OCEAN PINES—Need a happy holiday pick-me-up? Craving Christmas creations? The final entries for the “Light Up the Pines” lawn decorating contest are in and ready to be viewed. Seasonal sightseers and voting residents can see the 12 displays of Christmas throughout the Ocean Pines community in either forward or reverse order at:   76 Ocean… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Installation and Awards Dinner on Saturday Dec 7.   OPVFD officers were sworn in by Worcester County Fire Marshall Jeff McMahon.   The 2014 officers are:   Line Officers Chief Rich Angelo   First Assistant Chief Steve Grunewald   Captains Ed McNeill and Harvey Booth… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY–Chad Vent has been elected to serve as the Advisory Board Chair of Worcester County Junior Achievement. Vent, a certified public accountant and managing partner in the Faw Casson Maryland office, has dedicated time to teaching Junior Achievement programs in the K-12 classrooms, and has assisted with the successful JA Adopt, a school dinner… Read more »

BERLIN—More than 1,032 signatures have so far been collected from people who support an initiative to improve the safety conditions at intersections of U.S. Route 113 within town limits, Pat Dufendach, member of Berlin Pedestrian Safety Committee, told the mayor and town council during a Dec. 9 meeting. Dufendach said committee members met with Donnie… Read more »

BERLIN—Auditors from the Salisbury firm PKS & Company P.A. reported an “unmodified” audit opinion of the financial statements prepared by town officials during the Dec. 9 meeting of the mayor and town council. PKS representatives Leslie Michalik, a PKS manager, and Mike Kleger, a partner with the firm, noted the term “unmodified opinion” had replaced… Read more »

BERLIN—Every town has that one “white elephant” commercial building that proves to be tough to turn into an ongoing enterprise, but Economic and Development Director Michael Day is not giving up on the site of Berlin’s former Tyson’s Food chicken processing plant. The building is located on a 60-acre lot at 10009 Old Ocean City… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—A discussion on a possible proposal to reinstitute a code of conduct for the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors set off a firestorm of debate during the Dec. 4 work session. Director Terri Mohr distributed background material for a motion governing board members’ conduct that she planned to reintroduce during the Dec. 18… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Aquatics Department will host its sixth annual Swim with Santa event at Ocean Pines’ indoor pool facility.    The event is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14,  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sports Core pool located on Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. … Read more »

BERLIN–On Dec. 9 at 2126 hours, a Berlin police officer stopped a vehicle for speeding on US 113 and Burley Street. The driver, Nasser Othman, 30, of Clifton, N.J., was driving a rental vehicle without authorization.  Othman gave conflicting stories of his departure and destination.   The officer saw in plain view four cases of… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—It’s not too late for homeowners to combine their landscaping decorating talent with their holiday spirit for the annual “Light Up the Pines” outdoor holiday display contest, but the deadline to register is Friday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. Sixteen homeowners participated in the event last year. The homeowners who register for the competition… Read more »