Berlin council approves third phase of strategic plan

Berlin officials will begin the third phase of the town’s strategic planning process following council approval this week. By Charlene Sharpe, Associate Editor Berlin officials will advance the thi...

Worcester County needs foster families

Department of Social Services Director Roberta Baldwin said recently that six is the total number of active foster care families in all of Worcester County. By Bethany Hooper, Associate Editor Six ho...

Former Berlin day care worker faces felony assault, child abuse charges

A Berlin daycare worker is facing assault and child abuse charges after an 8-month-old baby was brought to the hospital with a broken leg. Heather Lynn Ward accused of hitting 8-month-old, other infra...

Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club uses grant to help local nonprofits

The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently used a district grant to buy blankets and hygiene kits for people at Diakonia and The Cricket Center. Blankets, hygiene kits given to Diakonia, Cricket Cente...

Maryland deer harvest totals down 5% this year

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently reported that deer hunters harvested 5% less deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 8 through Feb. 3. Wo...

Felony Child Abuse Charge Filed Against Former Berlin Daycare Worker; Woman Also Facing 14 Assault Counts

A Berlin daycare worker is facing assault and child abuse charges after an eight-month-old baby was brought to the hospital with a broken leg.While the investigation is ongoing and more charges are l...

Berlin Wawa plans advance

Preliminary plans for a Wawa in Berlin advanced last week, but developers will have to work elements of the town’s architecture into the design if they want the project to come to fruition. Prelimin...

Planning commission reviews Berlin Commons concept plan

Members of the Berlin Planning Commission reviewed a revised concept plan for a commercial building at the Berlin Commons last week, and had no objections to proposed changes. By Charlene Sharpe, Ass...

Worcester board of ed discusses summer program funding

Members of the Worcester County Board of Education discussed a plan last week to secure funding to continue the system’s elementary, middle and high schools’ summer academies as COVID money dr...

Worcester board of ed continues sifting through FY25 budget

Worcester County Public Schools officials and board of education members continued sifting through details of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget at a work session last week. By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer Wor...