With the fiscal year 2018 budget ratified late last month for the Ocean Pines Association, the election season is about to begin. Two seats will be on the ballot this year, with the winners elected to serve three-year terms. Those seats currently belong to Doug Parks and Dave Stevens. Stevens has indicated he would not… Read more »

(March 9, 2017) Close to 100 well-wishers packed the small front room of the Berlin Visitor’s Center on Thursday to honor retiring Berlin Shoe Box owner Jesse Turner. Among them were old friends, many dressed up for the occasion, along with fellow Main Street business owners and a handful of local politicians who brought proclamations… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) Lewes, Delaware furniture and design shop Salvaged is coming soon to downtown Berlin, opening a second location there. Dubbed “House by Salvaged,” the shop is targeting an April opening at the former site of Sea La Vie, on Artisan’s Way. “‘House by Salvaged’ came to light when four partners had the idea… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) Worcester County emergency alert signals will sound from area fire sirens on Saturday, March 4. A steady alert tone will sound at 10 a.m. for approximately one minute. The signals are tested the first Saturday of each month. In the event of an actual emergency, the sirens would be used as additional… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) The Lower Shore Land Trust announces that Jay Fleming, celebrated Annapolis-based photographer and author, will be on hand at the Lower Shore Land Trust office during Snow Hill’s First Friday, March 3, from 5-8 p.m. Fleming will showcase a sampling of his Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Shore photographs, and will have signed… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) Snow Hill’s monthly Arts on the River, First Friday returns on March 3 as merchants and shop owners extend their hours and feature an evening of live music, special discounts and light refreshments, from 5-8 p.m. Jay Fleming will appear at the Lower Shore Land Trust on 100 River Street to showcase… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) A recent rush of small businesses in Berlin took advantage of façade grant money, drying up all funding the town received during the last several years. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said she would apply for more funding this year, and that business owners who wish to take advantage of… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) Mark Allan Widgeon, 53, is being charged with theft from the Showell Volunteer Fire Company stemming from a series of incidents that began almost a decade ago.   The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations began investigating a theft from the fire company in 2013. Allegedly, Widgeon, presently of Snow Hill, used the… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center on Saturday. Resolution postponed Director Slobodan Trendic, at the start of the session, asked to postpone a first reading of an amendment to Resolution M-06. The resolution would have dealt with Ocean Pines… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Feb. 27. AGH Atlantic General Hospital President and CEO Michael Franklin made his regular presentation before the council on happenings at the hospital and its extended network of care facilities. AGH presents an operational summary to… Read more »