(Nov. 24, 2016) On a blustery, arctic-like Monday in Stephen Decatur Park in Berlin, representatives from the parks commission, Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) and AmeriCorps worked with 70 students from Stephen Decatur Middle School on an ongoing “edible forest” project. The project, which counts towards students’ service learning hours, was approved by the Town Council… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) Come out and celebrate Giving Tuesday at Berlin’s Burley Oak Brewery on Nov. 29 from 4-9 p.m. to support two local environmental nonprofit organizations – Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP). MCBP is partnering with LSLT to host a happy hour at Burley Oak Brewery to… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) Worcester County currently has openings on 25 boards and commissions. County residents interested in volunteering to fill these open seats are invited to contact the County Commissioners, identifying the boards or commissions that are of interest to them. Vacancies are available on the Adult Public Guardianship Board, Commission on Aging Board, Agricultural… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger was named Maryland Tourism Person of the Year during the Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Marriott on Nov. 3, for her exceptional commitment to enhancing and perpetuating the Maryland tourism industry. “I just believe in surrounding myself with really terrific people… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) The reason for the season, according to the owners of Inca Ruins in Berlin, is giving. Since opening about two years ago, owners Ken Briggs and Cesar Raygada have made it a point to give back, focusing especially on the Church Mouse Thrift Shop, which, in turn, provides help to dozens of… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Two local churches will host free Thanksgiving meals along with fellowship next week. Berlin’s First Baptist Church will offer Thanksgiving dinners for its 30th year on Williams Street. “It is an opportunity to share Thanksgiving with someone else and quite often people who live here are lonely so you are keeping them… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) After the Byrd family experienced three deaths in the last two years, mounting debt rendered them unable to buy gravestones for the departed, but a recently launched gofundme campaign seeks to remedy the situation. Salisbury resident Dr. Cynthia Byrd, executive director of the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, said the… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) All fourth grade students in Worcester County participated in a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Fest experience at Furnace Town in Snow Hill during the first week in November. More than 500 students were divided into two groups before they visited 16 educational stations while utilizing materials and experiencing teaching… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Few new details have emerged since police announced last Friday that an unidentified body had been found on the Route 50 roadside near GlenRiddle. Maryland State Police Lt. Earl Starner said on Monday that’s because officials have had difficulty notifying the next of kin because that person or persons “is likely in… Read more »

(Nov. 18, 2016) A Stephen Decatur High School teacher faces up to 35 years in prison and a $25,000 fine on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual solicitation of a minor for his alleged relationship with an unnamed female student. According to court records, 27-year-old Berlin resident and 9th grade government teacher… Read more »