(July 13, 2017) Star Charities’ 15th annual Country Western Night in the Casino at Ocean Downs’ clubhouse restaurant will take place on Thursday, July 13, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The event will raise money for veterans and wounded soldiers while allowing donors to enjoy food, music and live horse racing.    “I’ve been organizing it… Read more »

(July 13, 2017) The All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis will perform in front of the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin as part of the monthly 2nd Friday art stroll this week. Worcester County Arts Council Executive Director Anna Mullis said the group is in the middle of a weeklong tour of the Eastern Shore, dubbed “Sand,… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) Fourth of July was earlier this week, but for some Worcester County women with ancestors that fought in the Revolutionary War, patriotism is not a one-day celebration. “I love this county and the freedoms we enjoy. The Fourth of July is a celebration of that, and honoring those that fought for our… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) Addressing a number of rumors and speculation about video and possible audio surveillance of Ocean Pines employees in areas ranging from the administration building to Mumford’s Landing and the beach club, Director Slobodan Trendic sent an email to the other board members on June 27 requesting discussion on a video surveillance policy…. Read more »

(July 6, 2017) The Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Canoe Joust provides a new, and slightly wetter, spin on a favored sport from the Middle Ages. This Saturday in Sturgis Park teams consisting of a pair of paddlers, along with the prerequisite jouster, will compete with foam-tipped sticks to see who can force their… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) The long-delayed Summerfield development project in Snow Hill took another small step forward last month. Mayor Charlie Dorman headed a group that met with the Maryland Department of the Environment on June 21 in Baltimore to assure sufficient water and sewer capacity existed to support future growth in Snow Hill.   Accompanying… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) Changes could be coming for Ocean Pines Association Resolution M-09, which governs the candidate search committee, although exactly who would write those changes and when that would happen is still undecided. The search committee’s job is to solicit candidates for the annual board of directors election and to provide help with the… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) After investing nearly a decade of sweat equity rehabbing an old home in Snow Hill, John Linton and Preston Reed are ready to tackle a comparable project in Pocomoke City. Earlier this year, Linton jumped at the chance to purchase the old Winter Quarter, alternately known as the “Cowley” or “Hearne House,”… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) Construction of the new headquarters for the Berlin Police Department at the corner of Flower Street and Route 376 is ahead of schedule, according to Town Administrator Laura Allen. Workers are currently putting a roof on the building, which is about three times larger than the current structure, adjacent to Town Hall,… Read more »

(July 6, 2017) Though the state legalized medical marijuana in 2012, not a single dispensary has opened, no patients have been treated and both the licensees and the regulators have remained quiet on the subject. Three types of licenses are available: growers, processors and dispensers. In Showell near Route 113, however, the first of the… Read more »