BERLIN – A planned outage for Berlin’s electric customers is set to take place Sept. 17.Municipal officials are advising the town’s electric customers that their power will be out Saturday, Sept. 17, from roughly 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. The outage will allow crews to make a necessary repair to Berlin’s substation.“The repair requires the… Read more »
BERLIN – A Berlin man will spend a month in jail after pleading guilty to a theft scheme involving a local homeowners association.At a hearing Tuesday, Berlin resident Andrew Charles Riley was sentenced to six months in jail with all but one month suspended. The sentence comes after Riley pleaded guilty in July to a… Read more »
BERLIN– The public will soon have the chance to interact with a variety of local authors as the Taylor House Museum hosts Book Fest.On Sunday, Sept. 11, the museum will host its second annual Book Fest. The event, which is free, will feature four local authors who will be signing books and reading excerpts from… Read more »
NEWARK– The school system is now bringing the classroom to the community thanks to two new mobile learning units.Worcester County Public Schools this month unveiled its two new Worcester on Wheels recreational vehicles. Area residents will likely see the brightly colored RVs making stops in neighborhoods and at community events as educators make an effort… Read more »
SNOW HILL– A substantial increase in tourism funding from the state will allow Worcester County to increase its advertising efforts.The Worcester County Commissioners last week agreed to sign off on a grant from the Maryland Tourism Development Board for $1,012,508. The funding will be used for advertising and marketing.“Worcester County has never seen that amount… Read more »
BERLIN– A resident urged the town council to consider pedestrian safety improvements for West Street this week.Westminster Drive resident Mary Hedlesky approached the council on Monday to share concerns about safety on West Street. She said she’d watched a jogger nearly get hit by a vehicle one recent morning.“It was kind of scary,” she said.Hedlesky… Read more »
BERLIN– Town residents will see a variety of fee increases on their utility bills next month.Rate increases approved by elected officials in July are set to go into effect Sept. 1. The average resident will see their stormwater fee double and the implementation of new capital fees for water and sewer.“We will put a message… Read more »
BERLIN– Elected officials agreed this week to have the Berlin Planning Commission review potential changes to the town’s animal control regulations following concerns from a resident.The Berlin Town Council on Monday voted to ask the town’s planning commission to look into the county’s animal control regulations to see if they could potentially be implemented in… Read more »
BERLIN– Plans to replace the Broad Street lift station are underway in Berlin.Town staff told officials this week the request for proposals (RFP) regarding the replacement of the Broad Street lift station was being drafted and a survey of the property was in the works.“We have to get the survey done of the property first… Read more »
BERLIN– Longtime municipal employee Mary Bohlen will lead the Town of Berlin following appointment as town administrator Monday.Mayor Zack Tyndall swore Bohlen in Monday following the announcement that she had signed a contract to serve as town administrator. The council agreed in closed session on Aug. 8 to hire Bohlen on Tyndall’s recommendation.“Of all the… Read more »