BERLIN – As a long line of people waited for the doors to open outside the Stevenson United Methodist Church in Berlin earlier this week, congregation members Ray Stevens and Vicky Nock stood in a circle of volunteers with their hands joined together, and their heads bowed in a moment of prayer.When the doors open… Read more »
BERLIN — For a growing number of people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Bryan Brushmiller’s meteoric rise in the craft brewing industry has become the stuff of local folklore. You’ve likely heard the story but if you haven’t, here’s the “CliffsNotes” version: the Great Recession left the Salisbury graduate jobless and frustrated, and as he was… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City is facing yet another street performer lawsuit, but this time, it isn’t the only defendant in the case.Eight street performers, acting under the supervision and guidance of local rabble rouser Tony Christ, filed a $2 million lawsuit on Nov. 20 in the United States District Court of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Human Resources Director Wayne Evans knows that Ocean City’s workforce, much like the rest of the country, is getting older, but he believes the resort is primed and ready to handle the inevitable turnover of retiring talent.“We do have a large contingent of long serving employees with the Town of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Last November, Matt James made Ocean City history, becoming the youngest person ever elected to the City Council at the ripe old age of 21.But after all the fanfare ended surrounding his historic win, James took his seat at City Hall and quietly got to work listening and learning. Like many councilmembers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An online platform that enables people to rent homes, rooms and apartments with ease and without the help of a rental agent is starting to catch on in Ocean City, but not everyone is pleased about it.“They are here, and we are concerned,” said Daria Uhlig, Ocean City Vacation Rental Manager with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Last November, Matt James made Ocean City history, becoming the youngest person ever elected to the City Council at the ripe old age of 21.But after all the fanfare ended surrounding his historic win, James took his seat at City Hall and quietly got to work listening and learning. Like many councilmembers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An online platform that enables people to rent homes, rooms and apartments with ease and without the help of a rental agent is starting to catch on in Ocean City, but not everyone is pleased about it.“They are here, and we are concerned,” said Daria Uhlig, Ocean City Vacation Rental Manager with… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Like many parents, Devanna Young had a harder time with Common Core math than her third grade daughter did.“When I first saw it, I was very frustrated because that’s not how I learned math, so I said to my daughter, I don’t think I can help you because they don’t want me… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The town of Snow Hill is at a crossroads. Not geographically, of course, but figuratively, as the once vibrant and quaint community has fallen on tough economic times and is trying desperately to reverse that downward trend.There are more vacant storefronts and buildings in the county seat than there have been in… Read more »