(Sept. 29, 2016) A free Pickleball Paddle Demonstration & Clinic will be held for all interested players on Friday, Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the gym at the Ocean Pines Community Center.   It will be led by Vaughn Baker, who had a long career as a tennis instructor and racquet specialist, and is… Read more »

(Sept. 29, 2016) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Sept. 13: Fall Just Walk The commission had preliminary discussions of the next Just Walk event, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12 and starting at 9 a.m. Likely to be included are health screenings by staff at Atlantic… Read more »

(Sept. 29, 2016) Santa House, a nonprofit organization which started in the 1990’s as part of a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office community outreach program, has suspended operations for 2016 due to facility deficiency. The Santa House has helped over 20,244 children from 8,275 families and given packages to 779 elderly citizens in Worcester County since… Read more »

(Sept. 29, 2016) Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association and its Communications Advisory Committee to offer a free health fair for the community on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. Atlantic… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) The 24th annual Berlin Fiddlers Convention returns this weekend with free live music by four local and regional bands, as well as competitions in multiple levels and categories. Berlin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Larnet St. Amant said Fiddlers would stick with its “tried and true” formula and will keep to much… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) Plenty of ground was covered during what Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors President Tom Herrick described on Monday as the “resurrection of the working sessions” it had discarded several years ago. More informal than regular meetings, the sessions were designed to develop ideas and invite public opinion. During the five-hour meeting… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) By late Monday afternoon, floodwaters had crossed Route 113’s southbound lanes north of Pocomoke City in at least two places, Route 756 was about to be shut down, and both Market Street and Clarke Avenue were closed in places because of rising water from a coastal storm. By Tuesday morning, City Manager/City… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) Snow Hill is poised to adopt a new comprehensive zoning ordinance, determining how land within town limits can and will be used for the next several years, barring citizen requests and modifications. The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the train station. “For the most part, all… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) Berlin Main Street has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2017 “Great American Main Street” award. The Great American Main Street award is the highest recognition given out by the National Main Street Center. “Each year, Main Street America celebrated exceptional Main Street organizations for their work in creating more economically,… Read more »

(Sept. 22, 2016) Health and safety are the theme for this year’s final fourth Friday to be held tomorrow in downtown Pocomoke City from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Local health vendors and first responders will be present to hand out information, perform screenings and allow children to explore local first responder vehicles,” Karah Lacey,… Read more »