(June 2, 2016) The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s office is calling both Jordan Denton, 18, of Ocean City and Nicholas Bonser, 18, of Ocean Pines, back to District Court to answer for possible parole violations stemming from a Jan. 25 vandalism spree that caused more than $11,000 in damages. District Court Judge Gerald Purnell approved… Read more »

(June 2, 2016) The Pocomoke High School auditorium was packed full of parents, relatives, siblings and well-wishers during Tuesday night’s celebration of the Class of 2016. All told, 82 students — all of them with college acceptances, Principal Annette Wallace said — were handed diplomas, granted handshakes and hugs and emerged from the ranks of… Read more »

(June 2, 2016) Writing isn’t often celebrated in the same breath as visual art, and with local art events generally focused on things that can be felt, puzzled over, glanced at or constructed, it can be harder than it already is for the ink-stained few. But for this First Friday and next, Ann Coates of… Read more »

(June 2, 2016) In hand-counted paper ballots, George Tasker, incumbent District 1 city councilman, defeated challenger Sheila Nelson 98 votes to 91 in Tuesday’s election. “I’m just happy it’s over. It’s been a long five months, and we both worked really hard,” Tasker said following the announcement of his victory by Board of Elections President… Read more »

(June 2, 2016) While parts of Berlin’s annual Old Fashioned Memorial Day Parade carried on, albeit indoors, what was lost during the day’s celebration were the half-dozen ceremonies organized by the American Legion, Post 231, that specifically remember veterans. Each year on Memorial Day, the Duncan-Showell branch of the Legion makes stops at five different… Read more »

(June 2, 2016) The rain couldn’t dampen the spirit of community that normally highlights the Old Fashioned Memorial Day Parade in Berlin on Monday, as several hundred people and five local youth dance groups moved indoors to the multipurpose building on Flower Street for an impromptu celebration that played to a packed house. Outside, working… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) Berkshire Hathaway PenFed Realty Mid-Atlantic Region announces the O’Hare Team was awarded the elite status of the Chairman’s Gold Circle based on sales performance for the 2015 calendar year.   The Ocean Pines Team, consisting of Dan O’Hare, Carole Spurrier and team leader, Sharyn O’Hare, was 15th overall in the entire Mid-… Read more »

(May 26, 2016) Rackliffe House is recruiting volunteers to serve as docents to lead guided tours through the house and grounds. Docent training will be conducted at Rackliffe House on Thursday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until noon. The training session will help docents interpret life on the 18th-century coastal plantation through artifacts on display… Read more »