(June 4, 2015) In front of a room packed with family, friends and loved ones, 327 seniors graduated from Stephen Decatur High School last Wednesday, May 27, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. Class President Tripp Ortega delivered a farewell address to students during the ceremony, encouraging his fellow classmates to… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) With just one day to go Pocomoke Mayor Bruce Morrison appears to be holding a lead over Berlin Mayor Gee Williams in the “Battle of the Mayors” leading up to Friday’s High Heel Races. Both men, who will participate in a one-on-one race during the Berlin event, have been locked in an… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) Berlin is expanding one of its signature events, Saturday’s High Heel Race, by adding a health fair component. The annual race raises money for the Worcester County chapter of Women Supporting Women, a nonprofit that provides awareness, education and support for people affected by breast cancer. While the race is on Main… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) After months of research and discussion, the Town of Berlin adopted a new financial system last Tuesday, voting to hire Tyler Technologies and spend $162,795 for hardware, software and professional services. The license agreement requires an annual maintenance fee of $21,768, which includes the cost of technical support and regular software updates…. Read more »

(June 4, 2015) Two weeks after Berlin held its public works showcase, Touch a Truck Day, Ocean Pines will host its own oversized vehicle fest, dubbed “Big Truck Day.” The fourth annual event returns on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Pines. Recent Big Truck Days… Read more »

(June 4, 2015) Carol Ludwig might be one of the more high-profile of seven 2015 OPA board candidates, having spent plenty of time in front of crowds as director of the Delmarva Chorus. Originally from Philadelphia, Ludwig, who has a background in the high-tech sector at Verizon, moved to Ocean Pines in 2000. She served… 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 »

(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) 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) 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 »