Editor, Coastal Hospice wishes to thank everyone who made this year’s Blues on the Bay a big success. More than 220 supporters attended the event on Sept. 27 at Macky’s Bayside Bar & Grill and raised more than $33,000 for the capital campaign to build The Macky & Pam Stansell House at Coastal Hospice at… Read more »
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Coastal Hospice event well attended
Thanks for helping Berlin’s Oktoberfest
Editor, Berlin Main Street would like to thank the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Town of Berlin for their usual outstanding support of our annual Oktoberfest/Fall Sidewalk Sale event. We would like to especially thank the Town of Berlin’s Water Resources, Public Works, Electric and Police departments for their assistance throughout the day. In addition,… Read more »
Successful Berlin Lioness Club event
Editor, The Berlin Lioness Club held their second annual “Hallowingo” Bingo on Oct. 7 and wish to “thank” all the businesses and individuals for their donations for the raffle. Thanks to the Berlin Fire Company for the use of the hall. A special thanks to all who attended and we hope to see you again… Read more »
Protesting IS American
Regardless of what anyone says — and people are saying quite a bit these days — nothing is more American than protest. We may not like it, we may be made uncomfortable by it and we even may be enraged by it when the message goes contrary to what we believe. The purpose of protest,… Read more »
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Town and A&E Committee working together on signage
(Oct. 5, 2017) A prototype planter box, designed to double as a downtown wayfaring sign, is getting “a lot of positive attention,” Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week. The boxes are meant to replace some of the bulky sandwich board signs on Main Street that point visitors to shops not based in the… Read more »
White House responds to Snow Hill
(Oct. 5, 2017) Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman shared a correspondence from the White House during a work session, last Tuesday. The town invited President Donald Trump to attend the recent Blessing of the Combines event and received a reply, albeit it after the fact. Dorman said the White House sent a note explaining that,… Read more »
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Berlin branch library looking to book additional ‘friends’
(Oct. 5, 2017) While the state, county, Town of Berlin and nonprofit groups like the Humphreys Foundation funded the majority of the massive new Berlin branch library, which is under construction, the old library continues to serve an estimated 5,000 visitors each month. Branch Manager Alice Paterra said during regular events, like Reptile World, “it’s… Read more »
Shishito peppers best over open flame
Sometimes you experience something that is so simple, revolutionary and delicious that it truly boggles the mind. It’s almost as though time stands still for oh, so short a period of time and you just want to figure out what in the hell just happened to you. Recently, I had this moment with yet another… Read more »
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Flawless Dry Cleaners fills void in downtown Snow Hill
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2107) Flawless Dry Cleaners opened on Sept. 20 in Snow Hill. Owner Regina Fletcher originally considered taking over the reins of Snow Hill Dry Cleaning & Alterations, on Pearl Street, which was run by Chung Kang for the last decade, prior to the business closing earlier this year…. Read more »
Snow Hill Council Briefs
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2017) The Snow Hill Town Council discussed the following items during a meeting last Tuesday at the Train Station on Belt Street: Town Clean Up Day Randy Barfield, public works director, said the annual Town Wide Fall Cleanup was scheduled for Oct. 23. “It’s giving residents an opportunity… Read more »
