Berlin Farmers Market adding mini makers

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) Kids of all ages will be allowed to participate in the Berlin Farmers Market this spring and summer via the town’s new project, The Berlin Mini Makers Ma...

Berlin works to update comprehensive plan

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) The Town of Berlin’s comprehensive plan update got underway last week with a work session of the mayor and council, the planning commission, and the firm...

Backlash leads Ocean City to seek another sports complex site

Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Feb. 26, 2026) The Town of Ocean City will explore other locations for a sports complex following recent backlash from nearby residents regarding a proposal to build t...

Blizzard leaves Berlin without power for hours due to Delmarva Power issue

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) This week’s heavy winter storm left some Town of Berlin residents without power for upwards of 18 hours, electric officials said. When snow began to fall...

02/26/2026 Bayside Editorial: Electric service must be better protected

Electric service must be better protected There must be a better way, and it must be a way that the public can afford, because otherwise society is completely helpless without it. That would be how to...

02/19/2026 Bayside Editorial: Pedestrian bridge talk should shift its focus

Pedestrian bridge talk should shift its focus The continuing conversation about the possibility of having a pedestrian bridge built over Route 113 to connect the main portion of town with its east sid...

Theodora Ann Spadacino

Theodora Ann Spadacino Berlin Theodora “Teddy” Ann Spadacino, age 91, passed away on February 11, 2026, in Berlin, Maryland. She was born on November 1, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the la...

Allen Davis

Allen Davis Salisbury Lloyd Allen Davis, 84, of Salisbury, passed away at Coastal Hospice at the Lake on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Born in Wicomico County on Dec. 27, 1941, he was the son of Lloyd P. D...

Letter To The Editor: Register Democrat to vote this June

Register Democrat to vote this June Editor, The primary is coming up in June.  Maryland only allows voters registered as Democratic or Republican to vote in the primary.  If you are not registered o...

Hotel landscaping project reviewed by HDC after work completed

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 12, 2026) Improvements at Berlin’s Atlantic Hotel were approved after the fact by the Historic District Commission last week following a tense discussion about the...