(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 »

(March 2, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council recognized longtime Berlin Shoe Box owner Jesse Turner during a public meeting on Monday. Turner, who recently announced his retirement after almost seven decades in the industry, sat in the front row with his family, including his wife, Agnes, and two daughters. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams called… Read more »

(March 2, 2017) A temporary closure of the Sports Core Pool in Ocean Pines is set to start on Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m., due to routine maintenance. The Sports Core Pool is projected to resume normal hours of operation on Wednesday, March 8. The original scheduled closure for the pool was scheduled until… Read more »

 (March 2, 2017) Jeremy Douglas, 24, of Pocomoke City was found guilty of disorderly conduct on Tuesday after becoming irate with police after they conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle that yielded two written warnings and a K9 scan that ended up finding nothing. On Jan. 27 at around 10 a.m. Deputy Michael Newcomb… Read more »

 (March 2, 2017) Former Ocean Pines Association Director Marty Clarke made his presence – and his intention to run again – known to the public last week in a scathing series of letters and comments. It started with a letter sent to the current board and to local media, last Wednesday.   “Approximately three years… Read more »