(Oct. 1, 2015) The 26th annual Chesapeake Celtic Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4 at Furnace Town Living Heritage Village in Snow Hill. Tucked away in the ancient and vast Pocomoke Forest, Furnace Town is sealed away from time. Like the legendary Brigadoon, the Living Heritage Village emerges from the mist when… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Forty years ago, Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services opened its doors with the goal of expanding mental health services on the Eastern Shore. On Sunday, the Berlin-based nonprofit will hold its annual celebration with a look back at all the work during the previous year, as well as a glimpse at… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Choptank Electric, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center. The meeting will give an overview of the Co-op’s AMI meter deployment currently taking place throughout its distribution system territory, and provide… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will offer a series of free seminars on care for seniors at the Ocean Pines Community Center.   Presented by Home Instead Senior Care, seminars will be held on Oct. 6 (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Oct. 20 (arthritis) and Nov. 3 (diabetes), all from 10… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The annual Family Fall Festival returns to Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Berlin on Friday, Oct. 2 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Hosted by the Home School Association, this admission-free, family-friendly event on Racetrack Road features something for everyone. There will be delicious hot food and delectable baked sale items, games, arts and… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. in the Ocean Pines Community Center.  The meeting is open to the public. Thompson will use the meeting as an opportunity to address comments and questions posed by Ocean Pines residents and… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Home Instead Senior Care office serving Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties is launching a new campaign designed to make the community more Alzheimer’s friendly. Through the Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program, the Home Instead Senior Care office will provide free training to local businesses to help equip employees with information and resources… Read more »

(Oct. 1 2015) Join the Worcester County Humane Society Thursday, Oct. 1 from 5-9 p.m. at BomShell Boutique and The Green Doors for an evening of shopping.   Both stores, located at 12216 Ocean Gateway in West Ocean City, will donate a percentage of sales from the evening to the no-kill animal shelter. There will… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Delegate Mary Beth Carozza will hold a series of constituent listening hours this fall throughout District 38C in Worcester and Wicomico counties. As with her spring constituent hours, these forums are an opportunity for constituents to come out and share their views and concerns directly with Del. Carozza. Carozza will hold a… Read more »

(Sept. 24, 2015) The 23rd annual Berlin Fiddlers Convention started out on a high note, drawing thousands to the north end of Main Street Friday night to watch a pair of Maryland bluegrass bands tear through sets of standards – as well as a few surprises. Bob Perilla, frontman of headlining act Big Hillbilly Bluegrass,… Read more »