(Sept. 3, 2015) For Lori Wagman, owner of the newest business in downtown Berlin, the idea for her shop Beez Kneez Boutique grew out of a personal need. A former massage therapist, Wagman said her sensitive skin led her to begin making her own bath and body products. In April, she began selling her products… Read more »
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Third Wings and Wheels Expo at OC airport, Sat.
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Ocean City Aviation Association will host its third annual Wings and Wheels Expo at the Ocean City Airport on Saturday, featuring more than 100 privately owned aircraft, classic cars, antique military vehicles, jeeps and trucks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “It’s a neat time to be around airplanes and a… Read more »
Delmarva Power customers could have help with bills
(Sept. 3, 2015) Customers who are having difficulty paying their energy bills can find extra help over the next several months. The federal government offers energy assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a block grant program, administered by the states, that assists low-income households – both homeowners and renters… Read more »
Brown Box Theatre brings ‘Shrew’ to Berlin
(Sept. 3, 2015) Brown Box Theatre’s annual stopover in Worcester County starts this weekend, as the Boston-based company presents William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” in Snow Hill, Berlin, Ocean City and Ocean Pines. Berlin native Kyler Taustin founded Brown Box in 2010 with the intention of bringing talent from the Boston area back… Read more »
Lupiwok presented National MS Society, Md. scholarship
(Sept. 3, 2015) Jennah Lupiwok of Berlin is this year’s winner of the 2015 National MS Society, Maryland Chapter Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship helps students affected by multiple sclerosis pursue a college or technical school education. Lupiwok’s mother, Mindy, a resident of Worcester County for the past 45 years, was diagnosed with MS in 2001…. Read more »
Parks Commission Briefs
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Berlin Parks Commission discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Sept. 1. Henry Park memorial The parks commission is working to set up a dedication for the new memorial commemorating Dr. William Henry that was placed last week in Henry Park. Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen, the… Read more »
Berlin stormwater projects expected to clear snags soon
(Sept. 3, 2015) At least one stormwater project included in Berlin’s current fiscal-year budget has hit a snag because of delays with an easement approval. Town officials say those delay is are temporary, and that resolutions could come within the next 30 days. Stormwater revenues and costs each increased 69 percent in Berlin’s fiscal year… Read more »
For Diriker, planning meeting was minefield
(Sept. 3, 2015) Plenty of questions were asked last Thursday at the Ocean Pines Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting with Dr. Memo Diriker and some of them were not welcome. Diriker’s presence at the session followed a mid-August meeting when the committee agreed to reconsider the timeline on several components of its comprehensive plan and sought… Read more »
‘Urban Alert’ signage urges caution through 113 in Berlin
(Sept. 3, 2015) Highway safety improvements continue to move forward in Berlin, in large part because of the continuing efforts of the Pedestrian Safety Committee. This week the town announced the latest upgrade, new “Urban Alert” signs on U.S. Route 113. Since the committee was formed in late 2013, both immediate and long-term strategies have… Read more »
New Berlin gallery hosts successful opening reception
(Sept. 3, 2015) The memory of the former Mid Atlantic Pain Medicine building, vacant for more than a year in downtown Berlin and sometimes referred to as an eyesore, is fading quickly. That’s because Foster and Lisa Schoch formally opened the doors to the revitalized space last Friday to reveal their Art in the Fields… Read more »