BERLIN – Ronald Gray, 76, died Jan. 17, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital. He was born in Williamsville, Del., to the late William Edward Gray and Elsie May Evans Gray. Ronald was a lifetime member of Showell Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Salisbury Moose Lodge 654. He is survived by this… Read more »
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Young whippersnapper at Frontier Town
BERLIN — Shane Karson stood in the dooryard of his childhood home at the center of Frontier Town admonishing his 3-year-old son, Clay, to pay attention. Clay was swinging his bull whip above his head and preparing to snap a target out of his father’s hands, pretty much as Karson had done in that very… Read more »
Decatur rallies to take Washington
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur staged a furious fourth quarter comeback to beat Washington 52-50 last Thursday. Washington pushed the lead to 45-36 to open the fourth quarter when Drakar Purnell hit a three-pointer, then Tre Foreman and Teron Tyre made layups to cut the lead to 46-45. After the Jaguars scored, Decatur’s Jesse Engle sunk… Read more »
Carne Asada with guacamole and salsa roja
My wife and I love a good steak, and when it comes to Filet Mignon, I must admit with a heavy heart that it is difficult to find it done well in restaurants. As such, we find ourselves (or more to the point, me) breaking down whole tenders at home to ensure that we… Read more »
Church Mouse Thrift Shop Raises Funds for Charities
BERLIN – The story of the Church Mouse Thrift Shop is one of transition, both for the shops customers and the shop itself. The current business grew out of a small warehouse where church members kept donated clothes and household items to be given to families who suffered from fire or some other loss or… Read more »
Atlantic Hotel Vinyl Windows Controversy Still Open
BERLIN – While the state and the Berlin Historic District Commission are powerless to enforce their rules it is possible that a lawsuit by a resident or interested party could force the owners of the Atlantic Hotel to replace the recently-installed vinyl windows with windows that meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation…. Read more »
Worcester County Developmental Center Opens New Facility
NEWARK — The Worcester County Developmental Center has always been about self-sufficiency in their operations as well as their training programs. So in designing the new center, which opened this week, everyone involved wanted to make sure they could not only grow, but move toward a more self-sustaining model and train their clients to do… Read more »
Town Plans to Lower Electric Bills
BERLIN – Two years ago the Town Council was told that there was no way to get a fair deal for the town electric company rate payers unless they committed to a long term power purchase agreement. This week the mayor and council voted to seek a new shorter term deal after two years of… Read more »
Peter Kevin Donovan
OCEAN CITY – Peter Kevin Donovan, age 59, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at his home in Ocean City. Born in Bethesda he was the son of the late Merritt Peter Donovan and Jacquelyn Webster Donovan. He is survived by his sons, Christopher Ryan Donovan and Patrick Kevin Donovan both of Arnold and Ocean City;… Read more »
Helen Frances Tyler
BERLIN – Helen Frances Tyler, 85, died on Dec. 30, 2010. She was born in Leominster, Mass., to the late Carl and Gertrude Donahue Tyler. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Mazzilli; niece Kathy Humphrey; nephew Michael Mitchell and his wife Christine; nephew Joseph Mitchell and his wife Regina; great-niece Francine Krivka and her… Read more »