Voices From The Readers – May 1, 2020

An Anti-Business GovernorEditor:(The following letter was addressed to Gov. Larry Hogan with a copy forwarded for publication.)The purpose of this letter is to outline questions and comments regardin...

Brewery To Lease Park Building, Parking Area

BERLIN –   Town officials agreed to lease storage and parking space at Heron Park to Burley Oak Brewing Co. this week.On Monday, the Berlin Town Council voted 4-0 to approve the lease...

Things I Like – May 1, 2020

My son’s love of a hooded sweatshirtHelping people when possibleReliving Michael Jordan’s careerFamily meals for carryout these daysA new shovelWatching the NFL DraftGrilling out with a be...

Cops & Courts – May 1, 2020

Woman Arrested AgainOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City woman was arrested on burglary and trespassing charges last week, marking her third arrest in about two weeks.Around 8 p.m. last Monday, an Ocean ...

Obituaries – May 1, 2020

John T. CossentinoWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — John “Jack” T. Cossentino passed away on April 11, 2020 at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. while surrounded by his loving family.Born in W...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – May 1, 2020

Though unknowns remain, there appears to be some clarity developing on when the economic shutdown will begin to end. It’s not a definite, but closure mandates should be lifted within the next t...

First Tunas Out of Ocean City, MD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6L16GWSOBAThe weather window that we had open for the past few days was absolutely slammed shut today with stiff winds and rain associated with a strong front that sho...

What do we do now? Proceed with caution

As politicians, businesspeople, some economists and libertarian-minded individuals agitate for an end to the covid-19 lockdowns, the argument invariably brings up the relatively small percentage of vi...

WCPS BOE approves waiver of final exams

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (April 30, 2020) Members of the Worcester County Public Schools Board of Education voted on Tuesday, April 21, to waive final exams following the extended school closure d...

Utility budget for FY21 in Berlin to be slightly higher

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (April 30, 2020) Town of Berlin officials discussed the utilities budget during a work session meeting Monday evening. The overall utility budget for fiscal year 2021 is $...