Yes, I am a geek who plays piano. I have played for many years and in truth, as a child I was fairly good. But as things happen in this life, I ‘saw a squirrel’ and my attention was drawn elsewhere around the time that I started working in restaurants. Not one to sit on… Read more »
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Stephen Decatur Park mural contest deadline Dec. 2
BERLIN– Area students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit original artwork for the Stephen Decatur Park Mural Contest, presented by the Berlin Parks Commission, to replace the existing mural located behind the tennis courts. The deadline for the contest is Monday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. Once entries have been narrowed down, a group… Read more »
Bethesda municipal lawyers’ group urging U.S. Supreme Court to save law
BALTIMORE – Saying localities need the money, a Bethesda-based municipal lawyers’ group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to save a law that bars Maryland residents from deducting, from city or county taxes, the tax they pay to other states when they earn money there. The International Municipal Lawyers Association has filed a brief supporting… Read more »
Sgt. Maj., Berlin officer Merle Bragg, Jr. honored
There’s always plenty on the agenda to be done at any particular Berlin Mayor and Council meeting. Sometimes, though, it’s important to stop the discussion of public policy and recognize a citizen who is nothing short of a true hero. That happened Monday night when Mayor William G. Williams III and the council recognized and… Read more »
Community Briefs
Volunteer of the Year Stephen Decatur High School junior Jerred Johnson was named the SDHS Volunteer of the Year in the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the awards recognize outstanding community service by young Americans. Johnson is now eligible for the… Read more »
County offices closed for holiday
WORCESTER COUNTY–Worcester County Government offices, including the Worcester County Recreation Center , will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. In addition, the WCRC will be closed Saturday, Nov. 30. The Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark and the Berlin, Pocomoke and Snow Hill Home Owner Convenience… Read more »
Classical Christmas concert and dinner scheduled Dec. 2
BERLIN–The Berlin Heritage Foundation’s final fundraising event of the year will take place on Monday, Dec. 2. The annual Classical Christmas Concert and Dinner includes a gourmet dinner at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin and a candlelight concert at the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum. A trio lead by Salisbury Symphony’s first violin, Sachi Murasugi,… Read more »
Vera Scheibe Mikush
CATONSVILLE–Vera Scheibe Mikush, age 85, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Karl Scheibe and Maria Therese Goebel Scheibe. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Thornton Marshall Embrey and her second… Read more »
Pauline West Laws
SNOW HILL–Pauline West Laws, age 94, died on Friday Nov. 22, 2013 at Genesis Elder Care in Salisbury. Born in Maryland she was the daughter of the late Frank P. West and Mattie Mitchell West. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Laws. Mrs. Laws was a member of Spence Baptist Church… Read more »
Madlyn Della Massey
BERLIN–Madlyn Della Massey, 80, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 joining her beloved husband Glen who had passed on Sept. 11 of this year. She was the daughter of Jerome Martin and Della Kate Holloway. She is survived by her children; Emily Waters and her husband David of Salisbury, Philip… Read more »