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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Berlin-linked school official stole funds from low-income students
  • Where Berlin lottery winners can cash tickets up to $25,000

Also on today's calendar: Telling the Stories of Berlin and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland School Official Gets Five Years In $118K Theft Scheme Involving Funds For Low-Income Students (thebaynet.com) — A former Worcester County Public Schools assistant superintendent has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing more than $118,000, including funds meant for low-income Title I schools, with help from investigators at the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack. Prosecutors say she used a school credit card for personal purchases and a Berlin learning center, then falsified receipts, costing local elementary schools tens of thousands in support.
   

• Maryland Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Sept. 27, 2026 (delmarvanow.com) — Maryland Lottery players can now check the Sept. 27 Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and other winning numbers, along with details on how to claim prizes. For Berlin residents, Ocean Downs Casino on Racetrack Road is one of several casinos that can cash winning tickets up to $25,000, offering a relatively nearby option for larger payouts.
   

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    Tuesday September 29
  • After School Academy
    Showell Elementary School Berlin, MD 21811
    4:00 pm
  • OCES After School Program Begins
    Ocean City Elementary School Ocean City, MD 21842
    4:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Last night I looked out at our dock to see how high the water was (it's been under water the last three days).
    To my delight, I found this lovely GBH hanging out on the flooded dock. (Nextdoor Ocean Pines)
  • Looking for a church, music group, piano student, or music teacher in need of upright piano.
    Excellent condition. All you have to do is transport. Call or text 412-651-2236 (Nextdoor Ocean Pines)
  • Churchill Downs Race Track posted a job opening for Heavy Duty Housekeeper in Berlin. Apply here.
  • Seaside Plumbing, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounting Administrator in Bishopville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ocean Pines

  • Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament marks 19th year (coasttv.com)
  • Flooding, road and beach closures, and debris reports from nor'easter (coastalpoint.com)

Ocean City

  • Shore to Shore: Tide To Table Lets The Daily Catch Shape Its Ocean City Menu (wmdt.com)
  • Ocean City Repairs Beaches and Prepares for Country Calling Music Festival (wmdt.com)
  • Suspended Harrisburg cop dodges jail time after entering plea in assault case (pennlive.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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