(March 17, 2016) Opening the door to what could be a flurry of development at the northern end of Main Street in Berlin, the town’s planning commission approved a rezoning and text amendment request by SonRise Church during a public meeting at Town Hall last Wednesday. SonRise has a conditional agreement to buy the 22-acre… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) The deteriorating appearance of the North and South Gate entrances to Ocean Pines came up repeatedly during General Manager Bob Thompson’s town hall meeting, last Tuesday. During the hour-plus public comment portion of the meeting, one homeowner said she moved to Ocean Pines 24 years ago, when it was a “beautiful place.”… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) A public hearing for comment will be held on Friday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the matter of Sandpiper Energy Inc.’s application to increase its natural gas and propane rates by $948,000. The application has been docketed by the Maryland Public Service Commission as Case No. 9410. Case filings and associated… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) The Ocean Pines community invites area residents to hop over for two of its popular annual Easter events. An Easter Egg-Stravaganza Dive & Pool Party Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, March 18 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Sports Core Pool, located at 11143 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines.  Children… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) For two consecutive years, local robotics team Titanium Wrecks has earned spots in the FIRST ​World Championships robotics competition in St. Louis. This year, it hopes to make it three in a row. Last Thursday, the squad (T-Wrecks for short) showed off its latest creation to several dozen delighted children enrolled in… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Three Worcester County municipalities, and Ocean Pines, presented fiscal year 2017 budget requests during a county commissioners meeting in Snow Hill last Tuesday, and proposals were, for the most part, in line with previous years. Berlin presented a largely unchanged request, for $1.79 million in county funds. During the last two years… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) When Berlin bought the former Tyson’s Chicken plant on old Ocean City Boulevard, now being called Berlin Falls, the town pledged that partnerships and unique, creative approaches – not just town tax dollars – would help transform the property into something of which the citizens could be. Looking for help with environmental… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Restored funding for Program Open Space was among the promises Gov. Larry Hogan made Marylanders during his campaign. In Berlin, that funding source could help transform the former Tyson’s Chicken plant, now called Berlin Falls, expand the tot lot at Stephen Decatur Park, and develop a new neighborhood park named after a… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) A questionnaire that will go out to all 8,452 Ocean Pines homes and help inform the association’s comprehensive plan is nearly complete. On March 2, the comprehensive planning committee met in the administration building and approved roughly 40 questions for the survey. An early draft of the questionnaire, released last month, included… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Berlin residents will get their first look at a new community mural on Friday during a presentation tied to the town’s monthly art stroll. Berlin’s Arts & Entertainment Committee announced plans for the mural in October, and the Town Council and historic district commission both signed off on the project last year…. Read more »