(May 7, 2015) For the 16th year, Assateague Coastal Trust will offer a selection of native flowering perennials, heirloom tomatoes, herbs and local crafts at its annual festival. This year, the event will again take place next to ACT’s office, steps from the corner of Old Ocean City Boulevard and North Main Street in Berlin… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) The clash over a potential Dollar General store on Old Ocean City Road near Healthway Drive in Berlin is headed back to the town’s board of zoning appeals after a Worcester County Circuit Court judge decided on behalf of the developer last Thursday. According to court documents, Attorney B. Randall Coates, representing… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) After three years in office that featured significant changes in the community’s political landscape, Ocean Pines Association Director Sharyn O’Hare will not be running for reelection to the board of directors. At least partially responsible for her decision is what she sees as an increasingly confrontational board of directors bent on trying… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) As part of its efforts during Child Abuse Awareness Month, the Life Crisis Center in Salisbury is driving home the message to residents in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties that silence is never the right answer when it comes to potential instances of child abuse. Executive Director Michele Hughes said there are… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) New philosophies in the way disabled adults enter into and maintain employment could force major changes in the way students at the Cedar Chapel Special School are taught and adults at the Worcester County Developmental Center gain employment. Of course, it first boils down to funding. “The Center for Medicare and Medicaid… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) A week after Berlin officials released a budget draft showing a potential $15,000 increase in appropriations for nonprofits, the mayor and Town Council fielded pitches by three such groups during their Monday night meeting. All told, the draft includes $35,000 set aside for appropriations to nonprofits. “I have to say that we’re… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) Several families, including Dikesha Johnson and her two young children, were displaced by a devastating fire at the Trappe Creek Apartments on Bay Street in Berlin on April 3. Now, the community is rallying around the families, and groups such as Soulful Gospel Events are holding fundraisers to gather donations. “I heard… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) Lindley Hill, a student at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, is the district winner of this year’s “If I Were Mayor I Would” contest. Sponsored by the Maryland Mayor’s Association and the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company, the contest asks fourth-graders to demonstrate language skills and social studies knowledge. Hill was honored by… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) Among the law enforcement agencies called on to assist during the Baltimore rioting and looting on Monday was the Berlin Police Department, which dispatched its SWAT team to the city at 7:30 that evening. The department was called on by the State of Maryland Emergency Management Agency through the Worcester County Office of… Read more »

(April 30, 2015) Among the topics discussed by the Berlin mayor and council Monday night were: Yoga in the park Mayor Gee Williams asked yoga instructor Emily Keen and Zenna Wellness Studio owner Chrissy Ehrhart to look for a nonprofit partner before seeking council approval for their yoga in the park project. Keen hoped to… Read more »