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David Bryan Crouse Ocean City David Bryan Crouse of Ocean City passed away peacefully with his brother and sister in-law by his side on Feb. 26, 2025. David was born in Baltimore. He was the loving husband of the past Lorraine M. Crouse. David is survived by his father, James Everett Crouse; his brother Paul… Read more »
Richard G. Jones Berlin Richard G. “Rick” Jones, age 62, of Berlin, died Monday, March 3, 2025 at Macky & Pam Stansell House in Ocean Pines. He was born in Salisbury and was the son of the late Richard Jones and Peggy W. (Wainwright) Jones. He was a farmer most of his life and had… Read more »
Donna Marie Leiner Ocean City Donna Marie Leiner, age 70, passed away on March 8, 2025 after a courageous five-year battle with lymphoma. She is survived by her husband, Mark Leiner; five children, Whitney Rothschild (husband Phil Rothschild), Alison Leiner, Chelsea Rafinski (husband Bartosz Rafinski), Jake Leiner (fiancée Rachel Harris) and,Melanie Leiner; and six beloved… Read more »
Ortt did great work, so will Touch of Italy What a difference eight years make. Plagued by rotating management, declining patronage, big plans and grand failures, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club and Beach Club had pretty much bottomed out in Fiscal Year 2018, missing their budget by somewhere around a million dollars. Revenue projections were… Read more »
Gerrie Anne Mumford Berlin Gerrie Anne Mumford, age 79, of Berlin, passed away at Tidal Health Hospital on Feb. 15, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Del Guereio and Eulalia (Carey) Del Guereio. She was the wife of Charles Edward Mumford III “Ned”. In… Read more »
The 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed yesterday on imported goods from Canada and Mexico have hit home. Next week, our newspapers, Bayside Gazette and OC Today-Dispatch, will begin to feel the pinch of the tariff on the Canadian newsprint our printer uses for all our products. In addition to our main publications, this will… Read more »
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) will be offering three scholarships valued at $1,000 each to qualifying high school seniors from Worcester County Public Schools interested in a future in the environmental field. They are seeking applicants who are pursuing a 4-year or 2-year college or university, trade school, or Corps position with a focus… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association and the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department continue to work toward a new South Fire Station, with an estimated construction start date of October 2025, given the timeline remains on track. At the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors meeting on Saturday, Feb. 22, OPVFD President… Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer A rising trend of costly car crashes in Worcester County-owned vehicles has prompted officials to upgrade their auto insurance policy to include comprehensive and collision coverage. Without this coverage, the county bears the full financial burden of repairing or replacing vehicles damaged by accidents, weather events, or deer strikes, according… Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer Worcester County officials this week stopped short of tweaking the zoning code in order to prevent an offshore wind developer from legally operating as a public utility in the West Ocean City fishing harbor. The county’s Board of Commissioners at its Feb. 18 meeting considered a bill that would make… Read more »