More Inlet Dredging Called Critical By County, Fishermen

BERLIN – In 2011, Joe Letts managed a fleet of five commercial clam boats in Ocean City. He had 42 employees. It took 2.7 million gallons of locally purchased fuel to run his boats. Groceries alone ...

Post-Labor Day School Start Bill Struggling In Legislature; Measure Unlikely To Be Passed This Year

OCEAN CITY — With the 2015 General Assembly session set to expire on Monday, it now appears the drive for a mandated statewide post-Labor Day start to the public school year in Maryland is dead ...

Berlin Intermediate School Dolphins Team Invites Everyone To Join Their Team To Help Raise Money During “Boardwalkin’ For Pets”

The Berlin Intermediate School sixth grade Dolphins team invites everyone to join their team to help raise money during the “Boardwalkin’ for Pets” event on Saturday, April 25 in Oce...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

All of the Worcester Board of License Commissioners meetings are important, but next week’s seems particularly so because it’s the only thing keeping a couple new places from being opened already....

Berlin To Celebrate Cool Win Once Again

BERLIN – A year after the original honor, Berlin will again be celebrating its America’s Coolest Small Town title from Budget Travel. On April 18, the town will host a “Cool Berlin” party from...

Worcester Prep Fifth Grader Brooke Phillips Takes Home Third Place In The 2016 Fair Housing Poster Contest

Taking home third place in the 2016 Fair Housing Poster Contest was fifth grader Brooke Phillips of Worcester Preparatory School. She is pictured with Sarah Rayne of CAR, which chose three winners fro...

Arthur W. Perdue Foundation Announces $5,000 Grant To Continue Its Support For The Eastern Shore Mission Of Mercy

The Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, has announced a $5,000 grant to continue its support for the Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy (MOM). The money will help fund ...

Worcester County Facing Inevitable Tax Hike

Things are getting tense in Snow Hill and it’s not just because Worcester County government does not have enough money to fund everything it did last year. It’s a disturbing fact that Worcester ha...

Extra Days Added In Case Budget Divide Continues

BERLIN — State lawmakers are still attempting to reconcile the governor’s budget with the session coming to a close on Monday, but several key funding issues near and dear to the local area ap...

Mallards Edge Clippers, Improve To 4-1

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team edged Bennett, 9-7, on the road on Tuesday to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Mallards beat the Clippers, 9-7, behind a scoring attack that f...