A Week In Business

Contracts Trend Up BERLIN – The local real estate market rounded out the end of 2014 with increasing contract – or pending sales – numbers, continuing a trend that held steady throughout the yea...

First Grade Class Works On First Non-Fiction Writing Piece

The students in Jennifer Fohner’s first grade class recently worked on their first non-fiction writing piece. Pictured are Trey Strickler and John Fohner, who are writing buddies, during Write...

County Commits Funds To Study Of Proposed Arena; 6,200-Seat Arena In Worcester Pitched By Texas Firm

SNOW HILL — While the project is merely conceptual at this point, Worcester County officials this week agreed to fund in part the further study of a potential 6,200-seat multi-purpose arena. Wor...

‘Pencil To Plow’ Farm Program Continues To Grow On Shore

SALISBURY – Wicomico County officials view the “Farming: Pencil to Plow” program as an aid in developing a job force. For the past few years, University of Maryland Extension (UME) has been offe...

Worcester Accepts $117K Tourism Grant

SNOW HILL — Worcester officials this week accepted a grant from the Maryland Tourism Development Board totaling nearly $117,000 for the county’s advertising budget for 2015. Each year, Worcest...

Berlin Begins Strategic Plan Effort; Public Meetings Planned Over Next Month

BERLIN –Town officials kicked off the strategic planning process last week by sharing their own ideas and concerns for Berlin in a work session modeled after the ones citizens will be taking part in...

Worcester Girls Run Win Streak To Three

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team routed Gunston, 48-9, last week for its third straight win after a post-holiday break loss to rival Saints Peter and Paul. Sophie Brennan le...

Voices From The Readers

How About Return Of Sand Mountain? Editor: I just read the article about the high cost of replacing playground equipment on the beach. About 12 years ago, in front of the Atlantic Hotel in Ocean City,...

Things To Do Around Town

Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan...

Coastal Lacrosse Club Registration Now Open

BERLIN- The holidays are now in the rear view mirror and school is back in session, meaning the 2015 Coastal Lacrosse Club season is right around the corner and registration is now open. The Coastal L...