(March 16, 2017) The new Berlin branch of the Worcester County Library will be open next summer, library officials said at the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Monday. The council unanimously approved a waiver of permit fees for the library and labor costs associated with electrical installation, a combined value of $26,727. Councilman Dean… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) Because of controversy over how votes were counted during the last Ocean Pines election, Ocean Pines Association officials are considering some rule changes for this year’s contest. Director Slobodan Trendic, the chairman of the elections committee, proposed several changes to Resolution M-06, which governs elections in the community, during a board meeting… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) With a palpable sense of loss in the air, the 10th annual Snow Hill Blues Jam drew a packed house last Saturday, bonding many of those in attendance with vivid memories of departed past participants. Two of the creative sparks who helped launch the event recently passed away – guitarist Mike Armstrong… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) Updating a riverside nature trail in Pocomoke City’s Cypress Park is inching closer to reality, following the State Highway Administration’s initial approval of a $40,000 grant application through the National Recreation Trails Program last month. City Manager/City Attorney Ernie Crofoot reviewed the award letter and memorandum of understanding for a more than… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) About 50 people were evacuated from the Worcester County Health Department on Healthway Drive in Berlin on Wednesday when a man wearing a knapsack stood in the lobby and announced he was going to detonate a device and kill everyone. Berlin Police Lt. J.D. Lawson police were called at about 11 a.m…. Read more »

(March 16, 2017) The Town of Berlin, having won the America’s Coolest Small Town campaign in 2014, is at it again, this time hoping to win the Independent We Stand “America’s Main Streets” contest. In addition to giving the town a year of bragging rights, the contest offers the winner a $25,000 reward. A nomination… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) The Town of Berlin’s multiphase, $2 million series of stormwater improvements will move off Flower Street and onto projects in other parts of the town, Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week. Allen said repaving of Flower Street, near several areas where stormwater improvements recently took place, finished Friday. Parts of that… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) Citing a reduction of state funding, the Worcester County Commission On Aging is asking the county and its municipalities for increased financial backing so it can continue to provide services to elderly and handicapped residents. Executive Director Rob Hart spoke to the Pocomoke City Council last Monday about the agency’s fiscal year… Read more »

(March 16, 2017) The Town of Berlin has settled an alleged equal protection claim, according to Luke Rommel, a Salisbury attorney representing complainant Ronshell Shockley. Shockley contended she was forced to leave a public park – under threat of arrest – after an officer with the Berlin Police Department found her sitting on top of… Read more »

 (March 16, 2017) Capping off a month’s worth of effort for the second graders of Buckingham Elementary School, last Wednesday’s third annual “Invention Convention” was attended by hundreds of parents, well wishers and fellow students. Led by teachers Donna Socha and Jessica Fry, the students spent weeks either researching a famous inventor and developing a… Read more »