Communications committee reviews in progress projects

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 23, 2020) In addition to discussing the status of replacing community marquees with digital message boards, the OPA Communications Committee last week reviewed effor...

Children to Mix Science and Art at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Young Mariners are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD to participate in the CBMM’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Team. Class sizes are limit...

Chess Tournaments at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center

Compete against other chess players during the Annual Adult & Youth Chess Tournament at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on February 7-8th. The youth tournament, for youth ages 5-18, kicks o...

Berlin Teen Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder

SNOW HILL — A Berlin teen charged in May for his role in the death of another teen during an altercation pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder and now awaits his fate pending a pre-...

Rezoning To Bring Commercial Uses To ‘Berlin Gateway’

SNOW HILL – County officials approved a rezoning this week that will allow for commercial development of 18 acres of farmland on Route 50.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved...

Student Safety Task Force Provides Update

SALISBURY – A report on the progress of a Youth Safety Task Force last week highlighted ongoing efforts to address student safety.Last week, members of the Youth Safety Task Force issued a repor...

Berlin Looks To Offer Cigarette Butt Recycling

BERLIN – Berlin will soon join the growing number of municipalities working to reduce pollution through cigarette butt recycling.Thanks to a grant, the town has purchased 20 cigarette butt dispo...

Cancer Survivorship Conference in Rehoboth, DE on January 23

Beebe Healthcare’s Oncology Services and the Sussex County Survivorship Coalition will host a Cancer Survivorship Conference for the eighth year in a row. This inspirational, one-day event has ...

Offshore Wind Hearing: What Some Speakers Said

Upwards of 1,000 people attended the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing on the proposed height increase in the turbines for two approved offshore wind projects off Ocean City’s coa...

Hundreds Attend Offshore Wind Hearing In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY — The detriments and merits of super-sized wind turbines offshore were the subject of Saturday’s five-hour-plus public hearing, which ended with state officials mulling a re-op...