(Feb. 25, 2016) Seaside Christian Academy presents its annual “Seaside Prince and Princess Ball” on Sunday, March 6, beginning at 1:30p.m. at the Grand Hotel & Spa located on 22nd Street and the Boardwalk in Ocean City. This event provides an opportunity for families to spend time together, creating lasting memories. “Opportunities for families to… Read more »

Dean’s List W&M Justin Paul Canakis of Bishopville was recently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2015 semester. In order to achieve Dean’s List status, a full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Today, the Worcester County system has 14 public schools serving some 7,700 students and operating on an annual budget of nearly $100 million. Compare that to conditions during the middle of the last century, when, for instance, Wi-Fi was decades off, and giving a book to a high school freshman would have… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) A missed peak in November will cause electric rates in Berlin to go up roughly $2 a month, as the town pays back a more than $400,0000 deficiency over the next three years. Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said she became aware of the “peak-shaving issue” on Nov. 23, after receiving an… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Cheryl Jacobs and Tom Herrick won election to the seven-member board of directors in Ocean Pines last August. Both ran with the promise of being independent thinkers, while the board was perceived as being divided into two factions, and each declined requests for interviews early into their terms. Now, six months into… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Ocean Pines will be offering two-session clinics this winter for beginners and advanced players interested in learning pickleball.   Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong, is played with a whiffle ball and wooden paddles on a surface half the size of a tennis court. The game is family-friendly and… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Asked to consider rezoning four properties on Gay Street, the Berlin Planning Commission on Wednesday briefly debated its own authority within the scope of town planning. Patrick Vorsteg, who recently purchased an empty lot on 15 Gay Street, asked for a zoning change from R-1 residential to B-1 town center district. His… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) The Coastal Association of Realtors [CAR] received a $2,000 place-making micro grant from the National Association of Realtors to help transform unused public space in downtown Berlin. The grant is intended to help realtor associations partner with others to plan, organize, implement and maintain place-making activities in their communities. CAR is the… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) Although it might have appeared that the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed two weeks ago to create a committee to work on traffic questions tied to the new Delmarva Health Pavilion, that is not the case, OPA board President Pat Renaud said in a phone interview last Friday. Following the… Read more »

(Feb. 18, 2016) The 26 families who were approved for homes inside Berlin’s new Cannery Village complex probably will have to wait at least a few more weeks before they can move in. Jim Tone, a site manager with Harkins Builders Inc., said the company is still working to correct problems with sewer lines, which… Read more »