Berlin fire truck cost part of national crisis The national fire truck crisis is now an emergency for the Berlin Fire Company, the Town of Berlin, and all the residents in the volunteer company’s se...
Franklin H. Lynch Berlin It is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of Franklin H. Lynch, who passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on Monday, October 19, 2026, in Berlin. A dedicated son, br...
Staff reports (Oct. 15, 2026) Berlin authorities filed charges against a town resident last week for discharging a firearm five times in municipal limits. On Oct. 9, around 9:35 p.m., the Berlin Polic...
Federal award of $487k brings total funding up to 80% of overall price tag By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 15, 2026) The dream of a skate park in Berlin took a major step forward last week after th...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 15, 2026) Craft beer and live folk music are coming to Berlin this Saturday as residents and visitors gather for a German-inspired celebration, Oktoberfest. Berlin h...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 15, 2026) After Berlin’s municipal election was canceled because of the absence of contested races, council members Tony Weeg, Matt Stoehr and Jay Knerr took their...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 15, 2026) Longtime Berlin Town Councilman Dean Burrell completed his final term in local government Tuesday night, wrapping up more than three decades of public serv...
Town government sees big changes Times are changing in Berlin, with a major transition on the Town Council and a milestone for skate park advocates. First, in August, the Maryland Board of Public Work...
The power belongs to the people through voting Editor, In the past two years, Indivisible has held three major No Kings rallies, and each has drawn more people than the one before. That growing partic...
More details needed on Cooperative, AWS partnership Editor, Last week Drew Van Dopp, the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Broadbank Cooperative, told your readers how critically important it is...
Marsha J. Parker Berlin Marsha Jane Parker passed away on October 5, 2026, in Berlin, Maryland, surrounded by family and friends. She was just shy of her 87th birthday. Marsha will be deeply missed. B...
Alan Tran Ocean Pines Alan Tran, born in England on October 25, 1938, passed away on October 3, 2026. He moved to New Jersey in 1980. He later settled in Ocean Pines, Maryland, where he spent the seco...
New south side fire house ready for concrete pouring, then block and mortar By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 8, 2026) Despite project delays, construction on Ocean Pines’ new south fire station is...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 8, 2026) Stories of the Eastern Shore will be for sale and on display in Berlin later this month at the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum’s annual book festival. The m...
Do-gooders kickstart yearly holiday drives, collecting donations for local families By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 8, 2026) As the holidays draw near, “Ocean Pines Get Involved” is again colle...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 8, 2026) Driven by a local woman’s passion for healing movement, a breast cancer awareness fundraiser will take the form of a dance party at Seacrets next Wednesda...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 8, 2026) Classic cars and hot rods will roll up to Berlin’s Main Street this weekend as vintage car enthusiasts show off their rides during the town’s fall cruis...
Zoning can control AWS cable landing Corporate behemoth Amazon might be worth $2.77 trillion and employ 29 times as many people as Worcester County has full-time residents. It might also be prepared t...
William “Doc” Schultz Berlin William “Doc” Schultz died unexpectedly on July 13, surrounded by family, at Tidal Health in Salisbury. While his unexpected passing followed years of toughing out...
Cat rescue in OP required heroes Editor, When a kitten (AKA Froggy) was discovered trapped in an underground water pipe at a business near Ocean Pines on Friday, Sept. 25, Town Cats responded immediat...
Harris once called tax move a ‘stunt’ Editor, This letter is being written as counterpoint to your article in the October 1, 2026, Bayside Gazette, about Rep. Andy Harris’ proposal to lower the ...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 1, 2026) Berlin government is offering payment plans to about 20 property owners whose water consumption exceeds the amount the municipality allocated to them. The T...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 1, 2026) Berlin officials have approved the town’s guidelines for accessory dwelling units, establishing requirements for their size, occupancy, design, and constr...
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 1, 2026) Berlin officials are working to pass a new ordinance that would end the town’s cost-share program for sidewalk repairs and instead require the town to fix...
Officials think again about what to charge if customer rejects utility smart meter By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 1, 2026) Berlin officials are rethinking their approval of an opt-out fee for resi...
