By Brian Shane Staff Writer Lower Shore legislator Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) is proposing that emergency shelter buildings be exempt from a state mandate requiring large public buildings to switch from fossil fuels to electric power. Hartman raised concerned that, during a weather emergency or prolonged power outage, reliance on electric power instead of gas… Read more »
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Thomas Albert Hall
Thomas Albert Hall Berlin Thomas “Tommy” Albert Hall, age 62, of Berlin, MD passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tommy’s life was filled with so much love and even during his last moments, he was surrounded by what mattered the most to him, his wife Cindy, his boys and their families. A story of love,… Read more »
Marion Freida Klein-Longberg
Marion Freida Klein-Longberg Berlin Marion Freida Klein-Longberg, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Born in The Bronx in New York City, N.Y., to the late Louis Shilan and Lee Smith Shilan. Moving to Berlin in the late 80’s, Marion became an active secretary for Moore, Warfield, & Glick. She joined Temple Bat… Read more »
03/20/2025 Bayside Editorial: Exempting shelters makes perfect sense
Exempting shelters makes perfect sense Not every piece of legislation introduced in the Maryland General Assembly makes sense. Wait, let’s amend that. Now and then, out of the torrent of filings introduced in the legislature each year there emerges one that makes perfect sense. One such measure this year is House Bill 1414 sponsored by… Read more »
Food drive to help supply Pocomoke pantry
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, located in Berlin, is collecting food and toiletry donations for the Helping Hands Pantry in Pocomoke City. Worcester Youth and Family is looking for products like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant, bandages, chapstick, diapers, and baby wipes to offer the distribution center. The organization is… Read more »
Berlin seeks postcard designs highlighting town
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin visitors and residents will soon be able to secure a memento of the charming historic town with three unique postcard designs, which will be available this summer. A Facebook post last week by the Town of Berlin Main Street and Arts and Entertainment District said that the municipality is… Read more »
Pines Library youth director’s work praised
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Friends of the Ocean Pines library recognized the branch’s youth director this week as the “Staff Member of the Year.” received the award at a March 11 luncheon following two weeks of voting by library staff members. Jim Meckley, the president of the library support group, said that this process… Read more »
Berlin renews agreement for tech services after audit, RFP
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin’s information technology management contract was awarded to incumbent TechMD after a third-party review. TechMD was recommended by third-party vendor Bulletproof IT Security Services, which was selected to handle Berlin’s information technology audit last year. The recommendation comes after Bulletproof created a Request For Proposals (RFP). Bulletproof… Read more »
Town adds request fee to annexation process
Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin formally established an annexation request fee of $515 in the municipality’s planning and general fee schedule. Officials said that previously, no fee was specified when a property owner submitted a request for annexation. Per the Berlin Town Council’s approval, the price of $515 will now be added… Read more »
Berlin approves expense to upgrade largest water well
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s largest well, located at Powellton Avenue, is set to undergo replacement. The Town Council unanimously approved awarding the project work to East Coast Contracting for approximately $409,955. The motion to proceed with the well upgrade was agreed upon at the municipality’s March 10 Mayor and Council meeting. Officials said… Read more »