(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 »

(Aug. 17, 2017) Dr. Cindy Byrd has co-authored a new book cataloging the extensive duck decoy collection at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Byrd, the executive director at the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, said “Birds of a Feather: Wildfowl Decoys at Shelburne Museum,” which will be released next month, traces its genesis… Read more »

(Aug. 17, 2017) Worcester County Public Works Water and Wastewater Division crews are addressing wastewater issues in Ocean Pines caused by high amounts of rain last weekend. Specifically, crews have spent the past several days correcting problems that occurred when high water flooded homeowners’ holding tanks. Residents who notice that their plumbing drains slowly or… Read more »

(Aug. 17, 2017) Former Stephen Decatur athlete and coach Alphonso Henry, 60, is about to join the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Henry started wrestling for Decatur as a freshman in 1971 and was captain of the team during his junior and senior years. He was a finalist in the district tournament and a regional… Read more »