BERLIN — Having his own workspace isn’t exactly a new experience for Don Grafer, the newest artist in the Chamber Studios, but it is a fresh one. In fact, Grafer took several decades off from painting while he and his wife, Sue raised their family. Grafer painted mostly for his own pleasure during the better… Read more »
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The third year is a charm for the Berlin Coffee House
BERLIN — Peggy Hagy and her son Jason started the Berlin Coffee House in what has so far been one of the worse years to open a business this century. As they prepare to celebrate their third year in business, the almost feel ready to breathe a sigh of relief. “We’ve really gotten to a… Read more »
The fight against Parkinson’s can be a group effort
OCEAN PINES — The phrase “mind over matter” usually suggests making a choice not to be bothered by an event. For people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, it has a literal meaning — keeping your mind in the right shape to allow your body to manipulate objects in the outside world. Attitude, focus and practice are… Read more »
Berlin continues to work out open container rules
BERLIN — As the Mayor and Council, the merchants and the residents begin to get a feel for the implications of the new process for suspension of the open container rules, all parties have begun to make adjustments to their operations in response to what is working and to what is not going according to… Read more »
A Possible Break for the Waystead Inn
BERLIN — Planning Supervisor Chuck Ward approached the Mayor and Council on behalf of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to ask that body to provide a little extra leeway when it came to deciding upon variances for bed and breakfast operations. Under the current rules, beds and breakfasts all fall under the same restrictions,… Read more »
Things are looking up for Main Street
BERLIN — The summer of 2012 may be one of the best in recent memory as economic development in Berlin continues to buck the national economy with businesses opening and expanding throughout the Town. As the Town continues to fill empty shops and make room for existing ones to expand, the addition hope is that… Read more »
Marc L. Beaubien, Sr.
OCEAN CITY — Marc Laurence Beaubien, Sr., age 71, passed away on March 23 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., he was the son of the late Wilfred Henri Beaubien and Rose Trudel Beaubien. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Barbara Jean and his sons, Marc L…. Read more »
Mark A. Vincent
OCEAN PINES — Mark Alan Vincent died March 24 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Mark Ross Vincent and Betty E. Poore. He is survived by his wife, Mary Knighton Vincent and son Jeremy R. Vincent and his wife Kate, of Whaleyville. He… Read more »
Nicholas Ryan Townsend
OCEAN CITY — Nicholas Ryan Townsend, age 23, died unexpectedly on March 17. Born in Chester, Pa., he was the son of Norman Townsend and Cheryl A. Van der Slice. Townsend had worked as a line cook for Terra in Philadelphia. Along with his parents he is survived by his grandmother, Beverly Parsons; his step-father,… Read more »
Gladys B. Pecore
BISHOPVILLE — Gladys Bishop Pecore, age 84, died Wednesday, March 21 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Showell she was the daughter of the late John Edward Bishop and Carrie Mildred Bishop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Augustine Maurice Pecore in 1983. She is survived by her children, Michael… Read more »