(Feb. 26, 2015) Terrill Pitts, 45, is back in jail after police picked up the Salisbury resident last Wednesday evening for allegedly breaking into several cars in Berlin. Berlin Police responded to a call at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 near the 300 block of Ann Drive. According to a press release, the complainants… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) A 62-year-old Ocean Pines man was arrested for a home improvement scam in Ocean Pines.   The suspect, Larry Burton Tyre, would stop at various locations in Ocean Pines and ask if the homeowner needed various yard and home repair services.  These services were not delivered and the victim(s) had already paid… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) At Saltwater Media in Berlin, one young author’s struggle in the often-unwelcoming publishing industry led her to establish a virtual one-stop shop for aspiring local writers. A decade ago, Salisbury native Stephanie Fowler was attending Washington College in Chestertown when she won the prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary award… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) The formal call for a permanent food and beverage manager for the Ocean Pines Yacht Club went out earlier this month to fill the position that had been handled on an interim basis by Beach Club Manager Lynda Huettner. The job, described as “a hands-on position with an emphasis on direct guest… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) Cambridge oyster and wine bar Leaky Pete’s is opening a second location, this time in Worcester County. The restaurant will replace Tex Mex and Country Cook’n on 119 Main Street in downtown Berlin. “We have our lease deal signed and we’re waiting on the liquor license approval, which should happen March 18,”… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) Worcester County Arts Council’s Student Scholarship award program is under way.  The Arts Councila is offering multiple $1,000 each art scholarships to graduating high school seniors, who are Worcester County residents interested in pursuing academic careers in the arts. Scholarships are also available to college art majors wishing to continue their education… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) The continuing education division at Wor-Wic Community College is offering driver education classes Monday through Friday, March 16-27, from 5:30-8:45 p.m., at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Classroom size is limited to 30 students. Behind-the-wheel training is one-on-one with an instructor. Students… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) Fourth graders throughout Maryland are invited to take part in the Maryland Municipal League’s annual “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. The contest challenges fourth graders to share their thoughts on how they would engage with citizens to make their local municipality a better place to live and work if they were… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) Servefest is a one day, yearly outreach event by the Ocean City Worship Center designed to serve the Berlin community in the following five areas: widows, orphans/fatherless, poor/needy, oppressed/sick and imprisoned.   Organizers are currently accepting requests from residents of Berlin and those within a 10-mile radius who are in need to… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors Junior American Citizens contests at area schools each year. The objective of the JAC Committee is to instill good citizenship in the youth of all races, creeds and economic backgrounds, by teaching loyalty to the United States of America… Read more »