(June 22, 2017) The same members of the board of directors who voted not to go into a closed session in April, when director and interim General Manager Brett Hill was the topic of discussion, did the opposite Monday night by voting for a private meeting to discuss another director’s conversations with association employees. A… Read more »
News
Annexation widely panned by BPC, Berlin residents
(June 22, 2017) A discussion on the potential annexation of a parcel of land at the corner of Route 346 and Route 50 consumed the entirety of a Berlin Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday, even that’s all it was — a conversation that required no action. During that roughly hour-long discussion, no one supported the… Read more »
Business Briefs
Gordon joins EXIT EXIT Realty at The Beach in Berlin recently announced the addition of Christy Gordon to its team of real estate professionals. Gordon was born and raised in Baltimore County. In 1999, she moved to the Worcester County area to become a “local” and can’t imagine living anywhere else. She retired from a… Read more »
Your new food obsession: Marcona almonds
Few foods find themselves fortunate enough to land in my “obsession” category these days, as I have tried a great many foodstuffs throughout my long and quasi-illustrious career. However, every now and then a food will rear its ugly head and smack me in the body and soul with its self-complementing tastes, smells and textures… Read more »
Decatur alumna returns to perform
(June 15, 2017) Katerina Burton of Newark, Maryland, a Stephen Decatur High School alumna and recent graduate of Towson University who has been accepted for a Master’s degree program at the Juilliard School of Musical Arts in New York, will perform two concerts this weekend. Successive concerts will be presented on Friday evening, June 16… Read more »
Meet The Candidates
Editor’s note: The Ocean Pines Association Elections Committee said last Friday its members did not edit any statements sent by the individual candidates. The only requirement was that each segment be 200 words or less. The Ocean Pines Association released the following on Monday. Meet the 2017 Ocean Pines Board of Directors Candidates: In order… Read more »
Berlin’s Touch a Truck event, Saturday
(June 15, 2017) Berlin moved the Touch a Truck event from Saturday, May 13 to Saturday, June 17 because poor weather was forecast. The annual event runs from 10 a.m. until noon in Berlin’s Stephen Decatur Park on Tripoli Street. “The weather continues to be a challenge,” Mayor Gee Williams said. “We’ve received such positive… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Board needs better oversight Editor, I am writing in response to the article you published on 6/8/17 entitled “GM Hill talks up renovation during packed town hall.” In it you report that our Acting General Manager, Mr. Brett Hill, announced a net-year loss for fiscal year 2017 of approximately $270,000 against budget. You reported him… Read more »
Believe in Berlin business
It’s good to know that Berlin’s Main Street area has become so highly regarded as a place to do business. It hasn’t been that many years, after all, that town officials had to recruit various enterprises to fill in the blanks in what was then just a vision of how the downtown should look. When… Read more »
Berlin Parks Briefs
(June 15, 2017) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at Town Hall, last Tuesday. Berlin Falls Berlin Falls park Project Coordinator David Deutsch briefed the commission on his activities since he was hired in the role last January. He said several environmental and building reports were due back soon that… Read more »