Things I Like – August 14, 2020

An old photo with the electronic date in the pictureAssateague RoadSplitting a dozen jumbos with my wifeA blue, cloudless sky on the beachHearing church bells in BerlinLazy pool daysA backyard horsesh...

Who’s Playing When & Where –August 14, 2020

Buxy’s Salty Dog/Dry Dock 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Tuesdays: Sean “Spiffy” Styles Saturday, Aug. 15: Aaron HowellClarion Hotel 410-524-3535 • 10100 Coastal ...

Prepping for the Mids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xqywDhKr4&t=5sCheck out the ladies in the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina above!It looks like we’ve got a little wind moving into the area for the weekend, but...

Berlin sewer fund debt reduction approved

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday agreed to write off half the $3.4 million the town’s separate sewer fund owes the general fund, while committing t...

Berlin mayor and council approve rezoning

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council agreed that rezonings were in order for two properties Monday, following findings by the Berlin Planning Commission that mista...

Berlin’s Summer Sidewalk Sale to offer markdowns

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The Summer Sidewalk Sale, Berlin’s longest running event, having begun more than six decades ago, is expected to bring hundreds of visitors and residents...

Historic district protocols amendment to town code

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Commission hopes to amend the town’s historic district code to be sure the public is informed about the obligations associat...

Three requests approved by Historic District Commission

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Commission unanimously approved three requests for signs and a storage shed for downtown businesses during its meeting on Aug....

Seeds of mystery planted with free packs from China

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) Residents of at least 22 states in the U.S., including Maryland, have received mysterious, unsolicited seeds allegedly mailed from China. As of Monday, the...

Berlin Mayor and Council Briefs

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2020) The following took place during the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting on Monday: Grant application The mayor and council approved an application to the stat...