(Dec. 4, 2014) Ocean Pines quietly dealt with a major controversy in mid-November, replacing embattled Yacht Club manager Dave McLaughlin and installing Beach Club manager Lynda Huettner on an interim basis. Opened on Memorial Day weekend, the new $4.7 million facility won rave reviews for its facilities, but drew criticism from others in the community… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Although it was a unanimously popular project with the previous Worcester County Commissioners, the excursion railroad that would run between Berlin and Snow Hill faces some uncertainty with this week’s installation of four new commissioners. Warren, Pa., firm Stone Consulting presented a phase one feasibility study to the previous commissioners in November,… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Berlin’s new emergency notification system went live last Tuesday, allowing residents to sign up for emergency alerts delivered via phone or email. The system will likely get its first test during a scheduled power outage on Saturday, Dec. 13. “The mayor and council recognized the need to be able to communicate with… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) First Friday in Snow Hill is Dec. 5 and the town is inviting families to take part in a number of holiday activities from 5-8 p.m. Sponsored by the Snow Hill Elementary School PTA, pictures with Santa are free to members of the school’s PTA and $7 for the public. Hot chocolate,… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Ocean Pines moved closer to outsourcing the community golf course this week, as a Dec. 1 committee meeting updated progress on bids. The Ocean Pines Association began sending requests for proposals on the leasing and management of the Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed facility on Oct. 16. Operation would include maintenance of… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Salisbury auditing firm PKS & Company gave Berlin high marks during a mayor and last Monday’s council meeting. Accounting and Auditing Partner Michael Kleger and Manager Leslie Michalik said Berlin’s financial status was unmodified from the previous fiscal year, saying it “had no material weaknesses.” Kleger gave the town the “highest level… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) One year after the formation of its Pedestrian Safety Committee, Berlin has a number of new safety measures in place and more on the way. The committee was created shortly after Nov. 8, 2013 when Maryland State Police Trooper Nicolas Hanger struck 16-year-old Tymeir Dennis and his then 17-year-old brother Tyheim Bowen… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) From the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh to 1985’s Live Aid and Farm Aid, benefit concerts with a conscience have been used to raise awareness – and money – for political and social causes for decades. Hatched under a similar idea, the Lower Shore Land Trust’s “Get Bluegrass” concert is moving from Snow… Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Just over a year after she took over as Main Street coordinator in Berlin, Megan Houston is moving on. New Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells will take on Main Street duties, and the town will look to fill Houston’s role as coordinator of the Visitor’s Center in the coming weeks…. Read more »

(Dec. 4, 2014) Two troopers from the Berlin Barrack of the Maryland State Police made a “significant” drug trafficking arrest after pulling over a pair of Connecticut residents for speeding during routine traffic detail on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Allan Orville Tyson, 35, and Christopher H. Williams-Eason, 25, were driving a 2015 Chrysler 200 rental car… Read more »