(Aug. 11, 2016) A process that began in February to develop an empty lot on Gay Street in Berlin inched closer to completion during a Historic District Commission meeting last Wednesday. Patrick Vorsteg, who received approval from the Berlin Planning Commission earlier this year to rezone 15 Gay Street from R-1 residential to B-1 town… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) More than 7 percent of 12th graders in Worcester County have used heroin at least once, according to a recent Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Opioid and especially heroin abuse appears to be on the rise locally, as evidenced by the most recent data from the Maryland Department of Health & Mental… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) While declining to comment about the proposed excursion train project that would link Snow Hill and Berlin — where his name is often mentioned in discussions — Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Kenneth Holt did offer thoughts on the administration’s view of the lower shore. Though recent governors have taken… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) After little more than six months, the Berlin-based podcast “So, What’s Your Story?” is earning more than 1,300 unique views last month. Cohosted by author Tony Russo and Salt Water Media Founder Stephanie Fowler, the show focuses on local authors and has released more than 20 episodes already this year. This Friday,… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) Berlin’s longest running event, the 64th annual Berlin Sidewalk Sale, returns this week with more than a dozen vendors expected to take part, Aug. 12-14. Organizer Steve Frene, from Victorian Charm, said the sale dates back to 1952, when clothing store Style Guide and other shops in and around the downtown area… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) While past iterations of the Julia A. Purnell Museum’s Needle Art Show and Competition have been successful in drawing a number of applicants from the region and northeast, there is one demographic that has lagged behind in entries: Snow Hill residents. “The event has always drawn a lot of outside interest from… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) The Worcester County Fair returns to Snow Hill this weekend with an assortment of family-oriented activities, including a dozen contests for children, livestock shows, cake auction and a car show with free admission and parking. “A county fair is just plain good old-fashioned fun. It’s as simple as that,” said Susan Todd,… Read more »

(Aug. 11, 2016) Summer is still in full swing in Ocean Pines as several popular weekly events continue through the season courtesy of the Recreation and Parks Department. Monday Movies in the Park will be held Mondays at 8 p.m. in White Horse Park through Aug. 22.  Area residents are invited to bring chairs and… Read more »

(Aug. 4, 2016) Back for an eighth year, the Berlin Peach Festival this Saturday will begin at 11 a.m. at the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on Main Street at the north side of town. A chance of rain is in the forecast, so if the event is a washout, the rain date will be… Read more »

(Aug. 4, 2016) Beset by criticism from residents and candidates, members of the Ocean Pines Elections Committee gave voice to their frustrations last Wednesday, with Chairman Bill Wentworth going after OPA Director Tom Herrick for not standing up for the committee during an association board meeting in June. Just before the start of the meeting,… Read more »