(March 10, 2016) Restored funding for Program Open Space was among the promises Gov. Larry Hogan made Marylanders during his campaign. In Berlin, that funding source could help transform the former Tyson’s Chicken plant, now called Berlin Falls, expand the tot lot at Stephen Decatur Park, and develop a new neighborhood park named after a… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) A questionnaire that will go out to all 8,452 Ocean Pines homes and help inform the association’s comprehensive plan is nearly complete. On March 2, the comprehensive planning committee met in the administration building and approved roughly 40 questions for the survey. An early draft of the questionnaire, released last month, included… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Berlin residents will get their first look at a new community mural on Friday during a presentation tied to the town’s monthly art stroll. Berlin’s Arts & Entertainment Committee announced plans for the mural in October, and the Town Council and historic district commission both signed off on the project last year…. Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Started by Berlin resident Barbara Entwistle and a small group of local seamstresses, the aptly named Pillowcase Ministry has grown into an international effort benefiting thousands. Using new and “nearly new” pillowcases, the group has fashioned more than 2,000 dresses distributed to impoverished girls in Gambia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Israel, Mexico, East… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on March 1: Summer Movie Nights The commission backed a proposal to spend $4,417.56 on the Summer Movie Nights program, which will show six films in and around downtown Berlin. The Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee will provide… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) In November, developer Marvin Steen got the ball rolling on the renovations of the bathrooms and changing area at the Ocean Pines Beach Club by presenting a cold pitch during a public meeting. That included a $464,000, 13-page packet signed by Berlin-based developers Sens Inc., which the directors used as the basis… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Ocean City’s 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which has grown to become the second largest in Maryland, will take place this Saturday.   The Delmarva Irish-American Club sponsors the highly anticipated tradition, which will start at noon, March 12, on 57th Street and continue south along Coastal Highway to the 45th… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) Two different hobbyist groups formed via Facebook are gathering in Berlin on March 19 for the first East Coast Wet Shave Meet-up. East Coast Wetshavers and the Culinary Institute of Shaving will gather at The Globe in Berlin from 1-5 p.m., for a day of demonstrations, camaraderie – and maybe a little… Read more »

(March 11, 2016) Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity), Inc. is presenting the annual Spring Basket program for children in need in Worcester County.   Sponsors are being sought to create baskets. Children referred to GOLD through the Department of Social Services, or another agency, are matched with a sponsor, who creates a basket… Read more »

(March 10, 2016) The first workshop in a series to educate community members on conservation efforts will be held on Saturday, March 12 at the Snow Hill Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The clinic will feature discussions on forestry and land conservation with guest speakers Tony DiPaolo, a licensed professional forester, and Lyle… Read more »