BERLIN – Town officials again voiced their support of the activity center proposed by a local businesswoman as she seeks funding help from the state.The Berlin Town Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of Carmella Solito’s plan to build a youth activity center — to feature daycare and gymnastics, among other things — on… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A new public awareness campaign is designed to target the growing number of opioid users in Worcester County.This week local health and law enforcement officials joined together to launch the “Decisions Matter” opioid awareness campaign. The effort includes television commercials, billboards and radio ads stressing the importance of good decision making.“It has… Read more »
SNOW HILL – After nearly 40 years of practicing law in Worcester County, first in private practice and more recently for Worcester County, Sonny Bloxom will retire at the end of the year.“There comes a time when it’s time for the younger generation to step up and take over,” Bloxom said.The Pocomoke lawyer, who has… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials again voiced their support of the activity center proposed by a local businesswoman as she seeks funding help from the state.The Berlin Town Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of Carmella Solito’s plan to build a youth activity center — to feature daycare and gymnastics, among other things — on… Read more »
BERLIN – The same architect who started the design of the new Berlin library will continue the work thanks to approval from the Worcester County Commissioners this week.In spite of concerns about not soliciting bids for the work, the commissioners agreed to grant the Worcester County Library’s request to have architect Jeff Schoellkopf complete design… Read more »
BERLIN – A new assessment administered by teachers in Worcester County’s public schools shows that just under half of the children starting kindergarten are meeting state performance standards.The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, administered for the first time at the start of the 2014-2015 school year, revealed that 48 percent of the children entering kindergarten in Worcester… Read more »
BERLIN – With site plan approval from the Berlin Planning Commission last week, developers of the apartment complex proposed for Seahawk Road say construction could begin as soon as the spring.Blair Rinnier of Rinnier Development said that though the project — known as Oceans East — still needed approval from the State Highway Administration and… Read more »
BERLIN – The same architect who started the design of the new Berlin library will continue the work thanks to approval from the Worcester County Commissioners this week.In spite of concerns about not soliciting bids for the work, the commissioners agreed to grant the Worcester County Library’s request to have architect Jeff Schoellkopf complete design… Read more »
BERLIN – The dates for the county’s ninth-graders to get their new laptops are officially set.With deployment dates identified as Sept. 2 at Stephen Decatur High School, Sept. 3 at Snow Hill High School and Sept. 10 at Pocomoke High School, the school system is just weeks away from launching the digital conversion that will… Read more »
BERLIN – With site plan approval from the Berlin Planning Commission last week, developers of the apartment complex proposed for Seahawk Road say construction could begin as soon as the spring.Blair Rinnier of Rinnier Development said that though the project — known as Oceans East — still needed approval from the State Highway Administration and… Read more »