(April 27, 2017) A policy drafted by the Berlin Naming Parks and Public Spaces Committee last Thursday is likely to go to the mayor and council at their May 8 meeting, Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week. Allen is the staff liaison to the committee of councilmembers Zackery Tyndall and Dean Burrell, Arts and… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) Even though the Ocean Pines candidate search committee was supposed to have been ready for duty in February, it was nonexistent as of last Friday. As of Monday, however, Director Slobodan Trendic said he had recruited five new members for the committee and expects the board to approve those nominees during its… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) The Berlin location of Atlantic ImmediCare will host its first ever Hygiene Drive benefitting Diakonia, the W.A.C.S. Center, Samaritan House and House of Mercy on Saturday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to noon. Atlantic General Health System volunteers will be on hand to accept hygiene-related items including laundry detergent, Vaseline or lip… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) A handful of Stephen Decatur High School students from Larry Ryan’s engineering and design class will compete in the second annual Eastern Shore Crab Boat Engineering Challenge on Friday, which is hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Business and Technology. “They have really done a good job on… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) To raise funds and generate attention during Child Abuse Awareness Month, the nonprofit CRICKET Center in Berlin will host its fourth annual Walk for Kids on the Boardwalk this Sunday, April 30. “This event is special because it’s all about prevention,” said CRICKET Center Executive Director Wendy Myers. “While we do need… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) Husbands, sons and brothers are invited to attend the inaugural Men’s Conference this Saturday at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Snow Hill starting at 11 a.m. The event, which is being organized by Sylvester “Dawk” Bratten Sr., is an attempt to gather males together for an open discussion of the… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) By a unanimous vote, including one emphatic vote of “absolutely” by Berlin Councilman Thom Gulyas, the town agreed to allow Sean McLaren to set up public-use skateboard ramps once a month at Berlin Falls park starting in May. McLaren will set up the ramps on the east and north sides of the… Read more »

 (April 27, 2017) The county commissioners voted to approve two documents on Tuesday: an agreement of sale and an asset purchase agreement, which finalized the purchase of the Shore Spirits Liquor Mart in Pocomoke City by Kalpesh Patel for $1.174 million. Patel bid $950,000 for the real estate, furniture, fixtures and improvements, and the existing… Read more »

 (April 27, 2017) A huge crowd by Ocean Pines standards turned out for last Thursday’s special meeting to oppose change at the adults-only Oasis pool and succeeded in convincing the board of directors to scuttle that proposal by a 5-2 vote. The ripple effect of that meeting continued to be felt during Monday’s work session,… Read more »

(April 27, 2017) Darryl K. Wise Jr., 26, of Pocomoke City, is facing multiple charges including first degree murder after police say he shot and killed Deontre’ Bailey, 23, following a verbal altercation last Thursday night in Pocomoke. According to Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators, Wise was engaged in a discussion on the front… Read more »