(May 19, 2016) The Spring Cruisers event returns to Berlin this weekend, with hundreds of cars and trucks expected to descend upon the downtown area on Saturday. Autos generally arrive as early as 7 a.m. to sign up and stake out a prime location. Registration will run until 10 a.m. and costs $10, payable to… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) Berlin Main Street will host an art raffle, and Burley Oak Brewery will hold several fundraisers and sales benefitting the first official Berlin Fireworks display. Random Juxtaposition owner Kate Cashman has donated one of her paintings, valued at $300, for the raffle. Each ticket will be sold for $5, with only 500… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) Berlin’s newest confectioners, the Brooklyn Baking Barons, hope to have their Main Street storefront open soon. Chris Poeschl and Tony Lanuza had been making their famous whiskey cakes at Crack of Dawn Bakery on Old Ocean Boulevard after running out of room in their original location in New York City. On Friday,… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) The Worcester County Arts Council will hold its second annual 5K Race/Walk for the Arts on Saturday, May 21 in downtown Berlin. Designed to raise awareness for the arts, the event charges a registration fee of $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the event. The price includes a one-year… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) Ocean Pines Public Works will hold a free bulk pickup day for Ocean Pines residents and property owners on Saturday, May 21 beginning at 6 a.m. Items that may be placed curbside for pickup include furniture, waste lumber, plastic chairs, electronics, large appliances and plumbing fixtures. Small items should be placed in… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) The next meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction, May 24 at 6:30 p.m., will have a change of venue. The meeting will move to the OC Worship Center, on 10736 Ocean Gateway in Berlin. Previously, plans were made to hold the meeting, the group’s second, in the Ocean Pines… Read more »

Cecil graduates Earl T. Cecil of the Ocean City Police Department graduated in the 95th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury. He was among 19 jail and correctional officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot and Caroline counties who graduated. Wine tasting luncheon The Women’s… Read more »

(May 19, 2016) A scholarship in memory of Hunter Hudson of Ocean City has been established with plans to benefit graduates of Stephen Decatur High School. The 19-year-old, who loved the outdoors and hunting, passed away suddenly on March 24. Hudson’s family has established the memorial fund through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore…. Read more »

(May 19, 2016) A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,275,606 visitors to Assateague Island National Seashore in 2015 spent $96,705,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,320 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $109,970,500. “Assateague Island National Seashore welcomes visitors from… Read more »

(May 12, 2016) Berlin unveiled its $19.4 million fiscal year 2017 budget Monday night during a mayor and council meeting at Town Hall. While the numbers were largely set, there were a few last-minute additions to the spending package, which is 13 percent more than the previous budget. Even so, there were no increases to… Read more »