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OCTOBER 28, 2022
SERVING NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY
BEER FEST
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Council candidates look at resort issues Baltimore Avenue work, Margaritaville head list of work ahead for City Hall By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 28, 2022) Four people are vying for three open council seats in the Nov. 8 municipal election. The candidates, as of the filing deadline Oct. 11, are Council President Matt James, Councilman Mark Paddack, who are running for re-election, and
newcomers Carol Proctor and Will Savage. James is running for a third consecutive term and Paddack is running for a second. Proctor, a local Realtor, was the first to file in early July. Shortly after, Savage, a former hotelier and current Boardwalk business owner, threw his hat in the ring. All registered town voters are eligible to cast ballots on Nov. 8 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. Federal, county and state
elections will also be conducted separately at the same time in the same location. Voters who want to participate in both must sign in at each registration desk individually upon arrival. In preparation for the election, the City Council candidates were given at least a week before the paper’s deadline to respond to questions about pressing town issues. While Paddack did not answer the inquiry in that period (his responses will appear See CANDIDATES Page 3
Sunfest not affected by date change Three days saw big crowds, but weather killed Sunday
Crowds fill the Boardwalk Saturday for OCtoberfest activities, which this year were merged with Sunfest. The later date for this year’s Sunfest did not appear to have any adverse effect on attendance. See more photos on page 46.
Daycare worker gets 49 years in child porn case By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 28, 2022) A former Berlin daycare worker is set to spend nearly 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child sex charges
over the summer. Bruce William Travers, 38, formerly of Ocean Pines, entered Alford Pleas on July 12 to charges of sex abuse of a minor, sex abuse of a minor household or family member,
sex abuse of a minor family member, soliciting a subject for child porn, distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. An Alford Plea denotes that the deSee CHILD Page 22
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 28, 2022) A stormy Sunday and presidential flight restriction were no match for last weekend’s Sunfest, which officials say may rival past years for the best attended event to date. “I’ve been to every single Sunfest and I don’t ever remember seeing that many people,” Mayor Rick Meehan said of the three-day event that ran Thursday through Saturday in and around the inlet parking lot. “At one point, I was there and the Van Halen tribute band was playing, and I’m not good at estimating people but there had to be 3,000 people watching Van Halen,” he continued. “Then I walked over, 100 yards away to the second stage, and there had to be 2,000 people that were there waiting for the Elton John show. That’s just an example of how many people were there and how many people were enjoying it.” This year’s festivities were under a microscope, of sorts, as tourism officials moved the event from its longSee SUNFEST Page 20