BERLIN – Several months of renovations culminated with a grand opening of Berlin’s newest art gallery last week.On Aug. 28 Art in the Fields opened at 6 S. Main St. to a crowd of local residents and town officials. The gallery is home to more than 50 pieces of modern art.“Art as art is always… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners continue to consider changes to benefits for future employees.The commissioners agreed this week to schedule a work session to discuss changes to the coverage offered to employee dependents and spouses upon the employee’s retirement. As it stands now, the county is set to pay 80 percent of dependent… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Months of discussion among Transportation Commission members regarding the purchase of buses to add to Ocean City’s fleet is nearing a head as the Mayor and City Council approved soliciting bids.On Tuesday afternoon, Procurement Manager Catrice Parsons requested the Mayor and City Council’s approval to solicit proposals for three 40-foot transit buses… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Delmarva Power will partner with environmental, governmental and business organizations throughout the region to support the 29th Annual Coastal Cleanup this year. The effort aims to remove trash from beaches and riverbanks in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey.Volunteers are needed to clean up 71 locations. Most cleanups will occur on Saturday, Sept…. Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Lower Shore man lost his life in a single-vehicle accident along Route 113 between Snow Hill and Pocomoke last Sunday evening.Just before 9 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported single-vehicle accident along Route 113 between Snow Hill and Pocomoke in the south end of Worcester County.The… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Silver Spring, Md. man, who pleaded guilty last month to sexually soliciting and sending images of child pornography to a local girl in April, was sentenced to two years in jail in Worcester County Circuit Court.On April 2, the Maryland State Police forwarded a case involving child pornography and solicitation to… Read more »
SNOW HILL – In an effort to more quickly address nuisance properties in Worcester County, officials agreed this week to cut the time homeowners have to address violations.The Worcester County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to shorten the time property owners have to abate a nuisance from 30 days to 15 days.“To me it’s just as much… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City police officers named as defendants in a civil suit filed in July by a Montgomery County man, who alleges he was roughed up during his arrest and subsequent detention, filed a formal answer in the case seeking to have it dismissed.In July, Silver Spring resident John Henry, through his… Read more »
POCOMOKE CITY – A Pocomoke City company wants to celebrate the start of the school year with a chance for teachers to win a tool that will help them in the classroom and increase their own safety.Hardwire, the armor manufacturing company based in Pocomoke City, is offering a first of its kind contest that will… Read more »
BERLIN – A year after the start of construction, the first phase of the medical complex adjacent to the north entrance of Ocean Pines is being prepared for opening.According to developer Palmer Gillis, staff from Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) will begin moving furniture and equipment into the new 20,000-square-foot building next week. The new… Read more »