(July 7, 2016) Berlin nonprofit Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services is joining the fourth-annual Ocean Games this year, hoping to broaden the reach of the event and to raise money and awareness for services benefiting children and families in Berlin. The annual event, scheduled this year for Saturday, July 16, was started to bring… Read more »

(July 7, 2016) Though neither of the Worcester County meetings to organize a solar power cooperative was in danger of breaking attendance records, organizers continued to stress the importance of signing up online to realize its goals. “When we went into this, we realized things in Worcester tended to start slowly. I’m actually encouraged by… Read more »

(July 7, 2016) After a round of bids this March came in significantly over budget for the Ocean Pines Vacuum Pump Station F rehabilitation project, the Worcester County Commissioners rebid the project last month, and on Tuesday awarded the contract to Hopkins Construction of Bridgeville, Delaware. The pump station, located at 43 Club House Rd,… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) Eleven of the 12 candidates for Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors met last Wednesday evening during the only association-sponsored forum of the election season. While no one candidate scored what could be considered a knockout blow, several did differentiate themselves in terms of the issues and their approach to governance, as… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) The Town of Berlin is sending out about 2,000 letters to its utility customers this week, hoping to spread the word that credit card payments will not be able to be processed by the town for a two-to-three week period, starting July 4. The lapse will be caused by an upgrade to… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) Making a return after last year’s event was cancelled because of poor weather, the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League truck and tractor pull brought more than 1,000 spectators, crew and participants to the fairgrounds in Pocomoke City on Saturday. The stars of the show were, according to organizer Gloria Smith, the weather,… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) Focusing on the Victorian lineage of both the town and the museum’s collection, the Julia Purnell museum in Snow Hill will start the popular Heritage Days events for children this Wednesday and will continue each week until early August. “It’s our most popular program,” Executive Director Dr. Cindy Byrd said. “Grandparents bring… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) While only a few people attended the meeting with a representative of MD Sun in Snow Hill last week, it was not a prerequisite for joining or attempting to organize a solar cooperative in Worcester County. Following the process laid out by Corey Ramsden, Maryland project manager for the nonprofit dedicated to… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) A Berlin Town Council meeting scheduled for Monday, June 27 was canceled because of a lack of a quorum. Mayor Gee Williams said he and several members of the council and town staff were taking part in the Maryland Municipal League meetings this week in Ocean City. “That’s the primary reason we… Read more »

(June 30, 2016) About a month after two tie votes stalled a pair of capital purchases related to the Ocean Pines Association golf course, the board of directors met again in special session and passed both by separate 4-2 votes. Another item, a motion to approve the purchase of a food truck, was not on… Read more »