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...

Fatal Deer Collision

SALISBURY — A Quantico woman was killed and another woman was injured after one car struck a deer and the airborne animal crashed through the windshield of a second vehicle on a rural road in Sa...

ShoreBilly’s Swill: Turning Over a New Leaf

Last week I was telling you about how being remarried and a father of four has softened me up a bit…sanded down my rough edges so to speak. Though it sort of pained me to openly admit that, I fe...

Area Hospitals Report Major Jump In Flu Cases

BERLIN – Last year, staff at Atlantic General Hospital saw 20 cases of the flu. This year, halfway through flu season, that number has already reached 241. Twenty-two flu patients have been admitted...

Weekend Happenings: Rodeos, Wine Tastings, Movie Screenings and More Round Out the Weekend in MD and DE

The weekend is just a few days away, so you can be sure we've already mapped out all of the fun events happening at the beach. We've got our eyes on oyster festivals in Fenwick and Salisbury, the Lone...