(Jan. 19, 2017) The deadline to settle an alleged equal protection claim against the Town of Berlin has been pushed to the end of the month. Luke Rommel, a Salisbury attorney representing complainant Ronshell Shockley, said talks are continuing with an attorney for the town’s insurance company. A Jan. 15 deadline had been set on… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a public meeting at town hall on Monday, Jan. 9. Berlin Youth Club Amanda Chaffee from Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services provided the council with an end-of-year update on activities of the Berlin Youth Club. An annual grant from the town… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) “Police work is different in every community – you police to the nature of your community,” Ocean Pines Association Police Chief David Massey said during budget meetings last week. Ocean Pines, he said, is the largest residential community in Worcester County and statistics show it is one of the safest in the… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) A water main broke late Tuesday morning at the intersection of St. Martins Lane and Ocean Parkway, leaving many homes without running water for about an hour. The Worcester County Water and Wastewater Division were on scene working to repair the break. It is unclear what caused the disruption.

(Jan. 19, 2017) “Everything that could go wrong did” at the Ocean Pines Association Yacht Club on New Year’s Eve, according to interim General Manager Brett Hill. That apparently set off a chain reaction within the association and sped up a major rebranding effort that began early 2017. Hill, speaking during a public meeting with… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) About a year ago TJ Patel began the process of upgrading Snow Hill’s grocery store, the Food Rite — though still known colloquially as the IGA — to include a host of new goods including gluten-free, organic and non-GMO products. On the other side of the health craze, Patel said he recently… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) More than three-dozen affected citizens, town residents and local officials attended an information session hosted by the Snow Hill Fire Company last Wednesday concerning the addition of another station north of town. “The big thing we’re looking for is to get the ball rolling. We’re looking for land anyone is willing to… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) This year, the Winter Waterman’s Festival is scheduled a little later than normal, moving from December to January to give both the participants and audience a little time to breathe. “There [were] too many things already going on in December. People are jammed up with things to do,” Delmarva Discovery Center President… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) On an unseasonably warm Thursday last week, a small group of about a dozen old friends gathered at Crush N Crab in Berlin over coffee and breakfast. They sat together in a booth with a handful of extra chairs pulled to the side of the table. The sun was still coming up… Read more »

(Jan. 19, 2017) If Brett Hill gets his way, homeowners in Ocean Pines will not see an increase in assessments or membership fees during the next fiscal year. Hill, the interim general manager, presented his first budget draft during public meetings last week. That document was also posted online as of Jan. 9. The total… Read more »