(Oct. 1, 2015) What looked like a fairly straight forward text amendment on a town zoning ordinance erupted into debate on the growth of the town of Berlin during a public meeting on Monday. Earlier this year, Rinnier Development Company’s 700-plus-townhome complex on Seahawk Road received approval from the Berlin Planning Commission, with the condition… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Mayor Gee Williams and other local officials on Saturday presided over the public unveiling of plans for the prospective new $4.5 million, Berlin library on Harrison Avenue. The event also helped launch a capital campaign, which hoped to raise $300,000 for furnishings in the building through the Worcester County Library Foundation. County… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) Jordan Denton and Nicholas Bonser, who were given 90 days to pay restitution for their Jan. 25 spray-painting vandalism spree, now have more time to make financial amends. According to court documents, District Court Judge Gerald Purnell has granted the two 18-year-old Berlin residents until the end of their two-year probation to… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Berlin mayor and Town Council discussed the following items during a public meeting on Monday. Floodplain ordinance Ordinance No. 2015-07 received a first reading on Monday. The amendment would affect Chapter 102, Section 8.3 of the town code regarding violations and penalties relating to floodplain management. Previously, violations and penalties were… Read more »

(Oct. 1 2015) To repair or not to repair the bridges in Ocean Pines. That was the question during last Thursday’s board meeting, when General Manager Bob Thompson went over the association’s options on repairs and replacements. Thompson’s roughly 30-minute presentation focused on a 2014 report by Gannett Fleming. According to the report, the Ocean… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) It was a bit of a jumble, but the Ocean Pines Board of Directors voted 6-1 last Thursday to instruct General Manager Bob Thompson to draft a rollover mechanism for budgeted, but unspent, capital items, as well as to create a deadline for input in a conceptual budget guidance document for fiscal… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the Community Center on Sept. 24. Scout honored The board formally recognized 16-year-old Girl Scout Lauren Paulsen for her work at the Compassion Cove unit at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She raised more than $10,000 and… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The town of Berlin is more than a month into planning for its annual Christmas Parade and slots for participants are filling up quickly. This 45th annual parade will carry the theme of  “Toyland in Berlin” as it marches down Main Street Dec. 3 from 7-9 p.m. Beginning at the corner of… Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Worcester County chapter of the NAACP will hold its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 17. The event returns for the third time in four years after taking a break last year because of a scheduling conflict with the NAACP’s election of officers…. Read more »

(Oct. 1, 2015) The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual awards and installation banquet to be held from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. This year, the chamber will honor Business of the Year Ayers Creek Adventures, Citizens of the Year Bob and Kelli Beck… Read more »