OCEAN CITY — Shirley L. Diamantoni, age 76, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Lancaster, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Abram W. Brubaker and Mary Frances Crill Brubaker. She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Tony… Read more »
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Wilbur John Balderson, Jr.
BERLIN — Wilbur John Balderson, Jr., of Berlin died Feb. 19. Beloved husband of Joyce M. Balderson; father of Kelly Glodeck and her husband Chris, David Balderson and his wife Cherie; grandfather of Mia Balderson; stepfather of Blair Forrester, Terri Schmidt and her partner Tony Esposito, and Deidre Forrester; step-grandfather of Nichole Forrester and Hannah… Read more »
Paul isn’t Hayden his love of mac ‘n’ cheese
It has been a long week. Who am I kidding? The week just started today, and I’m already done. It was a long week before it even got here, but fair effort or not, the week will end one way or the other. So, fair effort I shall give. I must admit that I… Read more »
Teen guitarist to bring a little extra for Arts Night
BERLIN — While the visual artists are putting the final touches on the works they expect to display during next weekend’s Spring Arts Night event, the performance artists don’t get to finalize anything until the show is over. Visual artists co-exist with a different kind of pressure, a front-loaded one if you will. A painter… Read more »
Avery Salon is getting comfy in new West O.C. shop
WEST OCEAN CITY — Peggy Hammond is perfectly at ease in one of the swivel chairs just off the styling floor at Avery Hair Salon. Her surroundings are a paradox of stark modernity and personal coziness. Call it comfortable-chic. She joked that several of her friends have asked when she is going to paint the… Read more »
Town makes deal to save $1.5 million on MDE loan
BERLIN — The Mayor and Council passed a measure that could save the town as much as $1.5 million on the new wastewater treatment plant. Under an agreement with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) the Town will issue a bond for $3.5 million and use the cash it raises to pay off that… Read more »
Annexation worries table Briddeltown water issue
BERLIN — When the water system serving Briddeltown, an area just beyond Town limits near Stephen Decatur High School, fail a little more than three years ago, Worcester County officials worked with Berlin to have water connected as a temporary solution. Since then, the County has been paying the Town a flat rate based on… Read more »
Better living through holistic solutions
BERLIN — When Dr Jeff Michael and Terri Street inaugurated the Berlin Holistic Health fair last year at “The Ray” in the Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services building they were able to convince about 10 other companies to participate. On the heels of last year’s success, this week the event was held at the… Read more »
BLC weighs in on open containers
BERLIN — After the Town passed an ordinance last year giving the Council the authority to suspend the local container laws, everyone involved said they understood there would be a bit of a learning curve, and the Town got its first lesson from the Worcester County Board of Liquor Control (BLC) this week. Although they… Read more »
Dorothy E. Franz
BERLIN — Dorothy E. Franz died Feb. 19 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she was recovering from a broken hip sustained on Christmas Day. Born to Richard and Helen Baier Klausmeyer on September 7, 1914, she was a 1932 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School and attended Strayer Business School. She… Read more »