VP Jacobs says committee has already raised $35K to back upcoming events By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) While the Ocean Pines Board of Directors this week endured several daylong meetings looking for ways to trim the fiscal 2019 budget, one area the community will apparently not need to subsidize are the events… Read more »

Incumbent bows out, sets up showdown for District 4 against Todd Nock in April By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Pocomoke native Ryan Hurley filed for Pocomoke City Council District 4 last Friday, setting up a two-man race with Todd Nock. Incumbent District 4 Councilman Brian Hirshman last month announced he would not… Read more »

Would be fifth; two other challengers also have filed By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Once Del. Mary Beth Carozza declared her intention to run for the state senate seat occupied by Jim Mathias, all eyes in political circles switched to four-term Republican County Commissioner Bud Church to see if he intended to… Read more »

Wants to discourage opioid addiction and encourage economic development By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Now retired from Worcester County after 13 years as a plans reviewer and building, housing and zoning inspector, Gary Millhoff has decided to spend the next phase of his life in public service. “For a long time, being… Read more »

Julia A. Purnell Museum to take over after agreement with Dr. Clara Small ended By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Plans for Snow Hill to sponsor a book on the cultural heritage of the town were revived last week, with the Julia A. Purnell Museum officially taking over the project. The town parted… Read more »

Concert also scheduled in community on March 11 (Feb. 8, 2018) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the only professional symphony orchestra on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is celebrating “Reaching Ever Higher,” 20 years of bringing enchantment to audiences. The group will present “A Roaring Movies Valentine” at Community Church in Ocean Pines on Saturday, Feb. 10 at… Read more »

Directors could negotiate with consulting group after budget hearing on Saturday By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) Ocean Pines officials indicated during budget meetings on Tuesday that a decision could be made later this week as to whether the yacht club and beach club would be managed in-house, or by an outside consulting… Read more »

By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 8, 2018) During the past two weeks, Gov. Larry Hogan’s choices to fill the two vacancies on the Circuit Court bench, Mary M. “Peggy” Kent and Beau Oglesby, were invested as judges, with her leaving a spot as a family magistrate and him vacating the office of state’s attorney…. Read more »

Berlin artist greeted warmly by friends and family who made trip to Ward Museum By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 1, 2018) A large contingency of Berliners attended painter Patrick Henry’s retrospective opening at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury, last Friday. Henry, a Berlin resident, took the occasion to plug several other… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 1, 2018) While the Town of Berlin continues to examine new tattoo regulations, finding an inspection arm to enforce those regulations could be difficult. During the second meeting of Berlin’s new Tattoo Ordinance Committee last Thursday, Worcester County Health Department Director Rebecca Jones and Environmental Health Director Ed Potez… Read more »