Berlin meetings temporarily relocate

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) Town of Berlin staff and officials are gearing up to move out of Town Hall as the long-awaited structural renovation project begins. Meetings will be relo...

Berlin eyes room tax rate to pay for parking lot upgrades

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) The Town of Berlin appears likely to adopt an ordinance dedicating funds collected from an increase in the hotel room tax to making repairs to municipal a...

03/19/2026 Bayside Editorial: Fire companies face recruiting problems

Fire companies face recruiting problems Local fire companies have had trouble filling their volunteer rosters for years as the number of people willing and able to serve as volunteer firefighters and ...

Snow Hill housing project seeks annexation

By Brian Sane Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) Summerfield is back, but not in the way Snow Hill might remember. A new annexation proposal is reviving the Summerfield name in Snow Hill, attaching it to a...

Atlantic General reveals name change

In the latest step in the merger between TidalHealth and Atlantic General Hospital, the latter will now be known as TidalHealth Atlantic, and the organization is rolling out a new, more connected elec...

Petition asks school system to reassess 26-27 calendar

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) The online petition expressing dissatisfaction with the Worcester County Board of Education’s 2026-27 school year calendar hit 644 verified signatures o...

Berlin eyes opt-out policy for meters

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) The Berlin mayor and Town Council this week discussed a policy that would allow utility customers to opt out of the town’s advanced metering system but ...

Developer shares frustration over delays

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) Frustration over the pace of approvals for the redevelopment of Heron Park’s former Tyson Foods property was evident at Monday night’s Berlin Town Cou...

ICE observed in Berlin, town to solicit public information

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) The Town of Berlin intends to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week, seeking details ...

Berlin utility director announces retirement

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) After 16 years on the job and nearly 50 years in the industry, Town of Berlin Electric Utility Director Tim Lawrence is retiring, with an official end dat...