Rebecca Evans Staff WriterxBERLIN – For 10 years, the Berlin Heritage Foundation has been holding the Berlin Peach Festival.This year’s festival promises to be, “bigger and better,” said Susan Taylor, curator for the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum.“It’s a great event,” Taylor said. “It gets bigger every year.”The festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4… Read more »
NEWARK – Worcester County will receive a $1.2 million grant from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to aid in literacy efforts.On Monday MSDE announced it was awarding $43.3 million in grants to local school systems. Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) is set to get $1.2 million to help update its literacy curriculum and… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – An ordinance dictating height regulations in Fenwick Island and how those rules are enforced came into question last week after the town’s building official agreed to allow mechanical equipment on the roof of a resort motel.In early July, the connections of the Sands Motel applied for a building permit that would allow… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Bayside Limited Partnership and Fox Theatres have announced the completion of the Fox Gold Coast renovation including the installation of luxury heated recliners with tray tables.The new plush seating will afford moviegoers the ultimate in comfort with heated cushions and electric controls reclining the seat back and raising the footrest. The theater… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Peppa Pig Live, now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date, will continue its record-breaking run when it plays the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on Nov. 1.Just in time for the holiday season, “Peppa Pig’s Surprise,” the newest… Read more »
SALISBURY – Free parking will be provided to those attending the National Folk Festival in September.From Sept. 7-9, the city of Salisbury will host its first of three National Folk Festivals downtown. The free event, produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, will feature seven stages with continuous performances, crafts, food and more.Officials… Read more »
BERLIN — Ocean Pines Farmers and Artisans Market joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a crop of special events, cooking demonstrations and live entertainment.The weeklong celebration kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 8 a.m. at White Horse Park, located at 239 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. The weekend… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Hoping to take advantage of the growing craft beer trend and update prices that have been in place for a decade, resort officials this week agreed to hike the prices for beer sold at the signature bookend Springfest and Sunfest events while throwing a bone to patrons.During Tuesday’s Mayor and Council work… Read more »
POCOMOKE – A Pocomoke Middle School teacher has been accepted to a prestigious year-long fellowship program.Brian Cook, an English language arts teacher and department chair at Pocomoke Middle School, is one of 76 teachers from the U.S. to be selected for the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program in 2018-2019.The Fulbright TGC Program is… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The decision on the Boardwalk tram coaches was finalized this week, but the verdict on acquiring a ninth set of passenger cars was left open-ended.Late last year, the Mayor and Council opted to replace the existing motor units of the Boardwalk trams with Jeep Wranglers after considering other alternatives including gas-powered units or… Read more »
