(June 15, 2017) Late last month the Board of License Commissioners took the unusual, but not unprecedented, step to delay its decision on whether or not to grant the new owner of the former county Shore Spirits store in Pocomoke City a Class A liquor license. The board announced last week that it would hold… Read more »

(June 15, 2017) The Berlin Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a $19 million fiscal year 2018 budget. The new spending plan is the result of more than six months of work by the town staff and represents a 5.49 percent reduction from the previous budget of $20.1 million. A public hearing on the package… Read more »

 (June 15, 2017) Revamping the dated way-finding signs in downtown Berlin is a great idea, according to members of the Historic District Commission, but placing several sidewalk appliques and painting utility boxes in the Victorian sector bright, cartoonish colors proved not to be quite as popular. All three items were on the agenda of a… Read more »

(June 15, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee announced last Friday that two candidates, Arie Klapholz and Paula Robertson Gray, had dropped out of the Board of Directors race. The five who remained took part in the annual candidate draw, determining what order they will appear on ballots and speak during association forums. The… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Home Instead Senior Care, the country’s largest provider of in-home senior care services, announces that Ocean Pines resident Gerri Palmer was recently named the Mid-Atlantic Caregiver of the Year. A caregiver in the Lower Eastern Shore area for over three years, Palmer rose to the top among hundreds of candidates for this… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Volunteers make Worcester County a better place to live, work and visit. To honor volunteers whose contributions help improve the quality of life locally, Worcester County residents are invited to nominate individuals, organizations and businesses for the 2017 Volunteer Spirit of Worcester County Awards. The deadline to submit nomination forms is June… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) Several dozen representatives from arts and entertainment districts throughout the state were in Berlin Monday for the annual meeting of the Maryland State Arts Council. The day-long program included a walking tour of the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District, as well as presentations from Maryland State Arts Council Program Director Steven Skerritt-Davis,… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) To say local arts collective Returning Tide is prolific is something of an understatement. The dynamic duo, Michael Pivec and Ashley Garland, attend more than 100 art strolls, farmers markets and other art and artisan events each year. Pivec, from Queenstown, was recently named one of the “30 Exceptional Craftspeople Under the… Read more »

(June 8, 2017) The Worcester County Arts Council is now accepting registrations for the annual Summer Arts Camp for children, to be held June 19-23, at Berlin Intermediate School. This camp is designed for students entering third through eighth grades in fall 2017. Last year over 100 children attended. The cost is $100 for the… Read more »