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(Feb. 18, 2016) The Berlin Planning Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Feb. 10. Zoning change Paving the way for a new police station at 109 Decatur Street, the commission voted 5-1 to approve a zoning change from B-2 shopping district to R-1 residential. Ron Casio cast the lone… Read more »

Ninth annual ‘Death By Chocolate’ in West OC

(Feb. 18, 2016) Chocolate lovers will gather in West Ocean City on Saturday, Feb. 20, to play a free game, which leads participants to 15 merchants while searching for clues. During the ninth annual “Death By Chocolate” game, participants 18 and older will search for a clue inside each business, figure out the answer and… Read more »

WP film students win another award

(Feb. 18, 2016) Worcester Preparatory School technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas and a group of 11th graders from her film class have once again received an award for their short film entry in the Toronto 50-Hour Film Competition.   The film, titled “Knock Knock,” won Honorable Mention for “Best Audience Reaction.” Going by the name “Aevus… Read more »

EXIT Realty opens boutique-style OP South Gate office

(Feb. 18, 2016) EXIT Realty At The Beach recently celebrated the opening of its Ocean Pines office. ERATB is a boutique-style independent franchise focusing on a strong relationship, encompassing the experience of buying or selling real estate with local and professional, educated, full-time Realtors that have the confidence to sell, negotiate and build relationships within… Read more »

AGH Thrift Shop celebrates 10 years, $1.5M in revenue

(Feb. 18, 2016) On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Atlantic General Hospital/Health System Auxiliary Board of Directors invites the community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AGH Thrift Shop, located in the Berlin Shopping Center off Route 50. Since opening on Dec. 17, 2005, the shop has generated approximately $1.5 million in revenue for Atlantic… Read more »

Then & now: Pre-integration schools

(Feb. 18, 2016) Today, the Worcester County system has 14 public schools serving some 7,700 students and operating on an annual budget of nearly $100 million. Compare that to conditions during the middle of the last century, when, for instance, Wi-Fi was decades off, and giving a book to a high school freshman would have… Read more »

Consulting error leads to increase in electric rates

(Feb. 18, 2016) A missed peak in November will cause electric rates in Berlin to go up roughly $2 a month, as the town pays back a more than $400,0000 deficiency over the next three years. Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said she became aware of the “peak-shaving issue” on Nov. 23, after receiving an… Read more »

Director Cheryl Jacobs opens up about OPA

(Feb. 18, 2016) Cheryl Jacobs and Tom Herrick won election to the seven-member board of directors in Ocean Pines last August. Both ran with the promise of being independent thinkers, while the board was perceived as being divided into two factions, and each declined requests for interviews early into their terms. Now, six months into… Read more »

Pickleball clinics for beginners and advanced players

(Feb. 18, 2016) Ocean Pines will be offering two-session clinics this winter for beginners and advanced players interested in learning pickleball.   Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong, is played with a whiffle ball and wooden paddles on a surface half the size of a tennis court. The game is family-friendly and… Read more »

Berlin commission approves rezoning request on Gay St.

(Feb. 18, 2016) Asked to consider rezoning four properties on Gay Street, the Berlin Planning Commission on Wednesday briefly debated its own authority within the scope of town planning. Patrick Vorsteg, who recently purchased an empty lot on 15 Gay Street, asked for a zoning change from R-1 residential to B-1 town center district. His… Read more »