(Dec. 18, 2014) Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino, who represents the Ocean Pines District, has scheduled his first Town Meeting for Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Pines library. Bertino was sworn in as a county commissioner on Dec. 2, at the Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill. He succeeds Judy… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) More than 4,500 homes in Berlin will likely be without power at midnight Friday. The town and Delmarva Power scheduled a temporary service interruption, lasting until 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the utility company continues to upgrade transmission lines in Worcester County. “Our rebuild of a more than 50-year-old transmission… Read more »

(Dec. 11, 2014) A suspected criminal hoax turned out to be a simple misunderstanding, but area police warned citizens to remain vigilant during the holiday shopping season. During a Mayor and council meeting on Monday, Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing warned that two people posing as employees from the gas department were approaching area houses…. Read more »

(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 »