(April 21, 2016) Last month, Barilla and culinary website Chef’s Roll invited cooks across the county to “represent your region” in the 2016 Barilla Pasta Perfect competition. Locally, chef Paul Suplee has taken up the charge and was one of just 188 chefs in the United States selected as a finalist. “The competition rates a… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) Given just more than 48 hours notice, Berlin police on Monday hastily began preparing for an unexpected visit from leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Trump was to hold a rally for supporters at Stephen Decatur High School Wednesday evening, after press time.   “We’ve been meeting ever since 10 o’clock to… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) The Worcester County Arts Council announces the second 5K Race/Walk for the Arts to be held on Saturday, May 21, at 8 a.m. in downtown Berlin.   This event is a fundraiser to increase the awareness and importance of arts in the communities. Runners of all ages are encouraged to participate. For… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) “I think we’re on our own, guys.” That was the message of Steve Cohen, chairman of the Ocean Pines Comprehensive Planning Committee, said at the start of a meeting in the community center last Thursday. The committee is attempting to regroup, following what many considered to be a calamitous meeting with the… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) Berlin is getting closer to issuing occupancy permits for more than a dozen homes at Cannery Village, although sewer system issues still persist at the new affordable housing complex. In an email dated April 14, developer Andrew Hanson, vice president of Osprey Property Company LLC, said water meters had been set for… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) Veteran OPA Director Tom Terry came away from the April 11 special meeting with an extremely positive view of the reserve study conducted by Design Management Associates Inc. “I really feel like DMA delivered exactly what they had promised and proposed to deliver,” he said. “I think the tool that they have… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) While by no means filling up the room, the Ocean Pines residents who did attend a town hall meeting on April 14 departed with a wealth of knowledge regarding Worcester County government’s budgetary challenges for FY 2017. The modest crowd of less than two-dozen at the Ocean Pines library saw a detailed… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) Ocean Pines volunteer Dennis Hudson understands the concept of a Pyrrhic victory, and knows to win the larger war you avoid becoming mired in personal battles. With an apparent impasse surmounted regarding inequitable county funding levels, Hudson opted to resign from the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee. “Sometimes you just… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) The public is invited to attend one or more of the free informational seminars offered by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department in the month of April. All seminars will be held at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. Before a crisis happens, learn… Read more »

(April 21, 2016) The upcoming 4th Friday Art Stroll in Pocomoke will serve as a backdrop to honor both the Pocomoke High School Basketball and Field Hockey teams for their state championship wins. “We want everyone to wear their Pocomoke Warriors gear or blue and gold to show support for our teams,” Pocomoke City Downtown… Read more »