The Pocomoke City Council on Monday approved a request from the Downtown Pocomoke Association to sell beer and wine during 4th Friday Street Festivals, which are held monthly between April and September. Association president Marc Scher said his group has always received ample support from the city for their undertakings. “I’ve been involved since 1982… Read more »
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Berlin’s electric rates rank lowest among providers
Berlin continues to have the lowest rates among regional electric power providers on the Delmarva Peninsula, including Delmarva Power and Choptank Electric Cooperative, Mayor Gee Williams announced this week. “I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how Berlin’s power rates compare with alternative providers in the region since Delmarva Power received their most recent… Read more »
Hit-and-run driver faces nine charges
Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies charged Michael Calhoun Gibson, 44, of Berlin, with 10 offenses following an apparent hit-and-run accident on Feb. 26 at Racetrack Road and Ocean Parkway. Deputies responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash at about 5 p.m. that evening and found an unidentified vehicle with damage to its rear passenger side…. Read more »
Ocean Pines tops list of five safest cities in Maryland
Ocean Pines, while not technically a city, was named the safest city in Maryland in an annual report issued by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. Taneytown, Glenarden, Bowie and Hampstead rounded out the top five in the report, issued on Monday. According to a release, the council combined data from the most… Read more »
Snow Hill Blues Jam moves forward despite recent loss
The 10th annual Snow Hill Blues Jam, this Saturday at the Old Firehouse on Green Street, will honor the memory of event co-founder Mike Armstrong, who lost his battle with cancer last September at the age of 61. Margot Resto, who helped form the Snow Hill All Stars band for the inaugural Blues Jam in… Read more »
Smith’s new book explores ‘Missing’ Mona Lisa painting
To say Berlin resident Jeff Smith is a busy guy is something of an understatement. Originally from Farmington, New Mexico, the 45-year-old has a new book coming out this month. He’s also developing several others, acting in a new play, helping to raise his 7-year-old daughter, Miralena, and pitching in at Salt Water Media in… Read more »
Student art takes center stage at Berlin 2nd Friday
March is student art month in Worcester County and Berlin’s 2nd Friday art stroll, from 4-8 p.m. downtown, will celebrate that with several exhibits, displays and activities featuring area children. Berlin Arts & Entertainment Committee Chairwoman Heather Layton said the earlier-than-usual start time – by one hour – than standard 2nd Fridays reflects the hope… Read more »
Anna Foultz holds fundraiser for area Girl Scout groups
Each year in March, Girl Scout Week honors the more than 100-year history of the Girl Scouts of the USA, a national nonprofit that highlights youth activities with an emphasis on community service and good citizenship. To mark the occasion locally, 91-year-old scout leader and community philanthropist Anna Foultz will host a fundraiser on Monday… Read more »
SonRise Church offices open on north end of Main Street
(March 9, 2017) SonRise Church has begun operations at its new home on the north end of Berlin’s Main Street, bordering Route 50. A ribbon-cutting ceremony there last Friday came almost exactly a year after the Berlin Town Council voted unanimously to rezone the 22-acre property from M-1 light industrial to B-2 shopping district…. Read more »
Cropper donation of $25K to benefit AGH cancer center
The Atlantic General Hospital Foundation received a $25,000 donation from Reese Cropper III, president of IMG Insurance Management Group, Inc. toward its Campaign for the Future and the development of the new Regional Cancer Care Center. The Campaign for the Future is co-chaired by long-time Atlantic General Hospital supporters and community champions, Michelle Fager and… Read more »