By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Salisbury University students and the Town of Berlin continue to work together on a series of environmental initiatives that have, to use an analogy from Monday night’s Town Council meeting, bubbled up from individual efforts to create champagne of change. The partnership began last spring, when environmental studies… Read more »
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Worcester Prep student wins regional ‘If I Were Mayor’ prize
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) Incumbent Berlin Mayor Gee Williams may have some stiff competition in the 2028 election. Williams, during a Town Council meeting on Monday, reported that a fourth grade student at Worcester Preparatory School, Michael Hebert, won the regional “If I Were Mayor” contest. The Maryland Municipal League and the… Read more »
Search Committee finishes task as 10 file for Pines Board
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) With the passing of the candidate-filing deadline last Thursday, work by the Ocean Pines Search Committee is effectively done for the year, except for its final report. Committee Chairman Ken Koroknay confirmed on Monday 10 candidates had filled out applications for three board vacancies. Per association bylaws, at… 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 »
Kidder ordered held without bond
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (May 17, 2018) District Court Judge Gerald Purnell last Friday ordered Thomas Kidder, 59, to be held without bond until his trial scheduled for June 22, 2018 for the events surrounding the death of Eduardo Madrid, 38, of Berlin. Kidder turned himself in to authorities on Thursday, May 10 for the… 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 »
Berlin Historic District Commission Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Berlin Historic District Commission last Wednesday discussed the following items during at public meeting at Town Hall: Addition approved The commission unanimously approved removal of a rear room and deck for a home on 310 South Main Street. The homeowners plan to build a 16 by 26-foot… Read more »
Berlin Parks Commission Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items last Wednesday during a meeting at Town Hall: Potty time Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen said the permanent bathrooms at Dr. William Henry Park are in place and operational. She said the bathrooms would be open from 8 a.m. to… Read more »