(Aug. 24, 2017) Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans, but screening and understanding of lifestyle and risk factors can help to reduce that number. That’s why Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute offers a free Heart Smart heart disease risk assessment for both men and women. The screenings will… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The deadline to apply for 2018 events in downtown Berlin is just a week away. Under the Town of Berlin policy adopted in June, events for the following year must be submitted between July 1 and Sept. 1. Only one event that requires town services may be scheduled per day. Town Administrator… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association 50th Anniversary Committee discussed plans for commemorative license plates and a major concert event during its meeting on Monday. The license plates would use the 50th anniversary logo designed by Lisa Perez, according to Chairwoman Jennifer Cropper-Rines. She said the design is being submitted to the Motor Vehicle… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) Three Outdoor Movie Nights screenings that were rained out now have official makeup dates that will extend the series into October. The program was originally scheduled to run from June through August. Under the revised schedule, the 1978 musical comedy “Grease,” staring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, will show on Saturday, Sept…. Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) Berlin Main Street lost one of its mainstays when Brady, an affable golden retriever that spent a good portion of his life greeting people on the sidewalk outside of Williams TV Repair, died last Tuesday.   His owner, Grant Williams, set up a slide show of photos of Brady on a TV… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The Swim and Racquet Club pool in Ocean Pines will be closed from Tuesday, Aug. 22 until Thursday, Aug. 31, and reopen during Labor Day weekend. According to Aquatics Director Colby Phillips, the schedule change was necessary because several lifeguards who were scheduled to watch over the pool returned to school —… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) Although as recently as December it appeared a proposed excursion train linking Snow Hill and Berlin might have fallen through the proverbial train tracks, hope was recently rekindled at a meeting with town, county and state officials last Wednesday during the Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference at the Ocean City convention… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The fifth annual Pocomoke Boat Docking Challenge promises to deliver an afternoon of high-speed, water-based competition this Saturday. Mike Shannon, boat docking committee chairman, said the 15 participating captains would hold practice runs beginning at noon with competition kicking off at 1 p.m. Gates open at 11 a.m. with the action occurring… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The new Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors is scheduled to meet for the first time tomorrow (Friday) to select its president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for the year ahead. It will be the first official meeting since the Aug. 12 annual meeting that saw the election of Doug Parks and… Read more »

(Aug. 24, 2017) The numbers were bad in June, but they were even worse in July. Ocean Pines Association released its July monthly financial report Tuesday, showing an overall variance of $225,819 less than what was budgeted. Revenues for the month missed the budget by $114,102 and expenses were over budget by $81,362. New capital… Read more »