(June 16, 2016) The National Association for Black Veterans’ Berlin chapter continues to help an ever-increasing number of military members get access to the benefits they’ve earned. Now, the nonprofit hopes to expand its mission. NABVETS Walk Through the Valley Chapter #0093 Commander James Briddell said the group began in 2008 when a multitude of… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Not long after the first part of a planned five-panel mural was hung on the exterior of the downtown visitor’s center in March, members of the Berlin Arts & Entertainment Committee, and artist John Donato quickly got to work on “phase two.” Previously, the group used the ideas – and brushstrokes –… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Brooklyn-born Steve Lind, 68, served as a police officer for about two decades in New York City. He also ran a successful small business on the side before selling it and using the proceeds from to buy a large waterfront lot in Delaware. Now, Lind is looking to turn his diverse background… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Long Island native Tom Janasek, 50, came to Ocean Pines in 1984. He’s been a presence during board meetings for years, often offering his opinions during public comments, and is one of 12 candidates running in this year’s board of directors race. Janasek sold real estate straight out of high school and… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Though one of the smaller districts in the state in terms of employment and monetary benefits in terms of wages and revenue, Snow Hill’s Arts and Entertainment District designation was extended for another decade at the end of May. “With this redesignation, the Snow Hill Arts and Entertainment District can continue to… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Stormwater improvements near Flower Street are still coming – and soon, according to Berlin officials, who admitted that multiple setbacks had already occurred. The question came up repeatedly during a public meeting in Town Hall on Monday evening, beginning with a quick update from Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen. Bohlen said the… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Berlin Mayor Gee Williams read a prepared statement during a council meeting at town hall on Monday, addressing the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, the largest in U.S. history.    “Our nation has suffered another tragic and meaningless loss of life in the mass shooting last weekend in Orlando, Florida,” he… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Just two days after Comcast Public Relations Manager Jamie Debole said the company was looking forward to providing downtown Snow Hill free WiFi access in the “coming weeks,” the service was up, running and available to residents and visitors. “We are excited to partner with the Town of Snow Hill and look… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Late last year, Zackery Tyndall and the Berlin Fire Company settled a two-year harassment suit that Mayor Gee Williams said, “created a wound” within the town. Now, Tyndall, 26, and a recent Salisbury University graduate, says he would like to be the next Town Councilmember in Berlin’s District 2. Tyndall was born… Read more »

(June 16, 2016) Snow Hill does have few things to hang its hat on as compared to some larger municipalities: the county seat, the Pocomoke River and what it hopes will be another attraction: a tiny spit of land with a goat on it. Located just off the bank of the Pocomoke River within Byrd… Read more »