(Jan. 26, 2017) For the second year, the state, Shore Craft Beer and the Brewers Association of Maryland, are promoting Maryland Craft Beer. In celebration, Gov. Larry Hogan will once again designate the second month of the year as “FeBREWary,” Craft Beer Lovers Month. Shore Craft Beer will kick off FeBREWary’s Love on Tap celebration… Read more »

(Jan. 26, 2017) The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore announces the final deadline for local nonprofit organizations to submit applications in the first round of funding for the semi-annual 2017 Community Needs Grants Program is Wednesday, Feb. 1. Grant applications are encouraged from organizations serving Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Individual maximum grants are… Read more »

(Jan. 26, 2017) The Ocean Pines Police Department is set to receive a $30,030 grant from the state of Maryland for a technology upgrade that allows officers to quickly identify suspects involved in criminal actions. Officers are gaining the upper hand with the assistance of a new finger and palm-printing machine. According to the Ocean… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) If Brett Hill gets his way, homeowners in Ocean Pines will not see an increase in assessments or membership fees during the next fiscal year. Hill, the interim general manager, presented his first budget draft during public meetings last week. That document was also posted online as of Jan. 9. The total… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) On an unseasonably warm Thursday last week, a small group of about a dozen old friends gathered at Crush N Crab in Berlin over coffee and breakfast. They sat together in a booth with a handful of extra chairs pulled to the side of the table. The sun was still coming up… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) This year, the Winter Waterman’s Festival is scheduled a little later than normal, moving from December to January to give both the participants and audience a little time to breathe. “There [were] too many things already going on in December. People are jammed up with things to do,” Delmarva Discovery Center President… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) More than three-dozen affected citizens, town residents and local officials attended an information session hosted by the Snow Hill Fire Company last Wednesday concerning the addition of another station north of town. “The big thing we’re looking for is to get the ball rolling. We’re looking for land anyone is willing to… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) About a year ago TJ Patel began the process of upgrading Snow Hill’s grocery store, the Food Rite — though still known colloquially as the IGA — to include a host of new goods including gluten-free, organic and non-GMO products. On the other side of the health craze, Patel said he recently… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) “Everything that could go wrong did” at the Ocean Pines Association Yacht Club on New Year’s Eve, according to interim General Manager Brett Hill. That apparently set off a chain reaction within the association and sped up a major rebranding effort that began early 2017. Hill, speaking during a public meeting with… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) A water main broke late Tuesday morning at the intersection of St. Martins Lane and Ocean Parkway, leaving many homes without running water for about an hour. The Worcester County Water and Wastewater Division were on scene working to repair the break. It is unclear what caused the disruption.