The Town of Berlin is holding a neighborhood meeting to provide an update on the Hudson Branch Stormwater Project at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Multi-Purpose Building located at 130 Flower Street in Berlin. “We’ve submitted the Flower Street culvert work to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for their approval,”… Read more »

Billed as a local food and art exchange, Urban Nectar opened its doors in Berlin last Thursday. Shanen Cute of Local Mojo and Christie McDowell of the Good Farm created the new shop/collective on 10019 Old Ocean City Boulevard across from Burley Oak. Urban Nectar starts with a basic shop, selling items ranging from prepackaged… Read more »

Board members and staff from Choptank Electric Cooperative and Ocean Pines gathered together on Oct. 22 to promote the Ocean Pines Substation’s recent installment of a third transformer.   The third transformer was installed to help serve the recent load growth in the Ocean Pines area.    “Approximately 50 percent of the time, if one… Read more »

If anything worth doing is worth overdoing, Berlin is overdoing it right. As the only northern Worcester municipality to make it practical or even encourage trick-or-treaters, Berlin has been drawing thousands from Ocean Pines, the resort and even as far as Salisbury for years. Residents and business owners have, at worst, taken it in stride… Read more »

Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care is offering an introduction and training course for anyone interested in volunteering at the nonprofit organization that serves Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Coastal Hospice depends on a dedicated staff of volunteers to fulfill its mission. Patient volunteers offer comfort and companionship to patients and their families, provide transportation… Read more »

A 2012 Stephen Decatur High School graduate and Ocean City native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard one of the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines, USS Maryland (SSBN 738). Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Rogers is a sonar technician (submarine) serving aboard the Kings Bay-based boat, one… Read more »

Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care is requesting the community’s support to help them honor the veterans in its care on the Lower Shore. Coastal Hospice has traditionally provided lap blankets, donated by the community, to give added comfort and warmth to patients. A request for blankets last year prompted an overwhelming response. This year, Coastal… Read more »

Every day in counties across Maryland, some 900 dedicated 911 staff assist individuals and families in crisis. Those in each of the jurisdictions who go above and beyond the call of duty are recognized by the Maryland State Emergency Number Systems Board (ENSB) for excellence each September. Worcester County 911 Center Telecommunicator Tanner Jones was… Read more »

(Oct. 29, 2015) Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, Inc. (WYFCS) will celebrate 40 years of serving the community at its annual celebration, rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 1. The celebration is being hosted by Jim and Annemarie Dickerson at the Francis Scott Key Family Resort, at 12806 Ocean Gateway in West Ocean City. The event… Read more »

(Oct. 22, 2015) Saturday’s Octoberfest in Berlin was one of the busiest in recent memory, with strong, steady crowds taking advantage of live music, activities, shopping – and beer – throughout the afternoon and into the early evening. Several shops in the downtown area reported better-than-expected sales during the six-hour event. “It was one of… Read more »