(Jan. 12, 2017) The second annual Berlin Restaurant Week began on Monday and runs until Sunday with more than a dozen restaurants offering special prices on select menu items. “The specials are so reasonably priced,” said local realtor Cam Bunting, creator and promoter of the event. “Restaurants are trying out new items that they may… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) The first drug court in the United States was established in Florida in the late 1980’s, as prisons were becoming overcrowded with nonviolent drug offenders during the height of the crack-cocaine craze. By 2014, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. had their own versions in place. Locally, Worcester County established its drug… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council approved 32 town and related events on Monday, setting the stage for yet another busy tourism season. Monthly 2nd Friday art strolls begin on Jan. 13 with subsequent dates occurring on Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 9,… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) Berlin’s 2nd Friday is getting “Monstrous” this month, as the fourth annual Arts & Entertainment Committee collaborative art show comes to The Globe on 12 Broad Street, upstairs, from 5-8 p.m. Show organizer Brian Robertson, who also runs the Berlin Printery on 16 North Main Street, explained the fearsome name. “The opening… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) Worcester County Economic Development (WCED), in partnership with the Maryland Department of Commerce, Pocomoke City, and the towns of Berlin and Snow Hill, will host an Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Seminar on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Berlin Town Hall. The seminar is open to entrepreneurs whose businesses are… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) The Ocean Pines Children’s Theater announces its upcoming production of Disney’s Broadway blockbuster, “The Lion King” Jr,” Jan. 13-14 in Ocean City. With music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, this enchanting show was introduced to the Broadway stage in 1997, and was the recipient of 70 awards, including the… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) After about a week and a half of renovations, the new and improved “Used to be Mine Thrift Store” opened back up last Wednesday morning to a line of expectant customers that wrapped around the small parking lot in West Ocean City. The store, an extension of Diakonia that opened in 2009,… Read more »

(Jan. 12, 2017) Atlantic General Hospital is partnering with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and New Castle County Delaware’s Heroin Alert program, “The Heroin Trap,” to offer a free program, “Addiction Hurts: Struggles Facing our Families and Community.” Free and open to the community, the goal of this event, held Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6… Read more »

(Jan. 5, 2017) Capping off a year that included the firing of former General Manager Bob Thompson and the resignation or termination of directors of finance, marketing, and parks and recreation, the Ocean Pines Association announced that it parted ways with yacht club Manager Jerry Lewis last Friday. According to a statement issued on Monday,… Read more »

(Jan. 5, 2017) More than 100 people, including several standing in the open doorway, squeezed into the small assembly space in the Ocean Pines Library last Wednesday night for the first meeting of a new group, only about two weeks old, calling itself “Save Our Ayres Creek.” On the agenda was one item – the… Read more »