Berlin Bd. of Supervisors of Elections needs one new member

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2023) The Town of Berlin is looking for a new member for its Board of Supervisors of Elections. Members of the election board do everything “from soup to nut...

Trees and open spaces would benefit from focus in Berlin 

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2023) Berlin has a vibrant downtown, historic architecture and a friendly atmosphere, but what it also has are some outstanding tree specimens. One is the big ...

Noncontroversial OP budget works way through process

Board wary of increasing slip fees up to 15 percent in draft document proposal By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2024) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors met last Thursday to review the propos...

OP Rec and Parks monitors trails, parks and playgrounds

Committee regularly scouts amenities to ensure safety and access for community By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2024) The Rec and Parks Advisory Committee’s monitoring and reporting on the c...

Residents weigh in on comprehensive plan 

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2024) The Berlin Planning Commission held another listening session last Wednesday night to hear residents’ opinions on updating the comprehensive plan for ...

Communication committee finding ways to promote OP

Season Kickoff and Expo, electronic signs, contests get messages to residents By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Jan. 19, 2024) Being a part of the communications advisory committee in Ocean Pines is no...

Berlin should protect its trees, but carefully

Berlin should protect its trees, but carefully I think that I shall never see. A poem lovely as a tree … So wrote American poet Joyce Kilmer in February 1913, as he reportedly looked out the win...

Berlin residents offer input on town’s future

Parking availability remains major concern shared by many at planning meeting By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2024) Berlin residents had the opportunity to offer observations and ask question...

Sharon Lynn Doetsch

Sharon Lynn Doetsch Berlin Sharon Lynn Doetsch of Berlin, passed away on Dec. 27, 2023, after a long battle with illness. She was 75. She was born on April 28, 1948, in Meridan, Connecticut. She grew ...

Charles “Chuck” B. Rau

Charles “Chuck” B. Rau Berlin Charles “Chuck” B. Rau was born On Aug. 10, 1949, in Baltimore, and passed away suddenly on Dec. 29, 2023. His parents were Charles “Buck” and Mary Norma Rau....