BERLIN – A fundraiser to benefit Lower Shore Land Trust will return to Berlin next month.On Saturday, Nov. 16, Lower Shore Land Trust will host its third annual Flannel Formal at the new Manor at Brooklyn Meadows, located in Berlin.“We don’t do these events very often, so fundraisers like this are critical to our organization… Read more »
SALISBURY – A study of this year’s National Folk Festival revealed the event had a total economic impact of more than $45 million.In an overview with the Wicomico County Council last week, Salisbury Mayor Jake Day reported the 79th annual National Folk Festival attracted more than 153,000 attendees to the downtown area and generated more… Read more »
BERLIN – Trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities will return to Berlin next week.Trick-or-treating will take place in Berlin on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said this year the town will team up with residents on Washington Street to adopt the theme Dia de los Muertos.Main Street merchants will… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Christmas concert that addresses the opioid crisis with a message of hope for children and families will return to Ocean City this year with new performances and a school field trip.On Friday, Dec. 13, Brian’s Christmas Songbook will return to the Ocean City Performing Arts Center.Now in its third year, Brian’s… Read more »
BERLIN – An international Dance for Kindness event is making its way to Berlin next month.On Sunday, Nov. 10, community members are invited to participate in the first Dance for Kindness event in Berlin.Each year, to kick off World Kindness Week, Life Vest Inside – an international nonprofit – organizes Dance for Kindness, a worldwide… Read more »
SALISBURY – County officials say the clock is ticking to select a new county attorney.The Wicomico County Council says an extension that allows for Paul Wilber to serve as acting county attorney will expire on Nov. 4.But when asked for an update on the search process for a new attorney last week, County Executive Bob… Read more »
BERLIN – A local author with a passion for hunting, fishing and the outdoors shares his adventures, and the lessons learned from them, in his newest collection of short stories.Earlier this month, Pocomoke resident C.L. Marshall released his new book, “Chesapeake Outdoor Tales: Hunting and Fishing by the Tides.”“It’s a good blend of hunting and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Homeless individuals and weekend visitors sleeping in public areas in and around the resort highlighted this week’s meeting of the Ocean City Police Commission.On Wednesday, officials with the resort’s public works department came before the Ocean City Police Commission to highlight the growing number of homeless individuals sleeping at transit facilities and… Read more »
BERLIN – Trimper’s Rides. Frontier Town. The White Marlin Open. The arson fires of the 1970s.These are just a few of the places and events featured in local author Bunk Mann’s new book “Ghosts in the Surf.”Available online and in retail stores by Oct. 26, “Ghosts in the Surf” is a companion to Mann’s first… Read more »
DEWEY BEACH – A longtime resort physician says he is lucky to be alive after a windsurfing trip last week left him stranded in a Delaware bay for hours.Last Thursday evening, Victor Gong – an Ocean City emergency physician for 30 years – went windsurfing off Dewey Beach. But his hour-long excursion soon turned into… Read more »