What’s Your Sign? October 30, 2020

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Deciding to work out that pesky problem (even though you might have been bored, bored, bored with it) should be paying off right about now. Expect to hear some very welco...

Things I Like – October 30, 2020

A nice sunset at the end of a cloudy dayDriving with the windows downThe sound of keyboards at work in the newsroomWalking around a big dog sprawled out on the floorA full tank of gasSmell of Italian ...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – October 30, 2020

Ocean City changed from a seasonal to a year-round resort in the 1970’s. It was a decade of unprecedented growth with a new convention hall, a new bridge across the Assawoman Bay, high rise con...

A Week In Business – October 30, 2020

Emerging Leaders GraduatesBERLIN – Taylor Bank announced Dominique Bias, operations supervisor, and Lee Chisholm, vice president, loan and business developmentofficer, were among 26 banking pro...

Officials Maintain Internet Connectivity Woes ‘Shouldn’t Impact Instruction’ For In-School Students

BERLIN – While internet issues have plagued local schools this week, school system officials say the lack of connectivity shouldn’t impact instruction.A lack of internet in schools simply ...

Serve beer cheese soup with soft pretzels

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I am fifty-two years old. When I stare longingly into a bowl of Wisconsin beer-cheese soup, chock-full of cream, butter, milk and gobs of extra sharp cheddar, I think of...

EDUs purchased for Route 50 Royal Farms

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council approved the allocation of two more equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) at the Royal Farms on the corner of Route 50 and Stephen ...

Mayor Tyndall decides ‘cool’ not that cool

Slogan has ‘run its course,’ will be eased out of use By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2020) Berlin Mayor Zackery Tyndall is gradually removing the “America’s Coolest Small Town” sloga...

Compost dumpster for fall decorations at Heron Park

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2020) The Town of Berlin is working with Go Green OC and JDog Junk Removal & Hauling to offer pumpkin, corn stalk and hay bale composting from Nov. 1-7. “L...

Berlin’s elected officials get lesson on audit, FY21 budget

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Oct. 29, 2020) Berlin Finance Director Natalie Saleh provided a budget lesson to the newly elected councilmembers last Wednesday, explaining during a work session that th...