(April 27, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at Town Hall on Monday: Stormwater update Public Works/Water Resources Director Jane Kreiter said work on a new culvert on Flower Street is nearly finished. Additional stormwater improvements are underway on West Street, where most of the storm drain construction… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) When purchasing heirloom vegetables from Assateague Coastal Trust’s 18th annual Native Plant Sale, buyers will not only be stocking their garden with delicious produce, they will also be helping to preserve and propagate special seeds and bolster biodiversity to boot. This year, for the first time, ACT purchased its vegetable seeds from… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) The fourth year of 4th Friday Street Festivals in downtown Pocomoke kicks off tomorrow beginning at 5 p.m. Karah Lacey, Pocomoke economic development coordinator, said two blocks of Market Street between Front and Second streets would be closed to traffic – at least of the vehicular variety. “It’s more of a street… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) Worcester County Recreation and Parks is bringing back evening drop-in for Pickleball at the Worcester County Recreation Center for those ages 14 and older on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. now through June 12. Pickleball is a fun and active sport that is similar to tennis, but played with paddles and a smaller… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) Atlantic General Hospital Foundation recently received a $10,000 donation from medical director of surgical services at Atlantic General Surgical Associates and the Atlantic General Bariatric Center, Dr. Alae Zarif and his wife, Kimberly. Zarif performs general, bariatric, vascular and minimally invasive surgeries. He joined Atlantic General’s medical staff in April 2006 and… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) About 200 people – an unusually large turnout for an Ocean Pines Board meeting – crowded into the community center last Thursday night and heard what they hoped they would hear:  the introduction of family fun day on Sundays at the previously adults-only Oasis swimming pool is not going to happen. After… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) Longtime Berlin resident and president of the committee overseeing the Germantown School Community Heritage Center project Barbara Purnell, 74, has won the 2017 Berlin Award presented by the Berlin Lions Club. The award, recognizing volunteer work in the town, is in its 52nd year. The previous co-winners were Cam and Woody Bunting…. Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The Julia A. Purnell Museum’s new exhibit, “Community Medicine: The Art and Science of Healing,” which honors longtime town physician Dr. Robert LaMar, had a well-attended opening reception on April 7 during the First Friday Art Stroll in Snow Hill. Dr. Cynthia Byrd, Purnell Museum executive director, said about 50 people were… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The next chapter in the long-stalled Summerfield development project in Snow Hill unfolded during an informational meeting on Tuesday at the Train Station on Belt Street. Matt Odachowski, who owns approximately 400 acres of what had been an 1,000-acre parcel, opened the meeting by noting the population of Snow Hill has declined… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) Ocean Pines Association Director Doug Parks finished ninth in an election that saw 12 men and women declare candidacy and three new faces take office last August. He joined the board a month later, as an appointed director, after Pat Renaud resigned. This year, he’s hoping to earn reelection and stay on…. Read more »