(Aug. 10, 2017) Far from the done deal it was once suspected to be, the Carl M. Freeman companies, owners of the Bay Club on Libertytown Road in Berlin, confirmed it has abandoned plans to turn a portion of the property into a high-end campground. “In our last communication, we shared that we were in… Read more »

 (Aug. 10, 2017) Highlighted by a trio of sunny days, last week’s Great Pocomoke Fair offered something a little different each day. Fair President John Smith said the diverse offerings kept the fairgrounds hopping with activity from Thursday through Saturday. “We had good attendance for three days,” he said. “The crowd was actually up some… Read more »

(Aug. 10, 2017) Pleasant weather and a record crowd highlighted the 19th annual Blessing of the Combines, last Saturday. Former Snow Hill Councilman Michael Pruitt was impressed by the strong turnout. “They’re supporting the farmers and that’s what this is all about, but they’re also supporting the town of Snow Hill,” he said. “We look… Read more »

(Aug. 10, 2017) Pocomoke Mayor Bruce Morrison might gain additional influence with Annapolis legislators following his recent election as president of the Maryland Mayor’s Association. “The governor knows me by my first name,” he said. “When I go up there a lot of people know me now. If I make a phone call, somebody answers… Read more »

 (Aug. 10, 2017) The periodically postponed motion to remove Ocean Pines Association Director Slobodan Trendic will not be voted on before the Aug. 12 election, several board members said this week. Interim General Manager and Director Brett Hill intended to introduce a motion to remove Trendic during a special meeting on July 20. That was… Read more »

(Aug. 10, 2017) Four candidates for the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors – not to mention 8,452 homeowners – will learn the results of the 2017 election at the annual meeting this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Assateague Room of the community center on 235 Ocean Parkway. Eight candidates originally filed and seven… Read more »

(Aug. 3, 2017) Registration is open and about a dozen slots remain for the eighth annual Paint Berlin to be held Sept. 20-23 This year’s competition will feature an expanded painting area that will include Assateague and Ayers Creek for the first time, as well as the addition of a new legislator’s choice award. The… Read more »

(Aug. 3, 2017) Tomorrow’s Snow Hill Arts on the River First Friday event brings another evening filled with artist receptions at area galleries, special deals from local merchants and ample food, libations and musical entertainment from 5-8 p.m. The Lower Shore Land Trust, 100 River Street, will feature artist Geo McElroy’s Eastern Shore inspired landscape… Read more »

(Aug. 3, 2017) Live music, pie-baking and pie-eating contests, vendors and plenty of peach-themed desserts will be available during the ninth annual Berlin Peach Festival, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on 208 North Main Street. During the 1920s, Berlin was home to Harrison’s… Read more »