Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Brian Shane Staff Writer A Pocomoke City defense contractor has been awarded a long-term contract valued at $416 million to produce body armor for U.S. soldiers on the battlefield. The Department of Defense announced March 14 that Hardwire LLC won a bid to produce Lares Small Arms Protective Inserts, part of what the Army… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Community Center will soon have a new gym floor after a pipe break in February caused water damage to the current hardwood. At a meeting earlier this week, the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors unanimously approved proceeding with the staff recommendation to pay $62,300 to Dynamic… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Two new bocce ball courts are coming to Ocean Pines this spring for a cost that community officials claim will pay for itself within seven years. At an Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors meeting last week, the governing body approved proceeding with a staff recommendation of $50,692 to an… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Worcester Technical High School’s live stream, called the “Kidding Kam,” is offering agricultural students a deeper dive into the intricacies of animal health this semester. The Kidding Kam is a project spearheaded by the WTHS agricultural program to provide students with a deeper look at the labor process of goats…. Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Two new bocce ball courts are coming to Ocean Pines this spring for a cost that community officials claim will pay for itself within seven years. At an Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors meeting last week, the governing body approved proceeding with a staff recommendation of $50,692 to an… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new exhibit featuring artists from the Worcester County Art League has arrived at the Berlin Library branch. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Berlin Library, located at 13 Harrison Avenue. It features Barbara Schardt’s acrylics and mixed-media works and Jeanne Locklair’s watercolors and mixed-media pieces. The… 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 »
Federal funding cut flows down to schools As if the State of Maryland didn’t already have enough problems scrounging up money to bridge the great divide between revenues and expenditures for the year ahead, now it must find a way to cover the loss of $418 million in federal education funds it thought it already… Read more »
County must follow own current code Editor, (The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Worcester County Commissioners and requested for publication.) Thank you for your efforts on the behalf of Worcester County residents. I am proud to be a long term, voting, tax paying resident whose address for the past 33… Read more »
