BERLIN – Shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, there was hardly a car in the parking lot at Buckingham Elementary School. Aside from a custodian doing yard work, the typically bustling school was quiet.It was just before children began making their appearance for the 8:30 a.m. school day start that most teachers began to arrive. They… Read more »
BERLIN – Less than a year after it was released, the overwhelmingly popular Vanishing Ocean City has gone into a second printing.Local author Bunk Mann released Vanishing Ocean City, a photo-dominated historical account of the beach town, in September after years of work. He had 5,000 copies and hoped to sell them over the course… Read more »
BERLIN – Shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, there was hardly a car in the parking lot at Buckingham Elementary School. Aside from a custodian doing yard work, the typically bustling school was quiet.It was just before children began making their appearance for the 8:30 a.m. school day start that teachers began to arrive. They huddled… Read more »
BERLIN – The community will honor the nation’s heroes with a Memorial Day ceremony at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Monday.On May 25, area residents are invited to recognize those who have served their country with an 11 a.m. ceremony at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines.“This is a very special ceremony that… Read more »
BERLIN – The gift shop at Ocean City Brewing Company will not be adding its private label beach vodka to the inventory.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) denied Ocean City Brewing Company’s request to sell its own brand of vodka in the establishment’s gift shop. BLC members told Josh Shores, owner of the… Read more »
BERLIN – The town is working toward a solution to the ever-increasing pothole problem on Harrison Avenue.Following concerns voiced by numerous residents, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said this week he was planning to meet with the owners of the Adkins Company to discuss the deteriorating section of Harrison Avenue owned by the store.“My responsibility is… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Local students got a glimpse of the array of careers in the arts available to them at Snow Hill Elementary School’s The Big Draw.The Big Draw, an annual event at the Snow Hill school, gives creative professionals a chance to share their careers with area children.“The students look forward to it,” Principal… Read more »
SNOW HILL – In an effort to soften the impact on local taxpayers, county officials are planning to combine a property tax increase with an income tax increase to balance the budget.Though the Worcester County Commissioners originally advertised for a 15.7 cent property tax increase, on Wednesday they agreed to base the coming year’s budget… Read more »
BERLIN – Local officials and community members celebrated the completion of a countdown crosswalk at the intersection of Route 113 and Bay Street with a ribbon cutting last week.The crosswalk, long advocated for by area residents, is near the place where Berlin teenager Tymeir Dennis died after being struck by a vehicle while trying to… Read more »
BERLIN – Students at Stephen Decatur High School learned about everything from budgeting to buying cars in a financial course, sponsored by the Bank of Ocean City.On May 1, students in teacher Kurt Marx’s finance and economics classes were recognized for completing the EverFi Financial Literacy program. The program is offered twice a year at… Read more »