Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Spreading holiday cheer and brightening the day of the community’s most vulnerable residents is the mission behind a social hour planned for this weekend at an assisted living facility tucked inside Ocean Pines. Esther Diller, a former member of the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors, founded a group a… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer For area residents and visitors who want to ring in 2026 a few hours early, the Town of Berlin is once again hosting its New Year’s Eve ball drop at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. On New Year’s Eve, Berlin will continue its tradition of dropping a disco ball in… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer After months of preparation and securing more than $125,000 in donations, the Stephen Decatur High School marching band has returned from a successful trip to Hawaii, where they performed at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu on Dec. 7. On Thursday, Dec. 4, all 37 members of the high… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Local author Stephanie L. Fowler will be at The Greyhound Bookstore in Berlin this weekend, chatting with readers and signing copies of her new book on the 1960s double homicide in the Salisbury jail. On Saturday, Dec. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fowler, a true crime author and… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Spreading holiday cheer and brightening the day of the community’s most vulnerable residents is the mission behind a social hour planned for this weekend at an assisted living facility tucked inside Ocean Pines. Esther Diller, a former member of the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors, founded a group a… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new Jeep Wrangler will soon find a home after the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department raffles off the vehicle later this month. Tickets are still available for anyone in the market for the SUV. On Saturday, Dec. 20, during open hours of the holiday model train display at 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 »
Coastal generosity remains impressive Once again, residents, businesses and organizations in the coastal area have demonstrated their seemingly endless generosity by chipping in to cover the substantial cost of sending the Stephen Decatur High School Marching Band to Hawaii for a Pearl Harbor day ceremony. It was 84 years ago last week, on Dec. 7,… Read more »
Firefighters parade good fit for town What an opportunity! That would be the possible relocation of the Maryland State Firefighters Association’s June parade to Berlin from Ocean City, where its convention has been held since the beginning of time. Well, not that long perhaps, but the MSFA has been convening in Ocean City for decades,… Read more »
