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 »
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Mallards go down in Flames
BERLIN – Worcester Prep used its tenacious defense to stymie Greenwood Mennonite in the first half and led 13-11 at the break. But the second half was a different story. “We came out flat, I don’t know why, but we did,” said Worcester Prep coach Page Watts. “We struggled defensively. We have some struggles offensively… Read more »
Williams may need to better finesse the bureaucracy
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams’ success has been his ability to bring business acumen to the office. But this same administrative skill could turn into a liability for two important reasons. First, in the private sector it is the business owner who pays for errors in judgment. When an elected official does so, no matter how… Read more »
State record blue marlin display unveiling rescheduled for Feb. 18
OCEAN CITY – The Maryland state record blue marlin of 1,062 pounds, reeled in during the 2009 White Marlin Open by Bob Farris of Charlotte, N.C., will be unveiled as a permanent display at Ocean City’s Roland E. Powell Convention Center, 40th Street and Coastal Highway. On Friday, Feb. 18, Farris will be joined by… Read more »
Snow event parking
The town of Berlin issued the following message via Facebook: SNOW EVENT PARKING – The Berlin Public Works Department wants to ask all Berlin citizens, in the event of significant snow accumulation, to make every effort to avoid parking on the street as this hinders and, in same cases, prevents the snow removal crews… Read more »
Pocomoke dominates Stephen Decatur
BERLIN – Even with the return of senior Leigh Anne Flounlacker, back from a concussion, Stephen Decatur could not handle the offensive firepower of Pocomoke on Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors more than doubled the score in the second half to rout the Seahawks 59-27. “I was really nervous at first when I got back out… Read more »
Salt cod croquettes with tomato sauce
Forgetting that I had asked my amazing wife for books (I am somewhat of a broken record when it comes to wish lists), I once again received volumes of letter with an assortment of texts of culinary lore for Christmas. Also in the stack was a wonderful non-culinary novel, a Pulitzer Prize winner of 1981,… Read more »
Todd to join Wicomico County State’s Attorney office
BERLIN – Lifelong resident and former Worcester County State’s Attorney Joel Todd announced this week he’d accepted an offer from the Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew Maciarello to join the county’s prosecutorial team. “I’m looking forward to it,” Todd said of his new position. “I always said it was the best job I ever had.”… Read more »
Anti-smoking drug Chantix may lead to depression
BERLIN – If you know anything at all about the smoking cessation drug Chantix it’s that taking it can cause vivid dreams and that one of the side effects is severe depression. When I elected to use this method to help me quit smoking I was counting on the former and discounting the possibility of… Read more »
A little something for everyone at Stuarts’ Antiques
BERLIN – A little more than two decades ago Toni Stuart was in town visiting a friend who suggested lunch at King’s Pub. He’d recently left the U.S. Forest Service, where she was still employed, to sell real estate down here but the trip and the visit were purely social. So impressed was Stuart by… Read more »