(June 8, 2017) The Pocomoke City Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Monday. New hire Daniel Brandewie, newly minted head of the Department of Planning, Housing and Zoning, was introduced to the council by City Manager/CityAttorney Ernie Crofoot. Crofoot said Brandewie has been qualified by the American Institute of… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) In addition to an extensive presentation by interim General Manager Brett Hill, Ocean Pines department heads gave reports during a roughly 90-minute town hall meeting Monday at Mumford’s Landing. Police Chief David Massey touted the low crime rate in what is the largest population center in the county. He said Forbes recently… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) The Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee said it hopes to work with the Germantown School Community Heritage Center on phase three of a planned five-phase public mural. The first two panels are on display on the north-facing wall of the Berlin Visitor’s Center on 14 South Main Street. Muralist John Donato worked… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) “For the next few moments — my former students will have to forgive me — as I look at you and see the children in my class,” Dee Buchly, keynote speaker of Snow Hill High School’s June 1 commencement and retired music teacher at Snow Hill Elementary, began her keynote speech congratulating… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) A couple hundred friends, family members and loved ones applauded the 331 graduates of Stephen Decatur High School, Wednesday, May 31, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. Class Vice President Gavin Payne delivered a farewell address during the ceremony, by first joking how no one would have guessed… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Pocomoke High School’s Class of 2017 closed out four years of growth and development in front of an auditorium packed with exuberant well wishers during its graduation ceremony, last Tuesday. Among 78 graduates, the overwhelming majority will attend institutes of higher learning, with 36 students heading to four-year colleges or universities, and… Read more »

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (June 8, 2017) The Town of Berlin announced in January the hiring of former Bowie City Manager David Deutsch as project coordinator at Berlin Falls, the 60-plus acre former industrial site purchased for $2.75 million in 2015. In an interview with the Gazette this week, Deutsch talked about his expectations… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of Assateague Island National Seashore, has been sponsoring free Yoga on the Beach since the summer of 2013 and the program will continue in 2017. For the fifth year, AIA is providing Assateague Island visitors more opportunities to engage in health and wellness activities while… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County is hoping 150 of its closest friends will join the nonprofit for a “Dinner on Jefferson” (Street) event on Friday, June 23 at 5 p.m. The fundraiser, a massive farm-to-table feast, will support a new mixed-use building on 21 Jefferson Street in Berlin that Habitat plans… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Honoring those who are currently, or have previously, fought cancer, all while raising funds to support medical research, is the focus of the South Worcester County Relay For Life event this Saturday at the Great Pocomoke Fairgrounds on 2003 Broad Street. Although the American Cancer Society sponsors Relay For Life events in… Read more »