NOVEMBER 20, 2025
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Town auctions parade parking Berlin raises over $900 for community center dream project By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Nov. 20, 2025) The Town of Berlin raised almost a thousand dollars by auctioning off prime parking spots for the municipality’s yearly Christmas Parade. The money will be put toward the town’s mission to create a Berlin Community Center. In an effort to offer a few Berlin residents and visitors a first-rate parking location for the annual, and ultra-
crowded, Christmas Parade, planned for Dec. 4 this year, the municipality recently auctioned off 11 parking spots facing Main Street in the triangle War Memorial parking lot, across from Stevenson Methodist Church. Sara Gorfinkel, Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall’s executive administrative assistant, said that the spaces are “just steps from the Christmas Parade Stage.” The idea to hold such an auction was inspired by feedback, indicating that Berlin citizens and guests may be interested in offering See PRIME Page 8
Bayside Jet Drive destroyed in fire Multiple companies answered call, cause still undetermined
BERLIN’S TREE ARRIVED
PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA ULM
The Town of Berlin marked the arrival of its annual Christmas tree on Monday in front of the Atlantic Hotel.
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By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2025) Firefighters from nearly two dozen fire companies responded last week to an inferno that incinerated a Berlin-area boat dealership owned by Worcester County Commissioner Eric Fiori. No one was hurt. Fiori said the Nov. 13
conflagration consumed the commercial building that housed a showroom and offices for his business, Bayside Jet Drive. About 15 boats, a storage room for parts and accessories, not to mention countless business documents all were destroyed. County fire officials and Fiori both said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. This week, Fiori expressed profound gratitude, See FIRE Page 3
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