(Feb. 18, 2016) Looking to recoup unpaid assessments from the previous year, Ocean Pines has filed 66 separate lawsuits against association members who apparently owe more than $100,000. All of those cases were filed in Worcester County District Court in Snow Hill. General Manager Bob Thompson said the majority of the suits were against homeowners… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) The Berlin Planning Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Feb. 10. Zoning change Paving the way for a new police station at 109 Decatur Street, the commission voted 5-1 to approve a zoning change from B-2 shopping district to R-1 residential. Ron Casio cast the lone… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Chocolate lovers will gather in West Ocean City on Saturday, Feb. 20, to play a free game, which leads participants to 15 merchants while searching for clues. During the ninth annual “Death By Chocolate” game, participants 18 and older will search for a clue inside each business, figure out the answer and… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Worcester Preparatory School technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas and a group of 11th graders from her film class have once again received an award for their short film entry in the Toronto 50-Hour Film Competition.   The film, titled “Knock Knock,” won Honorable Mention for “Best Audience Reaction.” Going by the name “Aevus… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) EXIT Realty At The Beach recently celebrated the opening of its Ocean Pines office. ERATB is a boutique-style independent franchise focusing on a strong relationship, encompassing the experience of buying or selling real estate with local and professional, educated, full-time Realtors that have the confidence to sell, negotiate and build relationships within… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Atlantic General Hospital/Health System Auxiliary Board of Directors invites the community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AGH Thrift Shop, located in the Berlin Shopping Center off Route 50. Since opening on Dec. 17, 2005, the shop has generated approximately $1.5 million in revenue for Atlantic… Read more »

For more than five decades each, Upshure Coard Jr. and John Dale Smack Jr. drove school buses in the Berlin area. James Purnell Jr., a former county commissioner, has driven for four decades and Glendola Bowen Whaley has driven since 1997. Combined, those three men and one woman steered Worcester County school children back and… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High, Stephen Decatur Middle and Snow Hill High schools were disrupted Tuesday afternoon after computer-generated phone calls making bomb threats resumed for the first time since late January. In a prepared statement, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Wilson said students had not been evacuated, as they had previously, but “secured in place.” “It is important… Read more »

Ocean Pines employees will likely be eligible for merit raises this year, following a lively debate on the subject during a public meeting last Friday. While discussing the next fiscal-year budget, Vice President Cheryl Jacobs suggested that the current economic climate might make such raises dubious. Director Tom Terry said he would “personally not support”… Read more »

The issue of traffic created by the new Delmarva Health Pavilion in Ocean Pines has been simmering since the facility opened last October. That simmer came to a boil Friday morning, as developer Palmer Gillis and officials with the Maryland State Highway Administration met with the public to talk about potential solutions. After circulating a… Read more »