(Nov. 24, 2016) Giving Tuesday is an international effort to promote charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. As part of this effort, Worcester GOLD will be in front of the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin on Nov. 29 collecting toys and donations for the Helping Hands for the Holidays program, which provides gifts for local… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) Peter Franchot, Maryland’s comptroller for the past decade, admitted last week that his office misdirected about $21.4 million worth of local income tax payments for years, and for most municipalities in Worcester, the outcome is favorable — except for Snow Hill, which ended up owing the state money. The error was initially… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) After giving members two weeks to review the proposed changes to the charter, the Pocomoke City Council voted to approve a host of new election regulations on first reading during its regular meeting Monday night. The changes include requiring all elections to be conducted with paper ballots, barring citizens from mounting write-in… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) With the holiday season approaching, Anna Foultz and fellow Star Charities volunteers closed out its annual Christmas drive on Sunday by providing local Army National Guard members with care packages for military members stationed overseas. “It’s been about 18 years, I guess. It’s been so many years,” she said. “Before I did… Read more »

(Nov. 24, 2016) Heather Layton and Robin Tomaselli from the Berlin Arts & Entertainment committee sat down over coffee inside Baked Dessert Café with Gregory Purnell last Monday to discuss the committee’s “Artists Giving Back: Meals for the Hungry” drive next week. The goal of the even at Paul’s United Methodist Church on Flower Street… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) The Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness & Prevention Program, joining hundreds of other organizations, is hosting International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, Nov 19. Survivors Day invites people affected by suicide loss around the world to gather at events in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding.     … Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Current and past Twisters Gymnastics students and their families, town officials and the public are invited to visit the construction site of the Berlin Activities Depot for a “topping-off party” to sign the last steel beam in the building’s framework, Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. Twisters owner Carmella Solito will host… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) Berlin Intermediate School will present Artfest on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., inside the cafeteria. The art department will have 20-25 stations set up for children 3-12 years old. Stations include watercoloring, painting, puppets, mask-making, drawing, printmaking, designing mosaics with candy corn, seasonal crafts and acrylic painting. “Many of the… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) The Berlin Pop Warner cheerleaders will compete at nationals on Dec. 5 in Disney World after placing second during the Eastern Regional competition on Nov. 6 in New Jersey, and they have just a few weeks to raise money for the trip to Florida. The Berlin Seahawks Pop Warner squad took second… Read more »

(Nov. 17, 2016) In April, the last time the Ocean Pines Executive Council met, just three of the 13 committee chairs attended the roughly 20-minute session. On Monday, the most recent meeting between council chairs and board leadership, nearly every committee was represented during a robust two-hour discussion that focused on improving communication throughout the… Read more »