BERLIN—Now that the Town of Berlin has extended water and sewer service further along North Main Street to where it extends across Route 50 the developer of Berlin Main Place, a small campus of medical office buildings, is expanding. Developer Palmer Gillis, president of Salisbury-based firm Gillis Gilkerson, Inc., has applied to the Berlin Planning… Read more »

BERLIN—The year is beginning with a flurry of activity going on in the Berlin Visitor’s Center, with both Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Joya Canfield and Main Street Coordinator Megan Houston preparing for upcoming events and marketing opportunities. The Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner and induction of new officers meeting has been scheduled for late… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY–The Worcester County Planning Commission discussed the following topics and made the following recommendations and approvals during the Jan. 2 meeting in Snow Hill. Worcester County Recreation Center addition The commission reviewed drawings of the proposed addition, but made no comments. No approvals were needed. The 6,300-square-foot addition will be constructed on the east… Read more »

BERLIN–Classes are being offered for children at the Worcester County Arts Council in Berlin this winter. Classes are designed for children ages 5–10 years old. Young artists will be introduced to drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and many other art projects and techniques. Registration fee is $25 and includes all supplies. •Wood panel painting: Jan…. Read more »

BERLIN–Craft beer home-brewing and winemaking is easy and fun to do, now with a local supply store.  Come and check out locally owned Brews Up, Delmarva’s first brew-on-premise beer and wine supply store in Berlin and sign up for a free wine-making or home-brewing class. •Saturdays, Jan. 11, 18 and 25 – Free home-brewing beer-making… Read more »

BERLIN–Worcester County Arts Council’s Student Scholarship award program is under way.  The Arts Council is offering $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 in the arts. The… Read more »

EASTERN SHORE–The Hudson family, targets of a lawsuit alleging a non-existent pile of chicken manure on their Berlin-area farm polluted waterways, received the Citizenship Award from the Tri-County Council of the Lower Eastern Shore last month. “I was shocked,” Alan Hudson said Monday. “Shocked and amazed. It was the last thing I expected. They surprised… Read more »

BERLIN—The Berlin Parks Commission discussed at their Jan. 7 meeting, a proposal to invite the 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band to perform a free concert in Stephen Decatur Park later this summer, Deputy Administrator Mary Bohlen said. The preliminary date for the event is July 15. The Parkville, Md.-based band, which is also known… Read more »

BERLIN—As 2014 commences infrastructure projects will likely factor prominently going forward in the Town of Berlin if for no other reason than because so many projects and initiatives had already begun as 2013 drew t a close. For example, Councilmember Lisa Hall reported there had been lots of activity by State Highway Administration officials examining… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—Water management will likely be the first issue Ocean Pines leaders attempt to tackle as the new year begins. At the same time, the public part of the budget process will begin, followed by the opening of the new Yacht Club, environmental eradications that are bound to stir discussion and the possible installation of… Read more »