(Feb. 25, 2016) Chesapeake ghost and graveyard bus tours return this winter with a four-hour experience in Berlin and Ocean City on Saturday, March 5. Tickets cost $32 to ride on a comfortable bus with bathrooms as creator Mindie Burgoyne takes participants to haunted sites and tells stories about local landmarks in northern Worcester County…. Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will once again offer its Quick Start Tennis indoor clinic, an introductory tennis program for children ages 5-7, beginning Friday, Feb. 26 from 6-6:45 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines.   The four-session clinic will be… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) Technical difficulties pushed back the release of the “So, What’s Your Story?” podcast, but, thanks to a few Christmas acquisitions, release of the first episode is expected today, Thursday. Cohosted by Tony Russo and Salt Water Media Founder Stephanie Fowler, the podcast, recorded in the Berlin writer’s shop, will focus on local… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) Chip Bertino, Worcester County Commissioner for the Ocean Pines district, will hold a Town Meeting on Saturday, March 5 at the Ocean Pines library. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Bertino will provide information on issues and developments occurring within the district and the county.   Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) The sixth annual Snow Hill Oyster Roast returns on Sunday, Feb. 28, from 1-5 p.m. Tickets sold out more than a month ago, but those lucky enough to buy early – or win the ticket raffle hosted by the Snow Hill Chamber of Commerce – will be treated to all-you-can-eat oysters, free… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the administration building on Friday: Park sculpture Resident Jack Levering gave the directors a bird sculpture he helped construct, which he said could replace one that once sat on top a gazebo in Pintail Park. In… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) Two years ago, Berlin used the national attention it received from a magazine article in order to rebrand itself using the now-ubiquitous word “cool.” This month, neighboring Snow Hill received a similar, albeit slightly more low-key, write up in Canoe & Kayak magazine, which called it one of the “(Next) Best Paddling… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) Star Charities presented a check for $6,600 to help finance the annual spring pilgrimage of injured soldiers to Ocean City during its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18. Now in its 11th year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Maryland Wounded Warriors program will bring military members and their families to the… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Monday, Feb. 22. Peach Pageant This year’s Peach Pageant will coincide with the “Summer Movie Nights” series. The council approved the annual pageant, now set for June 18 at 5 p.m. on Main Street. Either “Tuck… Read more »

(Feb. 25, 2016) When the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted 6-1 last Friday to trim the legacy reserves collection in order to provide a zero increase in assessments, Bill Cordwell was the lone ‘no’ vote. In a statement provided to the Gazette, Cordwell offers some background on his decision. “Unfortunately, this so called… Read more »