(May 26, 2016) Downpours might have dampened planned festivities, but the messaging remained the same at the kickoff of National Boat Safety Week held last Saturday at the Coast Guard Station Ocean City on South Philadelphia Ave. The major focus of this year’s campaign is increased use of life jackets. The annual nationwide push to… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) After serving on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors for three years, Bill Cordwell has decided not to run for reelection. The outspoken director said his decision not seek a second term stems from his dislike for some current members, former members of the board and candidates. “I will not run… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) During the last two budget cycles, Pat Supik has chaired the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee. Along with her other duties, she has overseen the annual weeklong meetings the advisory group holds on the financial plan, and helped pen a list of recommendations to the directors. Supik, 71, is now… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) When two men from a local nonprofit came to ask the Berlin mayor and Town Council to waive the $65 application fee for a wheelchair ramp, the town went one better by waiving the fee for all such ramps for the entire fiscal year. Chesapeake Housing Mission Executive Director Don Taylor and… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) Beginning Wednesday, June 1, Berlin town employees will begin the annual spring pesticide application on streets and sidewalks throughout town as part of our annual spring beautification. The spray mixture will have a 10 percent concentration of nonselective (it does not target a specific plant) herbicide and contains 40 percent glyphosate by… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) A lack of a quorum abbreviated the May 18 meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee, although virtually all of the items on the agenda were discussed. Only two of the seven members — Pat Supik and Jim Beisler — could attend the morning meeting in the administration building…. Read more »

(May 26, 2016) Stephen Decatur High School students Meg McCready and Carl Echols are recovering from injuries after being run over Monday morning by another student’s van in the school parking lot. “I am doing very well considering the circumstances, in my opinion,” McCready said. “The support, love, and prayers have been so influential for… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) Bail has been set at $300 apiece for those charged with aiding and abetting Relay for Life, and the rogue’s gallery will be on display for all to see during tomorrow’s Fourth Friday event from 5-8 p.m. downtown. Sentences will last about 30 minutes, or until such time as bail has been… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) In “Breakfast in the Bronx,” circa 1962, one can see a small bowl of raw eggs, presumably about to be scrambled, along with a saltshaker, a few cracked eggshells and a single fork laid out against a stark, yellow background. Is this a whimsical image, somewhat playful in it’s simplicity? Or is… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) One of Berlin’s oldest traditions returns Monday, as the communitywide Memorial Day celebration takes place on Flower Street. The annual parade will begin at 8 a.m. and will run from Stephen Decatur Middle School to Dr. William Henry Park. Dozens of school and community groups are scheduled to travel the mile-long route,… Read more »