(June 22, 2017) The Town of Berlin is about halfway through four major stormwater projects being paid for by almost $2 million in grants. The off-land wetlands installation behind the multipurpose building on Flower Street finished last year, and a culvert replacement on Flower Street is nearly finished, according to Town Administrator Laura Allen. “For… Read more »

(June 22, 2017) Design work for repairs on Baker Street in Berlin are due back soon from engineering firm Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc., and construction could start during the next few months. Town Administrator Laura Allen expects that “any day now” and said the firm would assist with the bidding process. The Berlin Town… Read more »

(June 22, 2017) Dr. William Henry Park in Berlin is getting new bathrooms – soon – and plans are underway on several other notable parks projects, according to Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen. Bohlen is the staff liaison to the Berlin Parks Commission and manages parks improvements for the town. The Town Council agreed in… Read more »

(June 22, 2017) Among the numerous highlights at this week’s 4th Friday Street Festival in Pocomoke will be featured artist of the month Jean Mason, a longtime educator who pursues creative expressions in her spare time. “I’ve lived in Pocomoke for about 40 years,” she said. “I met my husband and stayed.” In her younger… Read more »

(June 22, 2017) The Worcester County Fair opens to the public this Friday, a bit earlier than its traditional run in August. Worcester County Fair Board member Cindy Morris explained that sweltering heat made last year’s fair at Byrd Park in Snow Hill a bit taxing for livestock and attendees. “It’s always been the second… Read more »

(June 22, 2017) The Great Pocomoke Fairgrounds will be full of sound and fury during the 14th annual East Coast Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull this Saturday. Lovers of smoke-belching vehicles can check out super and pro-stock diesel tractors, pro-stock diesel four-wheel drive trucks, two-wheel drive trucks and hot-farm tractors. Gates will open at 4… Read more »

(June 15, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee announced last Friday that two candidates, Arie Klapholz and Paula Robertson Gray, had dropped out of the Board of Directors race. The five who remained took part in the annual candidate draw, determining what order they will appear on ballots and speak during association forums. The… Read more »

 (June 15, 2017) Revamping the dated way-finding signs in downtown Berlin is a great idea, according to members of the Historic District Commission, but placing several sidewalk appliques and painting utility boxes in the Victorian sector bright, cartoonish colors proved not to be quite as popular. All three items were on the agenda of a… Read more »

(June 15, 2017) The Berlin Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a $19 million fiscal year 2018 budget. The new spending plan is the result of more than six months of work by the town staff and represents a 5.49 percent reduction from the previous budget of $20.1 million. A public hearing on the package… Read more »

(June 15, 2017) Late last month the Board of License Commissioners took the unusual, but not unprecedented, step to delay its decision on whether or not to grant the new owner of the former county Shore Spirits store in Pocomoke City a Class A liquor license. The board announced last week that it would hold… Read more »