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Affordable housing needs attention too

As the Town of Berlin joins Ocean City’s pursuit of a major sports complex in northern Worcester County, it also needs to help provide an answer to the continuously overlooked question of where the employees of a sports complex and its service providers will live. Although this athletic facility is not expected to employ a… Read more »

Charles “Chuck” B. Rau

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Charles “Chuck” B. Rau Berlin Charles “Chuck” B. Rau was born On Aug. 10, 1949, in Baltimore, and passed away suddenly on Dec. 29, 2023. His parents were Charles “Buck” and Mary Norma Rau. He grew up in Parkville with his parents, younger brother John and grandmother Lillian. He loved playing games and sports of… Read more »

Bringing Art to all serves local community

Ocean City Art L eague

Residents and visitors alike enjoy classes and exhibits provided by OC Art League By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2024) The Art League of Ocean City celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023 and had its most successful year yet, both programmatically and financially, according to Executive Director Rina Thaler. “Art is so much more than… Read more »

Flush with cash, OP seeks improvement

Rick Farr

Racquet club, tiki bar will be enhanced, golf course will install spray irrigation By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2023) Under the direction of President Rick Farr and General Manager John Viola, the Ocean Pines Association has been going full steam ahead with projects to enhance amenities and make improvements in the community. At the… Read more »

Commissioners facing business-friendly test

With the state’s reassessment of property values in the Ocean City tax area this year, the public will get to see just how business-friendly the Worcester County Commissioners are. The stunning spike in valuations — a 47.7 percent increase for residential properties and 32.5 percent for commercial real estate — offers mouth-watering financial possibilities for… Read more »

Letter to the Editor

The following is a letter that Ocean City resident Vince Gisriel recently sent to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore regarding a proposed sports complex in Worcester County. The letter references another letter Gisriel sent to members of the Ocean City Sports Complex Task Force opposing the project.                                                                                                            Dear Governor Moore, Enclosed you will find a… Read more »

IAC still saying maybe on Buckingham funds

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By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer (Dec. 21, 2023) Maryland’s Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC) didn’t allocate any state funding to Buckingham Elementary’s replacement project in the agency’s preliminary 2025 capital improvement plan budget, but this could change once the budget is finalized in May. At a meeting over Zoom last Thursday, the IAC approved staff… Read more »