BERLIN– The town addressed a recent rogue fire siren during a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, July 28. The siren, located near Town Hall, malfunctioned and stayed on for nearly a half hour on the morning of July 4, frightening guests at nearby hotels and inns and causing a nuisance to town businesses. Berlin… Read more »
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Great Pocomoke Fair offers visitors ‘taste of rural life’
POCOMOKE—The Great Pocomoke Fair returns today with harness racing, livestock exhibits, tractor pulls and classic Eastern Shore fare at the southern end of Worcester County. Festivities kick off at 5 p.m. at the festival grounds at 2003 Broad Street in Pocomoke City and continue through Saturday, drawing visitors by the thousands, said Festival Treasurer Gloria… Read more »
All-Star baseball team energized by community’s support
BERLIN– Town support swelled this week as the Intermediate All Stars traveled to Livermore, Ca. to take part in their first Little League World Series. The team won the East Regional Tournament last Friday, beating Commack, N.Y. 13-6. Thirteen players, Kevon Wharton, Hayden Snelsire, Ryan Duncan, Tristan McDonough, Billy Wheatley, Wes Powell, Matt Kinsey, Jack… Read more »
Berlin goes out on a limb to remove precarious tree
BERLIN– Three months after the Mayor and Council debated a precariously perched tree, the offending evergreen finally came down. Electric Department crews cut down and hauled away the tree, which threatened power lines at the corner of Main and Tripoli streets, on Thursday, July 31. Several councilmembers and Electric Utility Director Tim Lawrence had expressed… Read more »
Homestretch for five Ocean Pines candidates nears
OCEAN PINES– Five remaining candidates are entering the homestretch in the OPA Board of Directors election. Ballots, mailed to Ocean Pines property owners on July 3, are due by Thursday, Aug. 7. The two candidates with the most votes earn three-year terms on the Board. The Ocean Pines Association will announce election results during their… Read more »
Berlin’s Intermediate All-Star baseball team, representing the East, held on to take a nailbiting, 11-8 win over the Southwest squad.
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‘Cool town,’ hot bats spark Berlin All Stars
BERLIN– One year after a heartbreaking loss in the regional semifinals ended their season, the Berlin Intermediate All Stars won their first Little League World Series game, 8-2, on Tuesday, July 29 in Livermore, Ca. Wes Powell threw a complete game, allowing just one earned run on three hits over seven innings in the win… Read more »
Berlin Wins The East Region Pennant over NY: 13-6
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Town to replace financial system with automation
BERLIN– Looking to update its outdated financial system, the town approved a Government Finance Officers Association development and vendor selection proposal during a Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, July 14. Berlin’s financial system tracks town expenses and generates billing for utilities based on meter readings. “The current system requires a lot of manual entry… Read more »
Cars, bikes: it’s still a two-way street
Sarah Davis was sitting at a kitchen table in her mother Judy Davis’ West Ocean City home Monday. It had been almost a week since Davis, 29, was struck while riding her bicycle on 142nd Street by a vehicle, whose driver kept on driving. Davis was left between the street and the sidewalk on the… Read more »