BERLIN – The story of the Church Mouse Thrift Shop is one of transition, both for the shops customers and the shop itself. The current business grew out of a small warehouse where church members kept donated clothes and household items to be given to families who suffered from fire or some other loss or… Read more »
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Atlantic Hotel Vinyl Windows Controversy Still Open
BERLIN – While the state and the Berlin Historic District Commission are powerless to enforce their rules it is possible that a lawsuit by a resident or interested party could force the owners of the Atlantic Hotel to replace the recently-installed vinyl windows with windows that meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation…. Read more »
Worcester County Developmental Center Opens New Facility
NEWARK — The Worcester County Developmental Center has always been about self-sufficiency in their operations as well as their training programs. So in designing the new center, which opened this week, everyone involved wanted to make sure they could not only grow, but move toward a more self-sustaining model and train their clients to do… Read more »
Town Plans to Lower Electric Bills
BERLIN – Two years ago the Town Council was told that there was no way to get a fair deal for the town electric company rate payers unless they committed to a long term power purchase agreement. This week the mayor and council voted to seek a new shorter term deal after two years of… Read more »
Peter Kevin Donovan
OCEAN CITY – Peter Kevin Donovan, age 59, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at his home in Ocean City. Born in Bethesda he was the son of the late Merritt Peter Donovan and Jacquelyn Webster Donovan. He is survived by his sons, Christopher Ryan Donovan and Patrick Kevin Donovan both of Arnold and Ocean City;… Read more »
Helen Frances Tyler
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 »
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 »