ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Assateague Island Alliance, friends group of Assateague Island National Seashore, presents a rare opportunity to “Name That Foal.” Enter the Name That Foal Charitable Raffle for a chance to name the wild Assateague Horse, currently known as N2BHS-AL, a pinto filly born in December 2013. The foal was a “Christmas Surprise” and… Read more »
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Purvis named as interim SHHS principal
SNOW HILL- Twenty-one year Worcester County Public School veteran Kimberly Purvis will be serving as the interim principal of Snow Hill High School, effective Aug. 20. The school system made the announcement after the resignation of Tom Davis, former Snow Hill High School principal. Davis was appointed on Aug. 19 by the Somerset Board of… Read more »
Dog attack leads Berlin to reexamination of leash law
BERLIN– A dog attack led to a reexamination of leash laws at a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 25. Berlin resident Pam Hay said she was walking her dog on Saturday, Aug. 2, at approximately 3 p.m. when an unleashed dog attacked her 3-year-old cairn terrier Lulu. Hay said the attacking dog, a… Read more »
Massive Tyson’s Park project could finally be moving forward
BERLIN– After months of speculation, the massive Tyson’s Park project could be moving forward next month. The project would be set on the former Tyson’s Foods Inc. chicken processing plant on Old Ocean City Boulevard, land that has gone unused since the company closed in 2003, laying off 600 Berlin workers. In April a mockup… Read more »
Shop owners report profits in sixth month after ‘cool’ contest
BERLIN– Six months after being named “America’s Coolest Small Town” in an online vote hosted by Budget Travel Magazine, Berlin’s business is predictably booming. Lititz, Pa., last year’s “coolest” town, saw a 30 percent uptick in sales. Berlin shopkeepers say the same thing is happening here in 2014. “It’s been a very busy summer,” said… Read more »
Several new stores to open for business in Berlin this fall
BERLIN– After a summer of surging business, several new shops will open their doors this fall. Inca Ruins on Pitts Street, Fireplace Supply on Old Ocean City Boulevard, Una Bella Salute on Broad Street and an as-yet unnamed coffee shop are joining the thriving Berlin marketplace. Handmade items, mostly imported from Peru, make up the… Read more »
Berlin Little League players to be honored with parade
BERLIN– Following a season filled with unparalleled successes, the town will honor its more than 500 area Little Leaguers during a parade on Oct. 10. Berlin approved the parade during a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 25. “It’s going to honor all of my all-star teams,” said Berlin Little League President Norman Bunting…. Read more »
Wings & Wheels Expo scheduled for city’s airport
WEST OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Aviation Association and Ocean City Municipal Airport are back with their Wings & Wheels Expo, bringing more than 200 privately owned aircraft, custom cars and antique military vehicles to the Ocean City airport tomorrow, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public will have a chance to… Read more »
Delmarva curtain to open soon for ‘Macbeth’
DELMARVA – Brown Box Theatre Project’s fourth annual Free Shakespeare at the Beach tour will travel throughout Delmarva to bring an outdoor presentation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Macbeth” to area schools and local communities free of charge. Shakespeare’s spellbinding vision of ambition, treachery, mystery and magic will be conjured up this September in a three-week… Read more »
Grants totalling $1.9 mill. to go to stormwater upgrades
BERLIN– The town won a major stormwater victory on Tuesday as they announced a more than $1.9 million grant proposal was accepted by federal and state agencies. Stormwater has been an important issue in Berlin for more than 20 years. The town established the stormwater utility in 2013 and began improvements on West Street. In… Read more »