(Dec. 22, 2016) Two people who were arrested last week in an illegal gun sale in Ocean City now face charges for allegedly stealing from unlocked cars in Ocean Pines. Following a joint investigation with the Maryland State Police, the Ocean City Police, the Worcester County Sherriff’s Criminal Enforcement Team and the Ocean Pines Police… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) While Ocean Pines residents wait to hear if the board of directors will grant an easement to bring high-speed fiber optic Internet to the community, that work is already being done about 100 miles away in Kent County. FTS Fiber, the company that asked for the easement and whose CEO, Brett Hill,… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) A group of citizens have become concerned with a recent uptick in the amount of campgrounds intended to serve the beach areas, particularly those along Route 611, and have decided to host a meeting on the issue, and have created a Facebook page to foster more discussion. That meeting is scheduled for… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) After FTS Fiber and ThinkBig Networks made a brief pitch on Dec. 5 to bring gigabyte Internet in Ocean Pines, promising to connect the association police department to county police in exchange for an easement to lay “dark fiber,” many residents were left with more questions than answers. For one, the meeting,… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Despite some hiccups during a meeting last Thursday, plans are still moving forward to release a comprehensive planning survey to Ocean Pines homeowners when assessments are mailed in March. Before that meeting with the comprehensive planning committee, Board Vice President Dave Stevens, also the committee liaison, said he and the other directors… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Discussed briefly during a public meeting last Monday, the Town of Berlin posted its audited financial statement for fiscal year 2016 online on Tuesday. The report, prepared by PKS & Company, gave an “unmodified opinion” of town finances, which is the highest level of assurance provided by the Salisbury firm. According to… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Police were called to the American Legion parking lot on Perryhawkin Road in Princess Anne Saturday after receiving a 911 call at approximately 1:30 a.m. and found Tawanda Blake, 26, of Pocomoke City, lying on the ground. She was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and was pronounced dead at 2 a.m…. Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) After a groundswell of support from local and, eventually, state agencies in support of an excursion train connecting, at minimum, Berlin and Snow Hill, mayors Gee Williams of Berlin and Charlie Dorman of Snow Hill said they’ve decided to take the idea back to the drawing board. “Basically the three key players… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) In separate votes last Friday, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved about $840,000 in spending to overhaul its country club, which many have said has suffered from a lack of upkeep for years. The approved amount included $417,000 in “conceptual” funding to be budgeted for the next fiscal year for… Read more »

(Dec. 22, 2016) Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services in Berlin put a bow on 2016 last week by holding an end-of-year celebration for members of two of its youth programs. Program coordinator Amanda Chaffee said about 80-90 children and their families attended, including members of the Berlin Youth Club and SAGES (“Strengthening Adolescent Girls… Read more »