By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items last Wednesday during a meeting at Town Hall: Potty time Administrative Services Director Mary Bohlen said the permanent bathrooms at Dr. William Henry Park are in place and operational. She said the bathrooms would be open from 8 a.m. to… Read more »
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‘C’ resolution overhauls held up by apparent wording flaw
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) For those wondering why review of several “C” resolutions was abruptly pulled from the last Ocean Pines Association April 28 board meeting, members of the bylaws and resolutions committee last Friday said it was because they discovered a minor flaw with some of the wording. On the agenda… Read more »
Mary Mac tournament still needs sponsors
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Registration is full, but hole sponsors are still needed for the seventh annual Mary Mac Foundation Memorial Golf Tournament, Aug. 3 at the Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club. Tim McMullen started the nonprofit foundation seven years ago to honor his late wife, Mary McMullen, a special education… Read more »
Pines committee debates agenda formation rules
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Just how much information should be included in public meeting agendas became a subject of debate during an Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee meeting last Friday. Director Slobodan Trendic, speaking during the public comments portion of the meeting, said the board had been challenged about, “whether we… Read more »
Roller coaster approval for day spa
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Cynthia and Anthony Betterson of South Point breathed a sigh of relief last Thursday morning, when news was delivered their use of a historic home for commercial purposes in Berlin survived a bizarre approval hearing by the board of appeals the previous evening. Last Wednesday, both the Berlin… Read more »
‘Confidential list,’ ‘secretary’ already discussed at length
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Asked to review a segment of Resolution M-09, governing the search committee, members of the Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee last Friday determined the issue already had been discussed at length. The Ocean Pines Board, on April 28, held a first reading on an updated version of… Read more »
Committee members say OPA Board not following mtg laws
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors “is not following the requirements of the [Maryland] Homeowner’s Association Act regarding closed meetings,” according to bylaws and resolutions committee member and attorney Jim Trummel. According to Committee Chairman Marty Clarke, a former director, the issue is not new. “What the… Read more »
Tattoo group seeks public support
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Seeking to update Berlin’s decades-old tattoo laws, the town’s Tattoo Ordinance Committee is asking supporters to attend the next Monday’s mayor and council meeting starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on 10 William Street. The committee was formed in response to discussion during a Town Council meeting… Read more »
Hall pleads guilty to theft scheme, writing bad check
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Former Berlin councilwoman and mayoral candidate Lisa Hall pleaded guilty to felony theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and felony issuance of a bad check before Judge Newton Jackson in Circuit Court on Tuesday, according to Interim State’s Attorney Bill McDermott. Sentencing was delayed until a pre-sentencing investigation is… Read more »
Berlin man charged in fatal hit and run
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) A Berlin man on Thursday was taken into police custody and charged in connection with a fatal hit and run that occurred Sunday near Berlin. Interim States Attorney Bill McDermott said Thursday afternoon that Jonathan Torin Kidder, 59, of Berlin, was charged with DUI homicide, DWI homicide, DUI,… Read more »