OPA Opens Drop Box As Ballot Delays Continue

OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association has established a drop box location to ensure ballots are received ahead of the election deadline.In response to the recent delay in members receiving election ballots, the association reports the Ocean Pines Elections Committee is taking action to ensure the integrity and efficiency of the voting process.Committee Chair… Read more »

Obituaries – July 28, 2023

Scott T. GrantBERLIN — Scott Taylor Grant, age 73, passed away May, 22, 2023 at Health First Viera Hospital in Viera, Fla. following a short illness.Born in Annapolis, he was the son of the late Clarence Hubert Grant and Lois Katherine Haas Grant. In addition to his parents, Scott was preceded in death by his late… Read more »

County Schools Earn $2.6M Grant

NEWARK – Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) announced this week the school system will receive over $2.6 million from the competitive Stronger Connections grant program under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).The competitive grant, which spans the next three academic years, provides funding to increase the school system’s capacity… Read more »

State Announces Two Bridge Projects

BERLIN — The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a project to clean and paint the structural steel beams on several bridges in Worcester County next week.Beginning Monday, July 31, work will start on both the Route 90 bridge over Worcester Highway in Berlin and the Bishopville Road bridge over the Bishopville… Read more »

Wheelchair Access Concerns Shared

Wheelchair Access Concerns Shared

ASSATEAGUE – A local family is seeking a way to make beach wheelchairs more accessible at Assateague Island National Seashore.Deal Island resident Michelle Cawood said she is hoping something can be done to address accessibility on Assateague after encountering an issue with the park’s beach wheelchairs. Last Tuesday, while joining a local homeschool group for… Read more »