(June 30, 2016) Rackliffe House Trust dedicated the new Ann Showell Mariner Memorial Garden in a ceremony at historic Rackliffe House in Berlin on June 5. Rackliffe House Trust Board President Carolyn Cummins welcomed 60 guests, including donors, docents, and members of the Mariner family. Father Michael Moyer of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church,  blessed the… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) Sandra L. Unitas, the widow of Colts legend Johnny Unitas, met with Berlin Mayor Gee Williams last Friday to donate a few items to the town. Among them was a pool table, once owned by “Johnny U,” that the town plans to give to nonprofit Worcester Youth and Family Counseling. She also… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will hold a special meeting today, Thursday, to address a pair of proposed capital purchases that failed to earn approval after a 3-3-tie vote. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom inside the administration building.   During the last regular meeting,… Read more »

 (June 23, 2016) Last weekend was the Ocean City Air Show, the Firefly Music Festival, the Summer Kickoff in Pocomoke and the Berlin Peach Pageant, plus a celebration of little island in Snow Hill with a goat on it that paddle boarders and kayakers raced around. And it still drew hundreds. Those not paddling on… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) Drivers of four classes of vehicles will compete for a share of the prize purse in Pocomoke City at the fairgrounds this weekend, as well as the chance to bolster their end-of-year rankings as part of the 13th annual East Coast Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull. The event is sanctioned by the… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) The vacant building ordinance that has been the subject of debate in recent months in Snow Hill reemerged as a vacant building registration during last week’s meeting of the mayor and council. “We can get heavier handed as we go along,” Michael Day, economic development consultant, said. “We needed to know what… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) While the upcoming election in Berlin looks to be considerably less crowded than in nearby Ocean Pines, where 12 men and women are running for three seats, the stakes are equally high, with the mayor and two council positions appearing on the ballot. Current Mayor Gee Williams has already tipped his hat… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) District 2 Councilmember Lisa Hall threw her hat into the mayoral election ring on Friday, filling out the paperwork to challenge incumbent Mayor Gee Williams. Hall, 58, was raised on a chicken farm in nearby Parsonsburg. She worked in property management and ran a business with her late husband, and is currently… Read more »

(June 23, 2016) The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines – Ocean City Scholarship Foundation recently presented 17 scholarships to deserving graduating senior students at Stephen Decatur High School. Kiwanis Selections Committee Chair Roy Foreman presented the awards. This year’s recipients are: Peyton Townsend –  $2,000 –  University of Georgia; Caroline Hammond – $1,500 – … Read more »

(June 23, 2016) The only meeting in southern Worcester for residents interested in forming a solar electric cooperative is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. at the train station on Belt Street in Snow Hill. Another meeting is scheduled for June 29 in Ocean Pines. The 90-minute session will be hosted by MD Sun, a… Read more »