(Nov. 10, 2016) This is the next-to last week for locally grown produce at the Snow Hill Farmer’s Market, which is marking the end of another season next Thursday, Nov. 17. Though only a handful of vendors remain, the ones who are still coming to market are among the most popular, Ann Gibb, coordinator said…. Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) Royal Farms is opening in Berlin in a month and school and community officials are anxious that its proximity to Stephen Decatur High School will encourage students to cross the Route 50 highway. “I see it as an invitation, and the school can’t control that,” said pedestrian safety advocate Patricia Dufendach, who… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) The Berlin Parks Commission and Worcester County Health Department are collaborating to present the fifth annual Fall Just Walk event on Saturday. Registration will begin at 9 a.m.at Stephen Decatur Park, with one-, two- and three-mile walks offered, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Longer paths include a portion of downtown Berlin. Participants will… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) One of Christian music’s most loved artists, Big Daddy Weave, is bringing the fourth edition of its popular concert event, the Beautiful Offerings Tour, to the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The concert, sponsored by World Vision and the Community Church at Ocean Pines, will… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) More than a dozen farms throughout the state will receive a share of nearly $570,000 in grants toward renewable energy solutions from a fund named for late Ocean City Clerk Kathleen Mathias, the Maryland Energy Administration announced last week. One award recipient, Pebble Branch Farm, is situated near Pocomoke City. The grant… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) Not until he was 70 did Ocean Pines resident Barry Wright learn that his family was larger than he realized. That was this summer, when he was contacted by a previously unknown sibling. Born in Bolton, England, Wright was brought to the U.S. as an infant in 1947 by his maternal grandmother,… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) The Berlin Historic District Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at Town Hall on Nov. 2: Signs The commission unanimously approved a sandblasted, hanging wooden sign at Edward Jones on 29 Broad Street. Although the applicant asked for exterior lettering, not always a given for Main Street businesses, Chairwoman Carol… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) Furnace Town, just north of Snow Hill, is inviting dogs and parents to explore the Pocomoke Forest a bit off this beaten path this Saturday afternoon as part of the third annual Wag and Walk fundraiser, which will support interpretive programs at the living heritage village. “It’s a nice way to spend… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) The Town of Berlin’s residential fall bulk trash pickup is scheduled for Nov. 16 and 30. The bulk pick up dates are based on residential garbage service. “If your normal trash day is a Tuesday or a Wednesday, your bulk pick up day is Wednesday, Nov. 16th. If your normal trash day… Read more »

(Nov. 10, 2016) During a packed annual meeting at the Fountains in Salisbury, last Friday, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) welcomed several new and returning board members, said goodbye to three who served the local nonprofit for more than a decade each, and honored several people – and one organization – who… Read more »