No good options exist for covering deficits It isn’t the current Worcester County Commissioners’ fault that they inherited a hodgepodge of independent sanitary districts of various sizes and purposes, or that past accounting of each district’s theoretically separate enterprise fund drew money from one to balance the budget of another. Although it is somewhat ironic… Read more »
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Firm selected to evaluate utility extensions
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The engineering firm George, Miles, and Buhr (GMB) will evaluate and provide recommendations for the extension of water and sewer utilities from the Ocean Pines Service Area to parcels along Route 589 south of Pennington Commons as interest in developing there increases. Per a letter from Dallas Baker, director of… Read more »
Opening Day Scramble will kick off Pines golf season
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer As spring approaches, the Ocean Pines golf community is gearing up for its season kickoff event to welcome the warmer, golf-playing months. The 2025 Ocean Pines Opening Day Scramble is set for Saturday, April 5 with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The community’s Men’s Golf Association and the Ladies’… Read more »
OPA seeks vendor for summer election
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to handle this summer’s OPA Board of Directors election. The selected vendor will print and mail ballots and election materials such as candidate biographies, photographs, an annual meeting notice, and ballot instructions to all eligible voters…. Read more »
Crimson Coward franchise brings hot chicken to Berlin
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new chicken restaurant option has come to the coastal area, this time with a southern twist. Crimson Coward, a Nashville hot chicken franchise based in California, opened its doors in Berlin last month. Morad Ramadan, the owner of the Berlin location and a 2001 Stephen Decatur High School graduate,… Read more »
Taylor House Museum to reopen early with new offerings
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s Calvin B. Taylor House Museum will welcome visitors to its exhibits again this spring as the facility gears up to reopen its doors officially on Wednesday, April 2. According to Taylor House President Melissa Reid, the museum opens annually in early May. This season, however, the exhibition has moved… Read more »
Coastal Bays watershed awarded $2M grant
By Brian Shane Staff Writer The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will receive at least $2 million in state funding in the coming fiscal year as part of a five-year grant toward restoration the Newport Bay watershed, state environmental officials said. But in light of the state’s dire budget shortfall and legislative recommendations to slash Maryland… Read more »
Delegate seeks exemption for public shelters
By Brian Shane Staff Writer Lower Shore legislator Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) is proposing that emergency shelter buildings be exempt from a state mandate requiring large public buildings to switch from fossil fuels to electric power. Hartman raised concerned that, during a weather emergency or prolonged power outage, reliance on electric power instead of gas… Read more »
Thomas Albert Hall
Thomas Albert Hall Berlin Thomas “Tommy” Albert Hall, age 62, of Berlin, MD passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tommy’s life was filled with so much love and even during his last moments, he was surrounded by what mattered the most to him, his wife Cindy, his boys and their families. A story of love,… Read more »
Marion Freida Klein-Longberg
Marion Freida Klein-Longberg Berlin Marion Freida Klein-Longberg, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Born in The Bronx in New York City, N.Y., to the late Louis Shilan and Lee Smith Shilan. Moving to Berlin in the late 80’s, Marion became an active secretary for Moore, Warfield, & Glick. She joined Temple Bat… Read more »