(Sept. 10, 2015) This year, thanks to the Elks National Foundation, the Grand Lodge will award more than $3.7 million to students who qualify for scholarships. Sept. 1 was the kickoff for the Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest and the Legacy Awards. There are three programs available which provide financial opportunities through the Elks National… Read more »

(Sept. 10, 2015) United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently announced its community impact funding totaling $1,288,549 for nonprofit programs and services in Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester and Somerset counties. United Way creates and enhances opportunities for making a positive and lasting impact in education, financial stability and health and is the largest source of… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Two-time Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidate Slobodan Trendic was found guilty of DWI following a June 20 incident involving vehicle and property damage. The court essentially merged two charges – driving while impaired by alcohol and negligent driving of a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life and… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Residents and visitors in Berlin have likely seen the handiwork of 15-year-old Boy Scout Cole Norman. Norman, along with his father and a handful of fellow Scouts, painted house numbers on the curbs outside nearly 2,000 homes in the community. A Scout since the age of 6, Norman hoped the numbers would… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) The memory of the former Mid Atlantic Pain Medicine building, vacant for more than a year in downtown Berlin and sometimes referred to as an eyesore, is fading quickly. That’s because Foster and Lisa Schoch formally opened the doors to the revitalized space last Friday to reveal their Art in the Fields… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Highway safety improvements continue to move forward in Berlin, in large part because of the continuing efforts of the Pedestrian Safety Committee. This week the town announced the latest upgrade, new “Urban Alert” signs on U.S. Route 113. Since the committee was formed in late 2013, both immediate and long-term strategies have… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Plenty of questions were asked last Thursday at the Ocean Pines Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting with Dr. Memo Diriker and some of them were not welcome. Diriker’s presence at the session followed a mid-August meeting when the committee agreed to reconsider the timeline on several components of its comprehensive plan and sought… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) At least one stormwater project included in Berlin’s current fiscal-year budget has hit a snag because of delays with an easement approval. Town officials say those delay is are temporary, and that resolutions could come within the next 30 days. Stormwater revenues and costs each increased 69 percent in Berlin’s fiscal year… Read more »

 (Sept. 3, 2015) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Sept. 1. Henry Park memorial The parks commission is working to set up a dedication for the new memorial commemorating Dr. William Henry that was placed last week in Henry Park. Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen, the… Read more »

(Sept. 3, 2015) Jennah Lupiwok of Berlin is this year’s winner of the 2015 National MS Society, Maryland Chapter Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship helps students affected by multiple sclerosis pursue a college or technical school education. Lupiwok’s mother, Mindy, a resident of Worcester County for the past 45 years, was diagnosed with MS in 2001…. Read more »