SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
PHOTO COURTESY OF WCPS
FIRST DAY Approximately 6,841 students returned to the 14 schools within the Worcester County Public School system on Tuesday. Above, Superintendent of Schools Annette Wallace and Board of Education member Bill Buchanan walk the halls on Tuesday with students from Berlin Intermediate.
Strategic Planning pledges status reports Committee wants to show residents officials hear what they’ve been saying By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Sept. 4, 2025) The Ocean Pines Association’s Strategic Planning Committee decided last week to issue a regular progress report to residents on amenity improvements, initiatives
advancements and the feasibility of homeowner desires. At the committee’s meeting last week, the group discussed its effort to draft a quarterly report card to keep homeowner association members informed about the status of work being done. The documents would likely be presented as a press release sent out by OPA’s public relations team and would include updates from various
advisory committees about current and future endeavors. Rob Keesling, strategic planning committee chair, directed members of his group to speak with the heads of different advisory teams, inquiring about recent improvements made to the other amenities, such as beautification of an area or extended pool hours. The results will be discussed at the See COMMITTEE Page 11
Berlin to kick off fall event lineup By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Sept. 4, 2025) As summer draws to a close, the Town of Berlin will kick off its lineup of fall events, inviting community members to engage in autumnal, family-friendly fun. See BERLIN Page 10
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