Reading and listening with interest to the many comments on the now great ‘Berlin Chickens as Pets” debacle nowhere have I found listed the true benefits of owning a couple of laying hens. I think perhaps it’s time to learn some facts about backyard chicken culture.
1. Chickens lay eggs – [...]
Beginning tomorrow evening and throughout this three day annual Berlin MD ‘Fiddlers’ Convention ‘ showcase weekend please remember to stop by the Grow Berlin Green booth. I think you’ll find something very interesting going on!
Despite the reports of the growing Texas-sized island of [...]
Self-interest, fear of the unknown or just plain bigotry (prejudice); were these the all too human of motivations for the ‘vibrant’ citizen testimony during last night’s regular Berlin’s Mayor and Council meeting? At issue again was the abatement of a total $31,500 in property tax contributions [...]
NOTE: SEE FOR YOURSELF…EVERYONE WELCOME – Open House for ‘Cottages at River House’ in Salisbury, Saturday, September 12th, 2 until 4 pm.
Still fresh in my mind, a discussion at the most recent meeting of the Berlin Mayor & Council, along with a looming significant birthday, [...]
En route to someplace located near U.S. Route 50 yesterday I passed OUR town sign located in the median strip across from the Maryland State Police Barracks. I had to do a double take to see if the back looked the same as the front. Yep, [...]
On Sunday, September 13th beginning at 1 pm the Berlin Main Street group will sponsor an Old Fashioned – Victorian Picnic on the Lawn at the Taylor House Museum to benefit the purchase of permanent decorations for our annual Victorian Christmas celebration. Tickets are available at [...]
A couple of weeks ago I was online seeking time and place information regarding our annual Memorial Day parade and celebration party to be held at Henry Park here in town. I went to our official Town website – TownofBerlinMD.com and under the third column [...]
Next Saturday (May 9th) beginning at 10 am Berlin Maryland will offer up a return engagement of last year’s newest (surprise) musical event – now the Second Annual JAZZ AND BLUES BASH. The ’surprise’, that a first-time effort such as this was already just about perfect! [...]
Recently, when stopping by my favorite Berlin Maryland “feel good” shop, Victorian Charm, I picked up a lovely ‘rack card’ from the counter. On it was advertised the activities for next Saturday (April 11th) taking place downtown on Main Street – SPRING CELEBRATION! Frankly, although a [...]
A visit to the Home, Garden & Condo show at the Convention Center in Ocean City this past weekend turned up a very nice surprise. While examining a bucket of live algae (very interesting stuff) at the Maryland Coastal Bays booth, Kate Patton, Director of the [...]
Note: The voting in this contest ends on April 3rd at which time the votes will be counted and the top 10 will be selected as “America’s Coolest Small Town(s)”. Berlin, currently standing in 12th place (992 votes) probably won’t make the cut! Seems that our neighbor, Onancock VA – [...]
After nearly two weeks of intense cold, some things here in Berlin Maryland are finally beginning to turn around. With the warmer weather on Friday this writer ventured downtown to accomplish some long past due errands. Upon parking the car on Main Street some welcome activity [...]
Last Sunday when I drove by and noticed a shuttered and bleak silence emanating from the Atlantic Hotel I became seriously reflective. First feeling shock (OK, I had heard rumors), and then sadness, I then went on to consider the importance of this building’s history [...]
With the recent swearing in of Troy Purnell, as Council representative for Berlin MD District I we now have, for the first time since May, our full complement of “determiners” on the dais. It is to be hoped that combined with the intense energy of our [...]
As interested citizens and regular attendees of Berlin Maryland Town Meetings for the past several years, my wife Sue and I occasionally find that we still have questions on the various and challenging issues presented to the Mayor and Council. We’ve found a very reliable solution [...]
As a concerned Berlin MD rate and property taxpayer, I’ve listened closely to the many arguments and promises being made surrounding the upcoming election on December 16th for the District I Council seat – and as “town neighbors” feel somewhat familiar with all candidates.
First off are a couple of [...]
With recent focus on our tight daytime parking conditions in downtown Berlin MD, I vote for a little of that “self-governance”, it may be just the stuff to carry us through the Holiday-Event shopping season thundering our way. Our annual VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS celebration begins next week with Arts Night on [...]
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By now most of us have heard about the results from the second and final Berlin Maryland Town public presentation by Booth & Associates regarding our Electric Company held on Tuesday evening. Being present, I felt it was an informative and fair analysis although others showed [...]
Above and below our usually placid surface (excepting Town Hall), the town of Berlin Maryland has been exhibiting some unusual activity recently. For three days over the weekend our Historic Main Street Commercial District became host to an estimated 9,000 visitors during the ever-popular [...]
