(March 5, 2015) A major new housing proposal in Berlin has reopened old wounds between the Town Council and the Berlin Fire Company. The Berlin mayor and council and the Worcester County Commissioners both gave preliminary support to the annexation of 90-plus acres on Seahawk Road and Route 50 so developer Rinnier Properties can build… Read more »
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Slow things down with blackened salmon
Sometimes I feel like I just need to slow down a bit. With all the extracurricular activities with the kids, work, writing, snapping pictures and trying to keep the house straight, I don’t get much sleep. Now that the season is creeping up on us, I’m also looking for summer employment or maybe even considering… Read more »
More than 100 Wor. County students make SU Dean’s List
(Feb. 26, 2015) Some 113 Worcester County area students were named to the Dean’s List at Salisbury University for the fall 2014 semester. •Berlin area residents include Delaney Andrews, Hilari Ashton, Caitlin Bartlett, Andrew Baskerville, Katelyn Bates, Paula Beachley, Alexandra Birckett, Brooke Brittingham, Lesley Bunting, Megan Burak, Cara Hallee Carr, Natalie Cieri, Travis Comegys, Ashley… Read more »
DAR announces annual contest winners
(Feb. 26, 2015) The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors Junior American Citizens contests at area schools each year. The objective of the JAC Committee is to instill good citizenship in the youth of all races, creeds and economic backgrounds, by teaching loyalty to the United States of America… Read more »
Servefest one-day outreach event March 14
(Feb. 26, 2015) Servefest is a one day, yearly outreach event by the Ocean City Worship Center designed to serve the Berlin community in the following five areas: widows, orphans/fatherless, poor/needy, oppressed/sick and imprisoned. Organizers are currently accepting requests from residents of Berlin and those within a 10-mile radius who are in need to… Read more »
CMS gives Berlin facility five stars
(Feb. 26, 2015) Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation, a 165-bed long-term care facility located at 9715 Healthway Drive in Berlin, was recently awarded 5 Stars, the highest rating, by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS). The CMS rating system, which ranks nursing homes from 1 to 5 stars, was designed to help consumers and their… Read more »
Time will tell on OP golf
The Ocean Pines Board announced this week that there will indeed be a change of management at the golf course this year, with Landscapes Unlimited taking over from Billy Casper Golf. There will certainly be a lot of debate on whether the timing is right to make a change, as Billy Casper Golf supporters have… Read more »
Students invited to submit essays
(Feb. 26, 2015) Fourth graders throughout Maryland are invited to take part in the Maryland Municipal League’s annual “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. The contest challenges fourth graders to share their thoughts on how they would engage with citizens to make their local municipality a better place to live and work if they were… Read more »
Wor-Wic offering driver’s education classes in March
(Feb. 26, 2015) The continuing education division at Wor-Wic Community College is offering driver education classes Monday through Friday, March 16-27, from 5:30-8:45 p.m., at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Classroom size is limited to 30 students. Behind-the-wheel training is one-on-one with an instructor. Students… Read more »
Art scholarships available for Wor. County students
(Feb. 26, 2015) Worcester County Arts Council’s Student Scholarship award program is under way. The Arts Councila is offering multiple $1,000 each art scholarships to graduating high school seniors, who are Worcester County residents interested in pursuing academic careers in the arts. Scholarships are also available to college art majors wishing to continue their education… Read more »