(June 11, 2015) Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the Friends Group of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS), will host the popular “Famous Storms of Assateague” program at Assateague Island Environmental Education Center on Saturday June 13. Coffee and refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. prior to the program which begins at 10 a.m.  Discover how… Read more »

(June 11, 2015) World Wide Knit in Public Day is coming to the Ocean Pines Farmers Market on Saturday, June 13. This worldwide event is the world’s largest knitter event held every year since 2005. The event is free to everyone, and no registration is required, just join the fun at market. KIP (Knit In… Read more »

(June 11, 2015) The Berlin Heritage Foundation announces that Taylor Bank will sponsor the first performance in the 2015 Concert on the Lawn series on Sunday, June 14 at 6 p.m. at the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, 208 North Main Street. “Such Fools,” a trio of Mickey Justice on mandolin, Todd Smith on bass… Read more »

(June 11, 2015) Bill Outten, who operates three antique stores in Berlin, held Berlin’s first Antique Art Mart in April in the parking lot of Uptown Antiques. Outten will stage a similar event this Saturday, an Antiques Road Show or sorts, in cooperation with the Atlantic Hotel. These events, Outten said, typify the fact that… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) It took nearly a decade and dozens partnerships at the local and state level, but Berlin finally broke ground on the Flower Street affordable housing complex Cannery Village last week. With discussions of the project taking place as far back as 2007, the final plan that emerged calls for 44 single-family “workforce”… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) The Maryland Torch Run celebrated its 30th anniversary this week, running two legs in Worcester County and drawing scores of cheering spectators. The first leg began on the Boardwalk on Monday morning, followed by a short bus trip to Berlin, where participants were greeted with a pep rally at Worcester Preparatory School… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) Two months after the Berlin council narrowly approved an annexation proposal on Seahawk Road, paving the way for the development of potentially hundreds of new townhomes, the prospect of a second, possibly even more ambitious appropriation, is looming. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said he was recently approached by Hugh Cropper, an attorney… Read more »

 (June 4, 2015) Kick off the summer at Furnace Town, June 6, with a Gospel Day Jamboree. Furnace Town’s artisans will be on site and The Paul Leifer Nature Trail will be open. Listen to gospel music from God’s Country Crossroads, Brittany Lewis and Triple Praise beginning at 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be available… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) The town of Berlin and Oxford Chase are heading back to circuit court, as the developer continues its struggle to build a Dollar General store near the intersection of Old Ocean City Boulevard and Healthway Drive. Oxford Chase first requested a building permit from the town on Dec. 12 of last year…. Read more »

(June 4, 2015) The effort to strike a new deal between Sandpiper Energy and Ocean Pines has been slow, following the collapse of contract talks late last year, but the Ocean Pines Board of Directors is at least going to discuss what its next move might be. The board members agreed last week to convene… Read more »