SNOW HILL–The Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program is ramping up outreach efforts in preparation for the second year of open enrollment for Maryland Health Connection, the state’s health insurance marketplace. The Worcester County Health Department was awarded a grant from the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to implement a program to help educate, determine eligibility… Read more »

BERLIN– Michael Day, one of the Town of Berlin’s most respected officials, will not be going quietly. That is, a community wide retirement party will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1 for the departing Economic and Community Development director. The celebration was announced this week in a statement issued this week by Mayor Gee Williams,… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Aquatics Department will turn up the music and open the doors at the Sports Core Pool for the first indoor Family Fun Night of the season on Friday, Sept. 26 from 6-8:30 pm. This event, which is open to the public, will feature music by DJ Donnie, a splash contest and… Read more »

BERLIN–Thirty five artists from five states and the District of Columbia painted last weekend in America’s Coolest Small Town and competed for cash prizes in the Worcester County Arts Council’s annual plein air event. A large audience enjoyed the exhibit during the “Wet Paint” sale and reception and voted for the “People’s Choice” $100 award,… Read more »

BERLIN– The status of improvements to the town’s stormwater system was outlined for the mayor and Town Council Monday night by a representative of the environmental engineering company, EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. Company representative Darl Kolar focused on the success of three recent grants that were presented to the council in February and… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY– The first two cases of feline rabies in the county in four years have been confirmed by Worcester County Health Department officials, who reported separate incidents near Berlin and in Pocomoke in the same week. A rabid cat bit a woman in the Pocomoke River State Park-Milburn Landing campground area on Monday, Sept…. Read more »

BERLIN– The town will hold an open house at its newest “state-of-the-art” spray irrigation site on Friday, Oct. 3. The Five Mile Branch Spray Irrigation Facility on 7303 Five Mile Branch Road in Newark will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Built in 2012, the $3.5 million facility received funding… Read more »

BERLIN– A minor controversy about the role of the town’s Planning Commission is now no controversy at all, following a clarification issued by Planning Commission Chairman Chris Denny. The role – and the competence – of the commission briefly came into question during a Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Sept. 8. The conversation arose… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– When eight candidates for Worcester County Commissioner met at a political forum at the Ocean Pines Library last Wednesday, they did agree on two subjects: the local economy continues to need help and most residents who meet the age requirement don’t care enough to vote. Also covered were the need for a new… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY– United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore turns 70 this year and its footprint in the county has never been bigger. The largest non-governmental source of funding for nonprofit agencies in the area, United Way currently supports 35 programs servicing Worcester County residents, reaching more than 7,000 individuals and families. The organization recently… Read more »