BERLIN/OCEAN PINES—We scored several exclusive interviews with some of the most influential community leaders and personalities on the Lower Eastern Shore this year. Here are a few of the highlights. Our interview with Berlin Mayor William “Gee” Williams, led off the year. He had overcome an unexpected electoral “write-in” campaign challenge two months earlier and… Read more »
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YEAR IN REVIEW – PERSONNEL
BERLIN—Three new positions were added to Berlin’s personnel roster this year, along with the reestablishment of a revamped committee and a new town department. On Jan. 29, the Town Council approved Ordinance 2013-01 that officially established a stormwater utility and fee system under the direction and supervision of the Water Resources Department, and Resolution 2013-01… Read more »
YEAR IN REVIEW – OP ELECTION
OCEAN PINES—Six candidates ran for election to fill three vacant positions on the Ocean Pines Association seven-member Board of Directors and at the end of the process one incumbent and two newcomers were elected to fill the three-year terms. The candidates included incumbents President Thomas Terry and Vice President Ray Unger, former director Edgar “Les”… Read more »
YEAR IN REVIEW – FIRE DEPARTMENT
BERLIN—A workplace harassment complaint by an emergency medical technician with the Berlin Fire Company to the town in February 2012 went to a whole other level after last Christmas and as 2013 comes to a close it remains unresolved. The EMT, Zachery Tyndall, who had been transferred from the fire company to the town and… Read more »
YEAR IN REVIEW – YACHT CLUB
OCEAN PINES —Construction of the Ocean Pines Yacht Club continued this year, even as controversies over costs, materials and unexpected discoveries sent the Board of Directors into fits of turmoil. Nevertheless, Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson reported during a Dec. 18 board meeting the new facility is already getting bookings for 2014 and… Read more »
Berlin’s ‘Ball Drop’ gains crowds in just a short time
BERLIN—The Town of Berlin will partying its way into 2014 from 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2013 to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. Festivities set to take place during the party include a Ball Drop countdown, which will take place where Main Street intersects with Broad Street. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams is expected to begin… Read more »
Holiday time perfect for Porterhouse steak
Sometimes all I need is a stroll through our cool little town of Berlin to realize what a quaint and wonderful place it is. Not having been able to snap into the holiday spirit yet, I decided with the kids to do a 12 Days of Christmas gift giving crusade for my wife, and Berlin… Read more »
Bridget Ann Meyer
OCEAN PINES– Bridget Ann Meyer, age 62, died on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Cheverly, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. DeSarno and Julia Frances Rawlings DeSarno. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Gary E. Meyer. She was preceded… Read more »
Billy Elwood Nicholson
SNOW HILL–Billy Elwood Nicholson, 84, died Dec. 6, 2013 at his home in Snow Hill. He was born Dec. 17, 1928 in Basket Switch, Md. to the late Ernest Levi and Eliza Lank Nicholson and was raised in Berlin. Billy married Mary J. Moody Nicholson on Oct. 7, 1966; they have one son, the… Read more »
Albert Edward McClay
BERLIN–Albert Edward McClay, 75, of Berlin, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at his residence. Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of the late Albert G. McClay and Kathryn Noack McClay. “Eddie” worked for the District of Columbia as a traffic engineer for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was a… Read more »