Letter To The Editor: Crab feast offers candidates

Crab feast offers candidates Editor, In Australia, voting is compulsory, and eligible citizens who fail to vote without a valid reason may receive a modest administrative penalty equivalent to $20 or ...

07/16/2026 Bayside Editorial: Town’s furniture costs can be brought down

Town’s furniture costs can be brought down Town of Berlin officials, employees and some residents must not have bought furniture recently, judging from their  reaction this week to the cost of the ...

Berlin weighing changes to site plan review process

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) The Berlin Planning Commission began a review last week of proposed changes to the site plan review process to clarify the commission’s role in developme...

Berlin police chief’s request for records upgrade okayed

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) The Berlin Police Department wants a modernized communication system to streamline cross-agency collaboration and to enhance public safety. At Monday night...

Berlin scales back Henry’s Mill Drive work

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) The Town of Berlin will pursue a scaled-back paving project in the Henry’s Mill community after discovering that repairing the entire roadway would cost ...

Berlin scores $50K in state grants for market, events

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) Downtown Berlin’s festivals, arts programs and streetscape improvements received a monetary boost after the state awarded the town’s Main Street and Ar...

Furnace Town cancels annual Renaissance Faire

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) Furnace Town has canceled its Renaissance Faire this fall because of a lack of funding, its executive director said, though the event is expected to return ...

Council gasps at high price of furnishings; New furniture for renovated Town Hall exceeds $250K

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) A quarter-million-dollar furniture package proposed for Berlin’s renovated Town Hall was tabled this week after councilmembers and residents expressed co...

Heron Park project gains site plan approval; No settlement but town has approved site plan for one stage of Tyson plant project

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 16, 2026) A push to transform the dilapidated and dormant Tyson’s poultry building on Old Ocean City Boulevard into a vibrant commercial center is finally gaining ...

Norma K. Davies

Norma K. Davies West Ocean City Norma Kenille Davies, 88, of West Ocean City, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2026. Kenille, as she was known, was born in the Bronx, New York on October 16, ...