(Sept. 3, 2015) Plenty of questions were asked last Thursday at the Ocean Pines Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting with Dr. Memo Diriker and some of them were not welcome. Diriker’s presence at the session followed a mid-August meeting when the committee agreed to reconsider the timeline on several components of its comprehensive plan and sought… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Highway safety improvements continue to move forward in Berlin, in large part because of the continuing efforts of the Pedestrian Safety Committee. This week the town announced the latest upgrade, new “Urban Alert” signs on U.S. Route 113. Since the committee was formed in late 2013, both immediate and long-term strategies have… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) The memory of the former Mid Atlantic Pain Medicine building, vacant for more than a year in downtown Berlin and sometimes referred to as an eyesore, is fading quickly. That’s because Foster and Lisa Schoch formally opened the doors to the revitalized space last Friday to reveal their Art in the Fields… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Residents and visitors in Berlin have likely seen the handiwork of 15-year-old Boy Scout Cole Norman. Norman, along with his father and a handful of fellow Scouts, painted house numbers on the curbs outside nearly 2,000 homes in the community. A Scout since the age of 6, Norman hoped the numbers would… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Two-time Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidate Slobodan Trendic was found guilty of DWI following a June 20 incident involving vehicle and property damage. The court essentially merged two charges – driving while impaired by alcohol and negligent driving of a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life and… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The Ocean Pines Players are holding auditions, Sept. 7-8 for “Revenge of the Red Feather Ladies,” a farcical comedy mystery featuring six unforgettable members of the Red Feather Ladies Investment Club and possibly the worst waitress in the world. Auditions are scheduled by appointment only and will be held at 41 Gloucester… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The Worcester County Humane Society is currently selling raffle tickets for three cash prizes. Drawing for the raffle will be held Nov. 12 at Captain’s Galley in West Ocean City. The winner need not be present. Tickets cost $5 each, or get five tickets for $20 with all proceeds benefiting the animals… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore welcomes a new Board of Directors.  The board has a one-year term, ending on June, 30 2016. With 34 active members from organizations across the Lower Shore counties, United Way is poised to begin the 2015-2016 campaign season with new leadership.     Along with… Read more »

 (Aug. 27, 2015) The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) recently announced that Page Browning, CAE, has joined its staff as the new executive vice president to lead the association’s staff and serve its more than 1,000 local Realtor and affiliate members. Browning brings 17 years of experience in strategic planning, membership growth, education programs, events… Read more »

(Aug. 27, 2015) New affordable housing for artists could be coming to Berlin, following a 5-0 vote by the Town Council on Monday to support a Department of Housing and Community Development funding application by Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County. The compact, mixed-use development, projected at 6,000 total square feet, would include three apartments… Read more »