation have both found in favor of the IRS in the past and last week, in what… Read more »

BERLIN — Although technically closed for the holiday Monday, the halls of Stephen Decatur High School were by no means empty.  The robotics team, comprised of students from both SDHS and Snow Hill High School had a deadline to meet and, President’s Day or no, they were going to meet it. The students are participating… Read more »

BERLIN — A little more than three years ago, Gary Richins and a group of interested parents set out to establish a year-round lacrosse program that would have strong ties to the community. The notion was to give as many kids as possible access to a sport that has become wildly popular over the last… Read more »

BERLIN — After a few months of buzz about what is going on in the former peach shed, located just off Main Street in the municipal parking lot, Go Organic officially opened its doors late last month. The shop, owned by Beth Gourley, is the result of a good idea getting enough traction to turn… Read more »

Last Friday’s Homecoming football game at Stephen Decatur High School resulted in an exciting victory for the Seahawks. The team earned an impressive win, besting the Easton Warriors 41-8. Stephen Decatur gained the upper hand almost immediately. Following a pass to Decatur junior Tim VanVonno resulting in a first down, senior D.J. Kee, a skilled… Read more »

BERLIN — Judy and Dave Vogel, owners of A Thread of Elegance, have been in their South Main Street shop for about a year and are still happy to have made the move to a higher-exposure shop from their former Broad Street store. Although they have been in town for years, when the opportunity presented… Read more »

BERLIN — As the Town Council begins to wrap up major projects in wastewater, property aesthetics and leveling out electric rates, the administration, staff and its partners have set their sights on one of the more pervasive townwide problems — flooding and storm water management. Over the next few months, the Town of Berlin, in… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — The only thing less consistent with traditional notions of manliness than a prostate exam is joining a men’s group to discuss feelings over a cancer diagnosis, especially for men of a certain generation. Men are made, tradition goes, to work and to die and to not worry or complain about either. That… Read more »

BERLIN — The sound of applause preceded even the bagpipes as the Berlin Little League All Stars made their way down Main Street during Sunday’s victory parade.  All of the town’s all-star teams placed well in the various tournaments and all were recognized for their accomplishments. Still, the primary attraction was the Under-10 All Star… Read more »