By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 15, 2018) After meeting with Town of Berlin officials on Tuesday, representatives said an effort to replace some sandwich-board signs downtown was tabled indefinitely. About six months ago, Robin Tomaselli of the Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee spearheaded a pilot program to test planter boxes with small, rectangular shingles… Read more »

By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 15, 2018) For the past three years, regular attendees of county commissioner meetings fell into one of four groups: county staff, local attorneys, two reporters from local weekly newspapers and Josh Nordstrom. Nordstrom, 45, makes no bones about his intentions — he wants to be Pocomoke City’s representative on… Read more »

(Feb. 15, 2018) Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger has been appointed to serve a two-year term as chair of the Maryland Association of Destination Marketing Organizations, which is made up of Destination Marketing Organizations directors from the 23 Maryland counties, Baltimore, and Ocean City. “It’s an honor to represent my peers across the state… Read more »

Pocomoke man guilty on nine counts of sex abuse with three minor children By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 15, 2018) Joshua Tauber, 24, of Pocomoke City was convicted last week of nine felony counts of various sex abuse charges relating to incidents between him and three minors, at least one a family member or… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) While an agreement to lease the Winter Quarters golf course in Pocomoke seemed like a done deal only weeks ago, that deal apparently fell through when some city officials asked for more time to consider advertising for additional offers. The Pocomoke City Council voted 3-1 last month… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) “When you can’t do anything else, you can pray and you can knit,” Brenda Trice, owner of Berlin yarn store A Little Bit Sheepish, said Tuesday. About a month ago Trice learned her great-nephew, Grayson, was born prematurely at just 24 weeks old during the blizzard on… Read more »

Print media and advertising outside of Ocean Pines on directors’ list for reductions By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) The theme of Ocean Pines Board budget meetings this week, according to Association President Doug Parks, has been “controlling costs this year to address the deficit.” The community reportedly accumulated more than $2 million… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Pocomoke Middle School students participating in World Read Aloud Day last Thursday reached thousands of students in 20 U.S. states and nine different countries, from Maine to Michigan and Connecticut to California, to Bangladesh, Denmark, India and Kazakhstan. World Read Aloud Day, created by global literacy nonprofit… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Permanent restrooms were installed at Dr. William Henry Park in Berlin last Wednesday and utility hookups are expected to finish within the next few weeks. The Town Council approved funding for the project last February, voting unanimously to pay winning bidder Green Flush Technologies $119,885 for the… Read more »

Worcester NAACP endorses project; would be paid for by Worcester Historical Soc. By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) The Worcester County NAACP will formally endorse efforts by the Worcester County Historical Society to erect a statue honoring Negro League baseball standout William Julius “Judy” Johnson, a Snow Hill native. In 1975, Johnson became… Read more »