BERLIN — As the proposed 40-plus housing development on Tripoli Street continues to work its way through the town approval process, Town Administrator Tony Carson decided to combine his weekly staff meeting with a field trip so the department heads could get a sense of what type of work the town could expect from the… Read more »
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OCEAN PINES — One of the things that opening a new business has in common with raising a newborn is that although you think you know what you are getting into, you are wrong. They tell you that you won’t get much rest and you know you won’t get much rest in both scenarios, but… Read more »
Rainy Peach Festival Successful
ERLIN — When he announced the winners of the Little Miss. and Little Mr. Berlin Peach contest Friday, Mayor Gee Williams assured attendees at that time that peaches taste just as good in the rain. He was acknowledging the fact that the forecast wasn’t friendly for Sunday’s Berlin Peach Festival and encouraging the 2nd Friday… Read more »
Music Shop Scored Band Geek Coup
WEST OCEAN CITY — Lori Thompson and Gina Servant didn’t decide to open Around Sound Music blindly. As it turns out, the recently opened lesson-based music studio is almost four years late in opening. The couple decided to open their studio in 2007 but life had other plans. The upside was that the delay worked… Read more »
Landlord Licensing Likely
BERLIN — It took some doing, but the Town Council along with Mayor Gee Williams, town staffers and members of the public hammered out a framework that would require all landlords to be licensed. The proposal will be fine-tuned in time for Monday’s council meeting, when it will have it’s first public hearing and likely… Read more »
Little Leaguers Honered
BERLIN — The sound of applause preceded even the bagpipes as the Berlin Little League All Stars made their way down Main Street during Sunday’s victory parade. All of the town’s all-star teams placed well in the various tournaments and all were recognized for their accomplishments. Still, the primary attraction was the Under-10 All Star… Read more »
Miss and Mister Berlin Peached Named
BERLIN — The downtown was alive with activity Friday as kids from all over the area came to participate in the third annual Little Miss and Little Mister Peach Berlin contest. Sponsored by Main Street Berlin, this event chooses the children who helped open this year’s and will help open next year’s Berlin Peach… Read more »
John William Merritt, Sr.
GIRDLETREE — John William Merritt, Sr., age 68, died Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Nassawadox, Va. he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Merritt, Sr. and Annie Carpenter Merritt. He is survived by his beloved wife Mariella DeMomi Merritt. Merritt was a graduate of Snow… Read more »
Barbara Ann Bowers
BERLIN — Barbara Ann Bowers, age 72, died Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in McKeesport, PA. she was the daughter of the late Harry Griffith and Virginia Harrison Griffith. Bowers is survived by her son, Eric Bowers and his wife Anna Maria of Berlin; two daughters, Melanie Botello of Germantown, and… Read more »
William “Frankie” McCabe
GIBSONTON, Fla. — William “Frankie” McCabe, age 69, died Saturday, May 21 at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Born in Berlin, he was the son of the late William Robert McCabe and Irene Frances Timmons McCabe. Along with his mother, he was raised by his loving grandparents, Frank Quillen Timmons and Guerney Morris Timmons… Read more »