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 »

BERLIN—The Berlin Town Council and Mayor Gee Williams want to take a closer look at how the computerized modeling system used to incorporate new census data into defining future election districts resulted with two proposals that could unseat two current council members and one that would flip their districts. During a Dec. 16 work session… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–Shooter’s Sports Pub on Route 589 between Ocean Pines and the Casino at Ocean Downs has added liquor to its drinks menu. Since opening last spring, the pub’s alcoholic beverages were limited to beer and wine because of limited wastewater treatment capacity. During the Dec. 18 meeting of the Board of License Commissioners, however,… Read more »

BERLIN–Projects ranging from a new Berlin branch library and a land buy to expand Showell Park to a new Public Works storage building and an addition for Stephen Decatur Middle School are in the county’s requested Capital Improvement Plan to be discussed next week. The Worcester County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Jan…. Read more »