Annual Fiddler’s Convention canceled due to coronavirus

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The 28th annual Fiddlers Convention scheduled for Sept. 25-27 in downtown Berlin has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to a pos...

Chamber Music by the Sea hosts Zoom shows

Fifth annual festival lineup includes virtual concerts by classical instrumentalists By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The fifth annual Chamber Music by the Sea series will return Aug. 18-22...

Recovery program gives Wor. Arts Council benefits in July

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The Worcester County Arts Council was one of five nonprofits to be selected for $1,000 of customized consulting and benefits geared toward pandemic recovery...

Berlin undergoes roadway projects after inspections

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) Streets throughout Berlin are being paved as part of a road improvements project based on inspections by Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. in summer 2017. The...

Maryland Coastal Bays applying for federal estuary grants

By Greg Ellison (Aug. 6, 2020) The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is applying this week for a Coastal Watersheds Grant through the National Estuary Program. Executive Director Kevin Smith said Restore ...

Assessments checks better than expected

By Greg Ellison (Aug. 6, 2020) After granting property owners a 90-day extension to pay annual assessments due on May 1, the Ocean Pines Association remained roughly $1.1 million short of more than $9...

Sweet Shack offers array of frozen treats in Ocean Pines

By Greg Ellison (Aug. 6, 2020) Things got a little tastier in Ocean Pines last month following the opening of Sweet Shack ice cream and frozen yogurt shop in the Manklin Creek Shopping Center. Since l...

Alternative ideas as senior centers remain shuttered

By Greg Ellison (Aug. 6, 2020) Forced to shutter senior centers in Berlin, Ocean City, Snow Hill and Pocomoke because of the coronavirus, the Worcester Commission on Aging adapted programs to continue...

Worcester Commission on Aging responds to needs

By Greg Ellison County agency helps install ramp to assist   centenarian Munro (Aug. 6, 2020) The Worcester Commission on Aging did what it could to make life more comfortable for Les Munro during h...

OPA annual meeting must have quorum

By Greg Ellison Representation of members needed to finalize election (Aug. 6, 2020) Scheduled outdoors at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial to accommodate social distancing guidelines, and conti...