Ocean Pines News

SALISBURY -- County taxes for Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset residents won't increase under new budgets that start today, but residents might pay more in fees at the local and state level.

BERLIN -- In early April, Laura Carpenter was handed an application to be considered for a Habitat for Humanity house by a customer of the Ocean Pines salon where she works.

OCEAN PINES -- Police arrested a Salisbury man last week for three house burglaries that took place in Ocean Pines from mid-May to June.

BERLIN - A 25-year-old man is accused of fighting his girlfriend while she held their six-month-old baby, causing the baby to fall onto concrete.

Maryland State Police responded two domestic assaults overnight Worcester County residences, one of which led to the injury of an infant.

OCEAN PINES -- Donald Henry Shara, 67, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

A variety of events are being planned to celebrate the Fourth of July next weekend, as Ocean City and Ocean Pines offer family-friendly events for locals and visitors alike.

Part-time residents of Ocean Pines may soon get a say in annual municipal elections.

In early April, Laura Carpenter was handed an application to be considered for a Habitat for Humanity house by a customer of the Ocean Pines salon where she works.

OCEAN PINES -- A 17-year-old will be charged as an adult for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman whom he knew at an Ocean Pines residence.

A 17-year old has been arrested and is being charged as an adult for rape and sexual assault.

Sunday is Flag Day, celebrated each June 14 in the United States since President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress on Aug.

OCEAN CITY -- In the winter of 2007, while Charlie Flagiello was jogging on the beach, he developed the habit of picking up trash that the careless had tossed aside.

Name: Chelsea Thaler School: Worcester Preparatory School Age: 17 School-related activities: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Drama, Dance, Chorus, Chamber Ensemble, Literary Magazine, SASS , WPS Volunteers, peer mentor Personal achievements: Second and third place awards in poetry in the Young Authors' Contest, finalist ...

OCEAN PINES -- We are so lucky to have such an outstanding beautiful Worcester County Veterans Memorial where we can honor all our Veterans -- living and our brave fallen ones who gave us the freedom we now enjoy.

OCEAN PINES -- While he may not have the most Ocean Pines experience, board candidate Pete Gomsak hopes to make up for it with his financial expertise.

OCEAN PINES -- Just a few weeks behind schedule, the Ocean Pines Skateboard Park is set to open to local youth Saturday.

Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich addressed local republicans Monday night, urging them to focus on the strong principals still present in the party instead of negative reports of doom and gloom for the right wing since the 2008 Presidential Election.

Police on the Eastern Shore report several threatening letters have been found at a school and church in the Ocean Pines area.

" As the Ocean City budget cruised through the second and final reading unanimously, you could almost hear a communal sigh of relief throughout City Hall.