BERLIN — When the Town engaged Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) to run its youth programs it got much more than it expected. The original plan had been to hire a person at a $24,000 salary to help coordinate youth activities for the town. When WYFCS director Teresa Fields showed up and asked… Read more »
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Summer to bring lower power rates
BERLIN — Both commercial and residential ratepayers could see rates further stabilize and in some cases decrease as well after the recent power purchase agreement goes into affect. According to an announcement by the Town, they were able to take advantage of a temporary drop in the market and sign an additional two-year electricity supply… Read more »
Main Street tenant swap a net gain
By Tony Russo Staff Writer BERLIN — Although they will begin finessing the edu application and deposit process over the coming weeks, the Berlin Mayor and Council approved a deal that will provide sufficient edus to complete the renovation of 113 North Main Street — formerly the Town Center II building — clearing the way… Read more »
Some assembly required, labor not included
Oh sweet commercials, how I love thee. Advertising at its finest abounds in our society and today is little different from days of yore. What has changed is the sheer volume of goods, as well as the size of the warehouses from which we purchase them; all under the guise of a retail storefront. And… Read more »
Louise Norman Powell
OCEAN PINES — Louise Norman Powell, age 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Atlantic General HospitaL. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Davis Norman. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Jerry Edward Powell; son, Glenn Powell of Sacramento, CA; daughter, Lisa Ellen… Read more »
Stop shenaniganizing and make that stock!
And so I sit here with Mr. T’s gravelly voice ringing in my head shouting “write that dang article, fool!” I loved The A-Team when I was a kid; one of the most blatantly sham-action shows of all time, funny only in its ability to bring together such a ragtag group of good guys. Sometimes… Read more »
‘The chocolate will be at toxic levels’
WEST OCEAN CITY — Jan and Louise from CraZy LadyZ want you to recall Dear Aunt Sally. You may remember her from eighth grade math class as My Dear Aunt Sally — the mnemonic device for the order of operations — but if you happen to you’re already way ahead of the game. The game,… Read more »
Community Sponsored Agriculture comes to Berlin
BERLIN — Even though the threat of frost hasn’t completely passed, Christie McDowell of The Good Farm, has decided to gamble a bit and begin planing hardy, cold weather spring crops. After the success of last year’s Buy Local Challenge, McDowell hopes to be able to expand her CSA and wants to make sure, as… Read more »
OPA bridge rehab part of the plan
OCEAN PINES — In his latest pitch to the community for the complete replacement of the Country Club, OPA General Manager Bob Thompson leaned more heavily than before on the holistic approach — what he called the “Campus Concept” — for the entire area than he had in previous explanations of the plan. By the… Read more »
Members get the latest Yacht Club pitch
OCEAN PINES — About 15 minutes into his recent presentation on the concept plan for replacing the Yacht Club the projector displaying OPA General Manager Bob Thompson’s PowerPoint presentation went on the fritz. A women in the front commented on the outage but Thompson didn’t hear her clearly. “What’s that?” he asked. “I said, ‘You’ve… Read more »