(Nov. 10, 2016) Birders will often go to great lengths to capture an elusive species, and often have, as they scoured the site of the former Tyson Plant in Berlin as a noted hotspot, whether they were technically welcome there or not. The damages, and statutes of limitations on any potential offenses are probably offset… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) One of the largest fires in recent years destroyed a home in Ocean Pines last week, leaving four residents in their early 20s displaced and in a state of shock. Out of those ashes, however, a community has come together to support them. According to Ocean Pines Fire Department Chief Steve Grunewald,… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) With no regular meeting scheduled this month and work on the next fiscal-year budget already underway, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors called a special session for Monday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Community Center to review progress in several areas. On Oct. 22, the directors passed a limited… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) The four of five foals born to Assateague horses this year need a bit of help, in that little N2BHS-O, N2BHS-AO, N2BHS-AIO and N10T-JO require more suitable, as in pronounceable, names. The exception, N6BMT-FO’s naming rights, was raffled off, with ticket sales ending on Halloween. The raffle was drawn on Tuesday and… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) Though the report isn’t expected to be discussed publicly until December, because the next council meeting would fall on Election Day and is delayed until next month, copies of the 2016 town budget audit by Salisbury firm Pigg, Krahl and Stern are available at Town Hall. According to the report, the town’s… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) There are just the two homeless shelters in Worcester County, Diakonia at the north end in West Ocean City, and Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke City to the south, and each are supported largely through donations and government grants. This weekend, the spotlight shifts to the south, where one Pocomoke City organization is… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) Inspections for the residential complex Cannery Village in Berlin appear to be close to complete as of Tuesday this week, and damages to streets associated with construction there have been finished, according to town officials. The road getting to this point had its own share of bumps and cracks, both literally and… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) Worcester County GOLD is inviting golf enthusiasts to participate in the second annual GOLD on the Green golf tournament, held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Ocean City Golf Club’s Newport Bay Course. It will once again be a scramble format. Registration is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., with shotgun start at… Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) Play It Safe will host its largest fundraiser of the year – an Italian feast – at the Elks Lodge on 138th Street, tonight, Nov. 3, from 5-8 p.m. Event organizers prepare all the food themselves, which will include salad, lasagna, meatballs, chicken cacciatore, baked ziti, veggies and an assortment of homemade desserts…. Read more »

(Nov. 3, 2016) The Town of Snow Hill announced the regular council meeting scheduled for Nov. 8 has been canceled due to the Presidential Election. The next full meeting of the mayor and council is scheduled for Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the train station on Belt Street. Regular council meetings are held on… Read more »