Berlin candidate filing deadline Friday at 5 p.m.

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) The filing deadline for candidates in the Berlin municipal election this fall is Friday at 5 p.m. Candidates can file for mayor, District 2 council seat, D...

Hogan’s administration seeks thousands of election judges

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration is recruiting thousands of people to serve as election judges this fall to counter a statewide shortage. In a letter to...

Homeowner plans to rebuild structure on Franklin Avenue

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) The homeowner of 205 Franklin Avenue in Berlin, who was notified in August of violating town code for leaving building materials, described as “junk,” ...

WCPS annual kick-off event goes virtual amid pandemic

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) “Better together” was the message delivered repeatedly by speakers Tuesday morning at the Worcester County Public Schools system’s virtual #WeAreWorc...

Diary offers insight to Civil War

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) The Berlin branch of the Worcester County Public Library is hosting an introduction to Emily Ann Powell Warrington’s annotated diary via Facebook on Frid...

Berlin Fire Co. sirens raise discussions about purpose

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) Berlin residents have been discussing the pros and cons of the Berlin Fire Company sirens that have been a fixture in town for generations. Author and prof...

Be kind and above all else, eat cheese

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 In the age of pandemic, what have we come to learn?  One thing for sure is that we have learned a new manner in which to communicate our differences.  The channels thr...

County students return to school

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) Thousands of Worcester County students will return to school on Tuesday, but, because of coronavirus concerns, it will be weeks before most of them will be...

Brown Box Theatre cancels 2020 production

William Shakespeare’s play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to be performed next year By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) The annual outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s work in downt...

Board of Education adopts policy changes

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Sept. 3, 2020) Dr. Annette Wallace, the Chief Operating & Academic Officer for grades 9-12, presented the policy revisions for administrative operations to the Worces...