BERLIN — Over the last several years, one of the most reliable things about Berlin has been its ability to manufacture small events and give them the room to grow into large ones. It is an approach that has worked almost consistently and one the town hopes to continue with the inauguration of Octoberfest this… Read more »
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Bank Local
By Tony Russo Staff Writer BERLIN — Earlier this month new banking regulations went into effect limiting the amount a bank could charge a merchant for accepting debit cards. Each time a merchant swipes a card, the bank that processes the charge takes a fee. Depending upon the bank, the merchant’s volume and other factors,… Read more »
Dare to Devil Eggs
Digging through the twisted passageways and deep sepulchers inside my trivial foodie brain, I reminisce on something I have not addressed in years; Deviled Eggs or Eggs Mimosa, Russian Eggs or any other name that may have been applied over the years to these gems. The glorious and ubiquitous finger-food of every gathering under the… Read more »
Bennet Services
BISHOPVILLE — As Halloween approaches, the paper spiders used as decorations are a reminder of how pervasive the creatures really are, especially at this time of year. What makes people so concerned about the arachnids is that, without a specialized degree, it is difficult to tell the dangerous ones from the others. For example, there… Read more »
If You Must Clog Your Arteries Do it in Style
So before I get started, I understand that an apology is in order. It would seem that upon writing a previous article on pumpkin bread, I omitted an only slightly important ingredient: flour. One of my faithful readers made the pumpkin bread, or more to the point, pudding, and realized after the fact that the… Read more »
Local Chef and Teacher Get National Recognition
BERLIN — As anyone who has transitioned from school into the workforce realizes, an employer will give much less slack than will a teacher, but that is precisely the kind of thing Matthew Elburn, coordinator for the Community Work Experience (CWE) program at Worcester Technical School counted upon when asked Leo D’Aleo, head chef at… Read more »
Berlin Gets Proactive with Storm Water
BERLIN — People who will or have taken photos of flooding around town are running out of time to enter them in the photo contest sponsored by the Town of Berlin and the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (UMEFC). The photo contest, which ends 5 p.m. Friday, was designed to raise awareness about and… Read more »
South Moon Under Goes Solar
BERLIN — When Frank Gunion of South Moon Under first contacted solar energy company Flexera, it was just part of his company’s environmentally friendly thinking. South Moon Under has been a supporter of sustainable practices since long before the notion came into vogue. From the site work upon which their local offices rest to their… Read more »
OPA Tightens Up
OCEAN PINES — Over the last half-decade at least, the meeting procedures of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors meetings have waxed and waned from a rigid format to close to free form. With the institution this month of a focused goals and objectives document, board President Tom Terry hopes to find the middle… Read more »
Margaret Elizabeth Berney
PRINCESS ANNE — Margaret Elizabeth Berney, age 91, died Thursday, Sept. 29 at Somerset Gardens Assisted Living in Princess Anne. Born in Parkers Landing, Pa., she was preceded in death by her father, James Smiley Wightman and mother, Helen Latshaw Wightman. She was preceded in death also by her husband Samuel Sondheim Berney. She is… Read more »