(May 25, 2017) Army Sgt. Majs. Glen Franklin and Tracy Miller, siblings born in Berlin, were honored during the National Association for Black Veterans Chapter #0093’s third annual Armed Forces Day program on Saturday at Buckingham Elementary in Berlin. During his opening remarks, NABVETS Walk Through The Valley Chapter Commander James Briddell Sr. said he… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) The Board of License Commissioners took the unusual step last week of leaving an issue unresolved and suspending proceedings until the three board members could review the presented evidence. License Commissioners’ attorney Tom Coates said it was a rare, but not unprecedented occurrence, and that it’s been at least a decade since… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) Organizers of Saturday’s spring Berlin Cruisers paid tribute to former event judge Michael L. Heishman by creating a new Judge’s Choice Award in his honor and surprising his widow, Vickie. Heishman lost his battle with cancer earlier this year. Bill Hoshal, an event organizer, said Heishman was also a regular participant during… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council, for the second time, passed a truck ban on Baker Street following a public hearing. This was done on May 8 and again on May 22, last Monday. Town Attorney David Gaskill explained. “We actually had a public hearing on this resolution and it was passed at… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) Members of Ocean Pines’ Clubs Advisory Committee were roughly split last week on whether the association should pursue a liquor license for the Swim and Racquet Club pool on Seabreeze Road. Committee member Gary Miller, during a meeting last Thursday, said the license was being pursued as an “appeasement for adults” when… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) Real estate developer Thang Tran feels positive about the potential for future growth in Snow Hill. Tran, who operates Golden Phoenix Property Management in Silver Spring, is in the midst of rehabbing the nearly 200-year-old, 10,000-square-foot building at 110 West Green Street. “We started in November and we plan to finish it… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) Eight Salisbury University students from Dr. Sarah Surak’s senior seminar class created a pollinator garden at the Town of Berlin spray irrigation facility on Purnell Crossing last Wednesday. Students from the class have been working on conservation projects throughout the town since February, including developing reusable shopping bags and creating a certification… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) Berlin Fire Company President David Fitzgerald addressed the Town Council on Monday night regarding a recent article in this paper. “The board of directors met last night. They were very shocked at the article that we read in the Bayside Gazette,” Fitzgerald said. “All the council members and the mayor met with… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) As the early childhood behavior health coach, a new position at Worcester County Schools, Anna Simulis, is responsible for promoting social emotional health at Pocomoke and Buckingham elementary schools as well as providing services to infants, toddlers and their families in the area. In elementary schools, 22 percent of instruction time is… Read more »

(May 25, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at Town Hall on Monday. Oceans East The council unanimously approved three EDUs for the new Ocean East apartment complex on Seahawk Road. The EDUs were part of an earlier agreement and would be allocated for a community center there…. Read more »