Berlin News

By Patch Staff It was a big news week in Maryland last week, with a visit by the first lady, a commuter nightmare in Montgomery and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state.

Among the hundreds of Montgomery County commuters who will take to their bikes this Friday for Bike to Work Day will be Montgomery County Council members Roger Berliner, Valerie Ervin, George Leventhal and Hans Riemer.

A Berlin man, arrested in October on numerous charges including assaulting a police officer, drunk driving and drug possession after a witness observed him drinking and using cocaine in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Route 50, pleaded guilty and now awaits his fate pending a sentencing date.

Donations support the Ocean City Aviation Association's Huey Memorial Display's restoration and continuous maintenance fund.

Milton-based Sposato Landscape Co. Inc., in conjunction with the Professional Landcare Network's Day of Service, has donated its time and skill sets to two separate service projects this year.

This celebration honored 16 individuals and two organizations, all of whom were nominated by friends, colleagues and peers for their service to the community.

When Gee Williams graduated from the University of Maryland in 1971, there was one doctor in the town of Berlin.

There was a time, about a year ago, when Dylan Ford couldn't tolerate a full day of school.

As Springfest continues this weekend in Ocean City, there are other fun things going on, too.

Last weekend's Bike to the Beach event brought throngs of people to the area, particularly Ocean City -- where the Springfest shindig is doing the same through Sunday.

Men's rowing senior captains Jeff Nutting and Parker McIntosh share this week's Shoreman of the Week honor.

Already $80 million over budget and more than two years behind schedule, a $120 million Maryland transit center will not be used as planned because its structural flaws are too expensive to repair and maintain, the hub's intended operator now says.

After nearly 30 years as an educator in Worcester County, Buckingham Elementary School Principal Roger Pacella will retire at the end of the school year.

There was a time, about a year ago, when Dylan Ford couldn't tolerate a full day of school.

Nathaniel Purnell was drafted into the military as a teenager, not knowing if he would end up in Vietnam.

Crews will be patching the concrete driving surface of the bridge and will begin on eastbound I-68 working from right to left before moving to the westbound side of I-68. The extended lane closures are necessary because many of the areas to be patched on I-68 are too large to cover with steel plates while the concrete cures.

Despite soggy conditions and chilly weather, we had a great turn-out with both Stephen Decatur and William Henry Park.

Donations support the Ocean City Aviation Association's Huey Mem-orial Display's restoration and continuous maintenance fund.

After nearly 30 years as an educator in Worcester County, Buckingham Elementary School Principal Roger Pacella will retire at the end of the school year.

In a decisive 6-to-1 vote, the Worcester County Commissioners rejected adopting the growth tiers/septic tier maps, part of the state's Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012.