(Dec. 31, 2015) Berlin will ring in the New Year on Main Street with a celebration including music, food trucks, trivia contests and giveaways on Thursday, Dec. 31. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said the town would “crank it up a notch this year” during the event. Local businesses will donate items for… Read more »

(Dec. 31, 2015) Yard waste will not be accepted at the Berlin Homeowner Convenience Center (HOCC) beginning Jan. 1, through completion of a project to cap and close the rubblefill located at the site. Dec. 31 will be the last day homeowners are permitted to drop off yard waste at the Berlin HOCC. Starting Jan…. Read more »

(Dec. 31, 2015) Hundreds of people will plunge into the ocean off 91st Street during the 22nd annual Penguin Swim on New Year’s Day, an event to benefit Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. “This event supports your local, not-for-profit hospital,” AGH Event Coordinator Alli Justice said. “It’s a bucket list kind-of-thing. We’ve grown the event… Read more »

(Dec. 31, 2015) Shake off New Year’s Eve festivities while being surrounded by nature during Assateague Coastal Trust’s 36th annual Ilia Fehrer/Judy Johnson New Year’s Day Beach Walk at Assateague State Park on Friday, Jan. 1. The walk will also be a final 50th anniversary celebration of the Assateague Island National Seashore’s existence. Former National… Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) Berlin will ring in the new year on Main Street with a celebration including music, food trucks, trivia contests and giveaways on Thursday, Dec. 31. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said the town would “crank it up a notch this year” during the event. Local businesses will donate items for… Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) Following more than a year of negotiations, the Ocean Pines Association announced last Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Sandpiper Energy to bring natural gas to the community. The agreement includes a 10-year ground lease, five-year service agreement and “perpetual” nonexclusive deed of easement with a total value estimated at… Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) Several directors on Ocean Pines’ board expressed optimism after the association inked a new deal with Sandpiper Energy last week, effectively bringing natural gas to the community and receiving cash considerations in return. The company will pay for a land lease and transitional and overhead fees totaling nearly $400,000. Additionally, Sandpiper will… Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) Spurred by a particularly caustic board of directors meeting in November, Board President Pat Renaud sought to change the tone during a meeting in the Ocean Pines Community Center last Thursday.   Renaud said he received several complaints from citizens citing a lack of decorum during the previous meeting, held Nov. 19…. Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) In an effort to raise additional funds in support of the annual art scholarship program for local students, the Worcester County Arts Council is raffling off a basket filled with original artwork donated by local artists. The “Basket of Art” is on display at the Art Council Gallery located at 6 Jefferson… Read more »

(Dec. 24, 2015) The Town of Berlin and Berlin Chamber of Commerce are looking ahead to 2016 and last week released a detailed events calendar with more than two-dozen entries. Chamber events start in April, with the Spring Celebration set for Saturday, April 9. Spring Cruisers will return on Saturday, May 21, followed by the… Read more »