(Sept. 14, 2017) Based on a request from legal counsel, Richard Stephens Jr., 46, of Pocomoke, will undergo a competency evaluation before possibly facing charges of sexual assault at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke this spring. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Groton III accepted the request for a competency evaluation from Stephens’ lawyer, Salisbury attorney… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Several members of the Berlin Mayor and Town Council spoke about their fond memories of former Mayor Rex Hailey at their public meeting on Monday night. Hailey, who died on Sept. 1, served Berlin for 16 years, as a town councilman for eight years and as mayor for another eight years, from… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) “I wanted to join a charity that I could share my contacts with, my talent with, and put my heart into – and I wanted to find a charity that hurt my heart the most,” Patty Falck said. “And I can’t think of anything that is more disturbing than sexually abused kids.”… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Jeep Jam will not return to Berlin Falls park, Mayor Gee Williams said last week, although he would love to find a home for the popular annual event elsewhere in the town. “It was the last year [at Berlin Falls]. That was the agreement,” Williams said. “It went very well and I’m… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Although a scheduling conflict prevented Berlin Falls park project coordinator David Deutsch from attending a parks commission meeting last Tuesday, commission members still spent plenty of time discussing the property. Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen, the staff liaison to the commission, said when Deutsch addressed the Town Council the week before, he… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Snow Hill is preparing for a throng of throttle-enthusiasts during the second annual “Ride to Sturgis” event, this Saturday. The motorcycle-themed event aims to attract a small percentage of the more than 100,000 bikers who descend on the Lower Shore during mid-September for OC BikeFest and Delmarva Bike Week to the town’s… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) According to recommendation from Conservation Community Consultants, delivered to the Town of Berlin on Monday, Berlin Falls park is best served by drawing out and enhancing what is already there, rather than undertaking a major redevelopment. But at an estimated price tag of almost $276,000 to do everything recommended by the report… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Organizers on Monday finalized plans for an “Open Paint and Community Potluck,” Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Germantown School Community Heritage Center on 10223 Trappe Road in Berlin. The event, which will take place from 4-7 p.m., will include food and live gospel music by a local church choir, as well as… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) Berlin Activities Depot and the Berlin Chamber of Commerce are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. during the grand opening, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Up and running since June, all members of the community are invited to experience the new facility,… Read more »

(Sept. 14, 2017) According to an Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee report, 6,545 validated votes were cast during the August election. The report stated 129 ballots were disqualified. Of those, 26 were duplicate ballots. Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn each won three-year terms on the board of directors, earning 1,912 and 1,647 votes, respectively…. Read more »