By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 3, 2023) Tiffany Hoffman is a mom and a hairdresser. So, she knows how important a good haircut is for kids when they are going back to school in the fall. As a result, she is offering free haircuts for kids at her salon, Tifferson’s Beauty and Wellness Center,… Read more »
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Playa Bowls serves healthy fresh fruit bowls and drinks
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 3, 2023) The line was out the door on Saturday for the grand opening of Playa Bowls in the shopping center in front of Walmart on Route 50, and owner Tony Martina and his team were ready for them. At 10 a.m., the doors opened, and fans of the… Read more »
Tattoo committee suggests health and safety standards
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 3, 2023) The Town of Berlin has taken steps through a tattoo advisory committee to create a safe and equitable path forward for tattoo establishments within town limits, according to a letter from Mayor Zack Tyndall to Chip Bertino, president of the Worcester County Commissioners. The committee, which includes… Read more »
Everything’s just peachy on Saturday
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Peach Festival celebrates heritage, helps museum (Aug. 3, 2023) Berlin will celebrate local sweet, juicy, delicious peaches on Aug. 5 at the 15th annual Peach Festival on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor Museum. The festival, which will run from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., will provide peach treats… Read more »
Tyndall sees two park options
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Time running out on grant to help cover cost of razing old poultry plant buildings (Aug. 3, 2023) The town of Berlin needs to make a decision by the end of August on what it wants to do with the Heron Park property, and as Mayor Zack Tyndall sees it,… Read more »
Tattoo studios should be cleared for takeoff
It’s been at least 40 years since tattoo shops emerged from the shadows of waterfront districts in port towns to brightly lit uptowns, and from the arms, knuckles, hands and chests of seafarers, soldiers and less noble characters to the smooth skin of ordinary people. As is obvious to anyone who ventures out in public,… Read more »
Beef tartare unsung hero of olden days
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 One of the unsung heroes of days of yore is beef tartare, that dish that so many people avoid like the plague due to the need to ingest raw beef. A classic dish originating in either The Levant, Turkey or Mongolia (choose the path you wish to believe), it… Read more »
Berlin Fire and EMS provide quarterly report to council
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) The Berlin Fire Company delivered its quarterly update to the Berlin mayor and Town Council at their meeting on Monday. From July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, the company responded to 155 in-town calls and 215 calls from out of town. Seventy nine of those calls occurred… Read more »
Council approved expenses and event permits in Berlin
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) The Berlin Town Council approved a number of permits and expenses during their Monday meeting. The council approved special event permits for the Walnut Hill 20th Anniversary Block Party on Sept.16 and an “Enlightening Women” event at Henry Park for Oct. 15. The second event is planned… Read more »
Candidates making final election push
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Meetings, greetings, trying to be seen in community (July 27, 2023) The election for the OPA board of directors is in its final weeks and candidates are doing the last of their campaigning. Jeff Heavner and John Latham are campaigning while exercising, with campaign signs stationed on their bikes as they… Read more »