Art impacts WCPS students’ mental health amid covid-19

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) Teachers, students and community members have leaned on the arts to create a sense of calm and maintain good mental health during the novel coronavirus pand...

Taylor outlines goals for next contract term

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The Worcester County Board of Education announced at its meeting on Nov. 17 that Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor is seeking a seco...

Berlin Mayor and Council Briefs

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The following took place during the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Nov. 23: Proclamation Mayor Zackery Tyndall read a proclamation, declaring November ...

Berlin mayor, council agree to deed award

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council agreed to deed a 11,000-square-foot property on Maple Avenue to the Willows at Berlin after a recent title search showed that t...

DNR to purchase 673 acres for public space

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The Town of Berlin’s worries about the possible development of the former Bay Club property on its outskirts were put to rest on Nov. 18, when the Marylan...

Wor. Board of Edu. buys school bus

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) The Worcester County Board of Education agreed on Nov. 17 to buy a replacement school bus immediately because a 2008 bus that was operating in northern Worc...

Berlin receives 2020 Main St. accreditation

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) Berlin has been designated a 2020 Accredited Main Street America program for meeting standards of performance in 2019. Ivy Wells, Berlin’s economic and co...

Berlin offers month of holiday activities

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 3, 2020) As the most wonderful time of the year approaches, the town of Berlin, businesses and organizations have planned holiday activities for families. This Thurs...

Suplee serves up Wanderlust Ceviche

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I just want to get away. Is it esoteric, literal or simply a measure of calculated desperation? I can’t tell you. But, what I can tell you is that I simply want to run...

Santa greetings from Ocean Pines reach hundreds this year

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) A record number of North Pole greetings, transmitted via a crew of Ocean Pines based Christmas elves, were mailed on Monday as part of the annual “Letters From Santaâ€...