The time for chiding our more conservation minded friends is over…its now time for some serious “green” thinking. Attending the 7th annual “Assateague Coast Day” celebration sponsored by organizations such as The Assateague Coastal Trust and [...]
It’s an uncertain time here in the wonderful town of Berlin MD – for the next 5 weeks, until the Town elections are past, bloviators will roam our streets and occupy our shops, run our meetings, clog our telephone lines and jam our emails.
What is a bloviator? They look just [...]
The other day our tax bill arrived in the mail…after looking over the Town’s portion (nearly 2 1/2 times that of the State/County), considering the household budget, I finally got to thinking about the price of Charm. You cannot eat it, wear it or fill your fuel tank with it. [...]
During the most recent regular meeting (June 11th) of the Berlin Planning and Zoning Commission both preliminary and final site plan approvals were granted for the Farlow Restaurant project to be built beside the railroad [...]
Living along the Atlantic Seaboard with an abundant supply of fresh seafood one would think we’d be eating the catch of the day along with our other Eastern Shore home-style specialties most all of the time. However, this is just not the case as proven [...]
Recently a friend stopped by and asked, “What’s up with LA HA?” My reply that day was uncertain at best. The LaHacienda Project Application, as many may remember, was and is an example of a Town and its Planning [...]
This is the year, 2008 when we elect a new United States President, also the year during which we pick a new Mayor for Berlin MD! On the TV and radio, in [...]
While talking with a friend recently I was again gently chided about my then noisy support to retain the Town owned utility, our “Legacy”, during the recent Electric Company debacle. We may all remember a [...]
Stopping by our local Berlin MD (north Main Street) library the other afternoon I was very pleased to learn about a new program – Maryland AskUsNow! This is a project from the Division of Library Development and Services, Maryland State Department of Education, funded through a grant from the Institute [...]
Presented during the recent (January 3rd, 2008) special meeting of the Berlin Mayor and Council, we were shown a real deal. For around $20 million dollars we’ll get to continue to flush our toilets, now [...]
The thought of the recent “yes, but(s)…” decision on the Berlin MD amended Wastewater Treatment Plan handed down by the Worcester County Commissioners on December 18th continued to rankle this taxpayer throughout the Christmas holidays. The “yes” was that the Town of Berlin could now go forward to the State [...]
Early this morning here in the lovely quiet town of Berlin MD I opened the online edition of the Daily Times and was greeted with the face of the man who phoned me last evening…State Senator E.J. Pipkin, R-36- Queen Anne’s. Last evening at 7:30 our telephone rang and, after [...]
Perhaps it?s because of the size of our downtown commercial district ? only 3 blocks in length and 2 scattered blocks wide ? the goings and comings of the various shops and commercial establishments, the changes, [...]
Imagine a large yellow delivery truck traveling west to east or south to north across the US delivering our groceries along the way. When it finally arrives in here in Berlin MD it is nearly empty, all that remains [...]
the pronunciation really doesnt matter, the meaning however, to many of us is clear, its home!
Recently, after having read one mans story, that of Berlin MD life-long resident, Anthony H. Purnell (1899-1983), many thoughts went through my mind. This little book [...]
The town of Berlin Maryland has many things of which to boast; historic and architectural significance on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a vital and active artistic community, the Berlin Fiddlers Convention, an active business district supported by [...]
While “Everyone Poops” by Taro Gomi is the title of a celebrated children’s book written to assist our kids and grandkids with potty training, it is also a fact of life! An expensive fact, causing significant disposal challenges everywhere but also here at [...]
Fervently wishing to begin the new year with positive thoughts, I examined a number of changes which had taken place within Berlin MD; those wrought during the later part of 2006. I can think of no place better to begin than the south end [...]
Sometimes ascribed incorrectly to the classical version of the Hippocratic oath, the latin phrase above which translates to “first, do no harm” comes to mind often these days when considering several recent actions of the Berlin MD Mayor and Council. Particularly when viewing – here we go again – [...]
It just doesn’t get much better…a beautiful week for Berlin MD! First, on Monday evening at the regular meeting of Berlin’s Mayor and Council, Sandy Coyman, Director of Comprehensive Planning for Worcester County gave a very interesting and informative presentation on TMDL’s. What’s a TMDL you [...]
After attending a preliminary presentation meeting of the Berlin Utility Commission last evening it is readily apparent to this writer that there is far more at stake than just the potential a sale of the “old Berlin electric plant” which will take place during the upcoming Town’s Special Election on [...]
Over the years in Berlin MD friends have commented “they seem to roll the sidewalks up at 5 pm”. That is no longer true, in addition to the several fine dining establishments - two within the Atlantic Hotel and The (new) Globe [...]
