(Dec. 11, 2014) Hoping to build on the “Coolest Small Town” momentum, the Berlin Mayor and Council approved a contract to allow Washington, D.C. based firm Christine Becker Associates to facilitate a series of strategic planning sessions, beginning next month. The council voted unanimously in favor of the motion, granting Becker a maximum contract of… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) Republic Services will take over trash pickup in Ocean Pines starting on Jan. 2. The Phoenix, Az. based company, serving more than 3,000 municipalities in the U.S. and boasting more than $8 billion in annual revenues, beat out three other companies for the bid, including current provider Waste Management. Under the new… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) St. John Neumann Catholic Parish will present “A Festival of Lessons and Carols” on Sunday Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. The program will consist of Scriptural readings, hymns and carols – along with time for meditative silence – and is being offered as “a respite during these very busy days that lead… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) For the second year, Ocean Pines is collaborating with the North Pole on the “Letters to Santa” program. Recreation staff at the Ocean Pines Community Center on 235 Ocean Parkway is inviting area children to drop their Christmas lists inside Santa’s mailbox in the lobby. “The elves, with public works, helped make… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) Two months after the Ocean Pines Association sent requests for proposals to manage or lease the community golf course, current management company Billy Casper Golf is speaking out in defense of its four-year tenure. Casper is one of four companies that submitted formal bids to manage the course. A fifth company submitted… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) After funding a successful Kickstarter project to create a canning line in October, Berlin’s Burley Oak Brewing Company is preparing to expand. The brewery purchased four additional water EDUs and three additional sewer EDUs for $54,484 during a mayor and council meeting on Monday, Dec. 8. An EDU is the acronym for… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) Flooding in Berlin caused the community to develop a dedicated stormwater utility and seek more than $1 million in state and federal grants in order to protect public and private property. In Ocean Pines, the community is taking a preemptive approach to drainage issues. In 2013, then candidates Bill Cordwell and Jack… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) Beginning in January, Worcester County will offer residents a “Pay as You Throw (PAYT)” option to dispose of household trash. County officials are billing the option as economically and environmentally friendly. “The new PAYT treats trash disposal just like electricity, gas, water and other utilities,” Public Works Director John Tustin said. “Households… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) The Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in partnership with the Worcester County Cricket Center will be conducting its second annual “Shop with a Cop” on Saturday. Last year, the barrack took 11 Worcester County students shopping.   This year, the barrack has increased the number of shoppers because of the support of… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014)  The Pine Tones Chorus will present its Christmas concert at Atlantic United Methodist Church on Fourth Street in Ocean City, Friday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The concert theme is “The Colors of Christmas” and features a song with that same title by John Rutter, a famous composer of choral music. The… Read more »