(Aug. 3, 2017) Live music, pie-baking and pie-eating contests, vendors and plenty of peach-themed desserts will be available during the ninth annual Berlin Peach Festival, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on 208 North Main Street. During the 1920s, Berlin was home to Harrison’s… Read more »
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Snow Hill Arts on the River First Friday returns
(Aug. 3, 2017) Tomorrow’s Snow Hill Arts on the River First Friday event brings another evening filled with artist receptions at area galleries, special deals from local merchants and ample food, libations and musical entertainment from 5-8 p.m. The Lower Shore Land Trust, 100 River Street, will feature artist Geo McElroy’s Eastern Shore inspired landscape… Read more »
Paint Berlin gets expanded painting area, to Assateague
(Aug. 3, 2017) Registration is open and about a dozen slots remain for the eighth annual Paint Berlin to be held Sept. 20-23 This year’s competition will feature an expanded painting area that will include Assateague and Ayers Creek for the first time, as well as the addition of a new legislator’s choice award. The… Read more »
Clubs committee, financial reports hammer OPA clubs
(July 27, 2017) The current operations of Ocean Pines clubs were condemned last Thursday, as a Clubs Advisory Committee meeting turned into a forum of complaints from frustrated members who detailed their recent bad experiences. The meeting was held just days before the association released its June financial report, which appeared to back up those… Read more »
Prgm. Open Space funds trickle in
(July 27, 2017) For the first time in several years, the Town of Berlin will receive funding from Program Open Space, a state program administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. During a Town Council meeting Monday Night, Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen said the town would receive $20,000 – about 7 percent of… Read more »
Police investigating skimming operation in OC and Pocomoke
(July 27, 2017) The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to stay alert after a pair of illegal credit card skimmers were recently discovered attached to gas station pumps in Ocean City and Pocomoke. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Ed Schreier said the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations is looking into both cases. “They… Read more »
Pocomoke Discovery Center nabs ‘hat trick’
(July 27, 2017) Call it a hat trick. For the third year in a row the Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum has received project grant funding through the Maryland Heritage Area Authority. Stacey Weisner, museum president and CEO, said the center was awarded a state grant of more than $40,000 for a project to improve… Read more »
Still time to vote in Ocean Pines
(July 27, 2017) Voting continues for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors election through Thursday, Aug. 10. Ballots may be dropped off in the ballot box inside the Ocean Pines Police Station at the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Administration Building no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. Four eligible candidates are vying for two… Read more »
Hartley Hall Nursing Center dedicates new courtyard
(June 27, 2017) The Hartley Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pocomoke will hold a dedication ceremony for a multipurpose courtyard on Sunday at 1 p.m. Gary Crowley, Hartley Hall administrator, said the new Bradford-Gladding Courtyard was made possible because of the generosity of Dan Gladding. It memorializes his mother and grandmother, both former patients… Read more »
Snow Hill PD flying ‘Thin Blue Line’
(July 27, 2017) In a show of solidarity with law enforcement agencies across the nation, the Snow Hill Police department is flying a Thin Blue Line (American) Flag in front of its headquarters on West Green Street. Snow Hill Police Chief Tom Davis said Mayor Charlie Dorman provided the flag. “It was the mayor’s idea,”… Read more »