Berlin parade, other events killed by covid

Inability to social distance causes schedule changes By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The covid-19 Grinch might not steal Christmas this year, but it has caused the cancellation of one of...

Raccoon gets wires crossed, outage follows

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The raccoon did it. That would be the culprit responsible for a power outage in Berlin last Wednesday, after one of nature’s masked marauders apparently...

Candidate list certified for Berlin election set for Oct. 6

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The Berlin Board of Supervisors of Elections last Tuesday certified the remaining candidates for inclusion on the ballot for the municipal election on Oct...

Tyndall campaign sign raises ethics concern

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The ethics complaint filed against Town Councilman Zackery Tyndall earlier this months was discharged without comment last Friday by the Berlin Ethics Com...

Budget amendment approved for FY2021

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday approved the fiscal year 2021 general fund budget amendment, which increases the expense and revenue accounts assoc...

Berlin comprehensive plan update

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) The Berlin Planning Commission discussed the town’s “Resilience Element” during its meeting on Sept. 9. The Resilience Element will be a new section...

Berlin Mayor and Council Briefs

(Sept. 17, 2020) The following occurred during the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Monday: Flu vaccines Town Administrative Manager Kelsey Jensen said flu vaccines will be administered to town emp...

GoFundMe page for Collins family

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 17, 2020) Coworkers of Destiny Collins organized a GoFundMe to support her family after a fire destroyed the family’s house on Circle Road in Berlin on Labor Day....

Berlin Mayor Candidates Participate In Town Hall Forum

All five candidates in Berlin’s mayoral election participated in an online town hall forum Tuesday evening with The Dispatch Editor Steve Green and Staff Writer Charlene Sharpe. The forum was c...

Ocean City Municipal Election Pivoting To Electronic Ballots

OCEAN CITY — Voters in next month’s Ocean City municipal election will notice some considerable changes in the procedures at the polls due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.Like almost ev...