Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Diane Devanna Berlin Diane Devanna passed away at home on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous and enduring journey with cancer. Born and raised in South Jersey, it was there she met her husband, Gary, while working together. They married in September 1979 and in 1985, started a family… Read more »
Stanley Hansen Ocean City Stanley Hansen, age 76, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, joining his beloved wife Jeanette. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Almer and Elna Hansen. Raised in Jackson, New Jersey and graduating from Jackson Memorial High School in 1967, Stan grew up… Read more »
Pines committees: to be or not to be? Whether Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors member Jeff Heavner is making the right call as he seeks the dissolution of most of the OPA’s advisory committees is open to discussion. And that’s how it should remain for now — all discussion and no decision, because this… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Ocean Pines is preparing for fall staples, football season and Halloween, with new outdoor televisions at the Clubhouse Bar and Grille to feature NFL and college matchups and a spooky haunted trail planned for next month. At the community’s Clubhouse Bar and Grille, an eatery at the neighborhood golf course,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Ocean Pines is preparing for fall staples, football season and Halloween, with new outdoor televisions at the Clubhouse Bar and Grille to feature NFL and college matchups and a spooky haunted trail planned for next month. At the community’s Clubhouse Bar and Grille, an eatery at the neighborhood golf course,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Classical music — with a twist — is coming to the Ocean Pines Library later this month for a summer concert, hosted by the volunteer organization Friends of the Ocean Pines Library. According to Jim Meckley, the president of the Friends of the Ocean Pines Library, the classical music event… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin’s On What Grounds? has officially transitioned to Cafe Berlin with new ownership and new items, like macarons. Christina and Michael Ewing, who moved to Worcester County from Carroll County in the fall of 2022, officially purchased On What Grounds? on Main Street last month. The couple… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 3, 2024) A new plant nursery has opened in Berlin. String and Petals Nursery, a gardening venture located at 9040 Worcester Highway (Route 113), officially welcomed flora enthusiasts on Saturday, Sept. 14. The shop will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and is closed… Read more »
Pines committees: to be or not to be? Whether Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors member Jeff Heavner is making the right call as he seeks the dissolution of most of the OPA’s advisory committees is open to discussion. And that’s how it should remain for now — all discussion and no decision, because this… Read more »
Berlin jumps in to aid individuals’ recovery The Town of Berlin should be commended for joining Hope4Recovery and Worcester Goes Purple in a program to reintroduce recovering addicts to the workplace and to help them reclaim their place in society. By agreeing to take on former substance abusers as employees so they can fill in… Read more »
