MAY 21, 2026
BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
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Pines chief retires Says he’ll leave field of law enforcement permanently
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FLAG STAFFERS Last week, members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors helped install American Flags on the grounds of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial as part of the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club’s Flags for Heroes Fundraiser.
Parade combines past/future Old-fashioned celebration sees many changes over decades on Flower Street By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (May 21, 2025) Continuing a neighborhood tradition dating back
to the 1940s, Berlin’s Flower Street community will honor the fallen defenders of this nation and its principles with an Old-Fashioned Memorial Day Parade on Monday. At 11 a.m., car and motorcycle units, floats, and bands will travel from Stephen Decatur Middle School down Flower Street, ending at Henry
Park as part of the patriotic Old Fashioned Memorial Day celebration. Participants will include local groups such as the Red Hat Society and Town of Berlin officials. The celebration of remembrance began in the 1940s with what was known at the time as the Decoration See TRADITIONAL Page 3
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By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (May 21, 2026) Ocean Pines Police Chief Tim Robinson is stepping down from his post on June 12 after a 34year career in law enforcement and three years with the community department. The Ocean Pines Association announced last Friday that Robinson will retire next month. The chief assumed leadership of the Ocean Pines Police DeChief Tim Robinson partment on Aug. 1, 2023, following over 30 years in the public safety sector. “I have accepted the notice from the chief on his retirement,” said OPA General Manager John Viola in the community statement. “We thank him for his three years of service to Ocean Pines and wish him well.” Robinson began his career as a seasonal police officer for two summers with the Rehoboth Beach Police Department and later joined the DelSee POLICE Page 8
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