By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 31, 2018) The Berlin Town Council on Monday voted 3-2 not to include an administrative assistant for Police Chief Arnold Downing in the fiscal year 2019 budget. Downing, during a public budget workshop last month, said he was disappointed the request had been taken out of a previous budget draft…. Read more »
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Hill candidacy still uncertain in Ocean Pines
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 24, 2018) Whether former Ocean Pines Association director and interim general manager Brett Hill will be allowed to run for election to the board this year has yet to be decided, as the outcome will depend on a battle of minutiae involving association bylaws and other governing documents. Multiple sources… Read more »
Beach Club to reopen this Friday
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 24, 2018) What a difference a year makes. After record losses at the Ocean Pines yacht and beach clubs a year ago, the former facility opened last weekend to rave reviews and the latter will reopen this Memorial Day weekend. Both are under the new management of the Matt Ortt… Read more »
Worcester County Veteran’s Memorial flying 204 banners
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 24, 2018) The Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club and Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation set out this year to honor 100 area veterans with the inaugural Flags for Heroes display in Ocean Pines. The effort, although nascent, doubled its goal and today more than 200 flags stand in the field near… Read more »
Old Fashioned Memorial Day Parade, Monday
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 24, 2018) For decades in the borough sometimes known as East Berlin, the Old Fashioned Memorial Day Parade was an important cultural event, akin to a second Christmas, according to co-organizer Gregory Purnell of the Berlin Community Improvement Association committee that sponsors the annual event. “For the last 60 years… Read more »
Berlin Council backs tattoo committee effort
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) The Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday voted 3-1 to approve a letter of support for the Tattoo Ordinance Committee as its next step is to approach the Worcester County Commissioners. The committee plans to ask the commissioners for an amendment in the county code allowing the Worcester… Read more »
Tickets on sale for ‘Afternoon on the Lawn’ at Taylor House
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) The Calvin B. Taylor House Museum in Berlin will reopen for the season on Monday, May 28, Memorial Day. To help kick off the season, the nonprofit museum, on 208 North Main Street, is also prepping for one of its biggest fundraisers of the year, the annual Afternoon… Read more »
New era at Pines Yacht Club starts tonight
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Just minutes prior to opening the doors for a restaurant stress test on Tuesday, Matt Ortt and Ralph DeAngelus gathered several dozen employees of the Ocean Pines Yacht Club – from chefs, busboys and line cooks, to front-of-house wait staff, hostesses and managers – for a last-second pep… Read more »
Ten filed, nine verified for OPA Board election
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Ten candidates have filed for three vacancies on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, but only nine were verified as of Wednesday, according to board sources. One announced candidate, Brett Hill, apparently did not meet the qualifications as set forth in association bylaws and Resolution M-09, sources… Read more »
Tattoo group seeks public support
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Seeking to update Berlin’s decades-old tattoo laws, the town’s Tattoo Ordinance Committee is asking supporters to attend the next Monday’s mayor and council meeting starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on 10 William Street. The committee was formed in response to discussion during a Town Council meeting… Read more »