(Oct. 27, 2016) Updates on numerous projects were reviewed by Ocean Pines Association interim General Manager Brett Hill at the board of directors meeting last Saturday. Yacht Club Furniture on the first floor of the Ocean Pines Yacht Club has been rearranged, Hill said, allowing for the addition of seating space at the bar. Also… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) September was another good financial month, according to Ocean Pines Association Controller Art Carmine, who briefed the budget and finance committee on that month’s financial report last Wednesday. Overall, he said the association was about $30,000 lower than budget, bringing the year-to-date variance to about $12,000 off estimates. “Variances have been relatively… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee discussed the following items during a meeting in the administration building on Oct. 19: Budget review Viola confirmed that the committee would meet publically to discuss the next fiscal year budget on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12 at 9 a.m. The location has yet… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) Benjamin Forbes, a student from Berlin, was honored recently as one of the brightest middle school students in the world during an international awards ceremony sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). The Center honored Forbes, a student at Stephen Decatur Middle School, for his exceptional performance on… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) “It’s the ‘Cheers’ of coffee houses – everybody knows your name,” Mike Wiley said of the Berlin Coffee House on 17 Jefferson Street, which is closing at the end of this year. Wiley, a prolific volunteer who helps run the Church Mouse Thrift Shop with his wife, Helen, said his favorite brew… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) An abundance of Halloween activities are planned this weekend throughout the area. Berlin: – Watch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and help raise money for the American Cancer Society at The Globe on Saturday, Oct. 29. Relay For Life team Memories in Motion will host the event from 8 p.m. to midnight…. Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) About seven years ago Josh Nordstrom of Midway Automotive Group was shopping around for a charity to support and to organize an event around in Pocomoke City. “We didn’t do stuff like that before I got here. I was at a business after hours when I met the Women Supporting Women team,”… Read more »

(Oct. 27, 2016) Twenty-nine Stephen Decatur High School Advanced Placement students earned special College Board distinctions following the 2015-2016 school year including one student who earned national recognition. The College Board AP Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. The four distinctions include: AP Scholar (granted… Read more »

(Oct. 20, 2016) Cpl. Merle Bragg was less than 24 hours away from another lengthy deployment with the U.S. Army National Guard. It would have been a familiar story for the 50-year-old veteran, before the state granted a hardship approval memorandum to keep him on duty with the Berlin Police Department. A native of northern… Read more »

(Oct. 20, 2016) Indications were strong on Monday that the Ocean Pines Association would look to replace ousted General Manager Bob Thompson rather than hire a homeowners association management company. At the more than five-hour board of directors work session, Director Slobodan Trendic proposed creating a work group that would explore hiring a management firm…. Read more »