Berlin Mayor Defends Personnel Change Amid Questions

BERLIN –  A personnel change that surprised some town officials prompted discussion at last week’s meeting of the Berlin Town Council.At the close of June 10’s meeting, Councilm...

Berlin Council Briefs

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Berlin’s Mayor and Council approved two requests to use town facilities for upcoming events last Monday. Elected officials also waived the park fees. ...

Petition seeks control over annexation

Effort calls for referendum on recent Berlin addition By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Berlin resident Jeff Smith is circulating a petition calling for a referendum on the mayor and Town...

‘Every Child Needs’ calls for donations

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services is calling for donations as part of its recently launched “Every Child Needs” campaign. The organizat...

Site plan OK’d for proposed Berlin property

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) After much debate and discussion, members of Berlin’s Planning Commission narrowly approved the final site plan of a proposed housing development proje...

Phillips creating plan to combat flooding in Pines

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Sitting as it does on low-lying land, Ocean Pines often has issues with flooding and drainage, which is why Operations Director Colby Phillips is working o...

Berlin Planning Comm. irked by ‘derelict’ homes

By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Frustration might not be a strong enough word to express how some members of Berlin’s Planning Commission feel about the lack of remedial action on a f...

Candidate forum held in Pines

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (June 20, 2019) Six of the seven candidates for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors met for this election’s the first candidate forum last Wednesday at the Ocean Pines Co...

June 20 Cartoon

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Berlin could learn from Rehoboth Beach’s past

Several decades ago, the town of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware proposed extending its zoning authority a mile beyond its municipal boundary to control what officials saw as uncontrolled growth near the tow...