Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 2, 2023) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved an additional staff position for the police department, named new committee members, and reviewed capital expenses and revisions to resolutions during its monthly meeting last Saturday. The board approved the addition of a part-time position for the Ocean Pines Police… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2023) Natalie Saleh, the finance director for the Town of Berlin presented the unaudited finances for Fiscal Year 2023 during the last Tuesday’s mayor and council meeting. Total revenue raised in the general fund was $9 million, with 47 percent of that coming from property taxes. Other sources… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2023) The Berlin Council passed four motions regarding tennis courts, 2024 events for the town and the Taylor House Museum and a re-allocation of funding for the Berlin Fire Company. The council approved a motion to allow We Heart Berlin, a non-profit organization, to raise money for agreed-upon projects… Read more »
Reduced pickup in store for Berlin unless workers can dump cans manually By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2023) Berlin’s trash truck is going into the shop for 14 days. Jimmy Charles, the director of Public Works told the Berlin mayor and Town Council last week that the hydraulic components on the truck are wearing… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2023) Local Impact Grant funds from Ocean Downs Casino revenue will be used by the Town of Berlin for the Law Enforcement Officers Pension System, or LEOPS, with $175,000 going to a hoped-for community center in Berlin and $45,000 for an ambulance replacement fund from unassigned funds. The vote… Read more »
Sheriff’s office chief of staff says claims on OP podcast don’t reflect facts of case By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19, 2023) Despite assertions on a local podcast that working firearms and evidence were not kept in the Ocean Pines Police Department storage shed that was broken into last December, that was not the case,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 19,2023) Many people love to fish in the various ponds in Ocean Pines, but sometimes fishing line can get caught in trees or just left on the ground by careless anglers. During a recent fishing tournament, two birds were injured after they got caught up in the monofilament fishing lines. One… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 12, 2023) As the leaves begin to fall and gardens turn from green to rust, gold and yellow, many people are looking towards fall cleanup. But a lot of what gardeners and homeowners do to clean up their yards in fall can affect the homes of others. Think birds, salamanders,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 12,2023) The Sierra Club of the Eastern Shore is trying to move the public toward a “zero waste lifestyle” by encouraging people to make personal changes, according to Cindy Dillon, who chairs the lower Eastern Shore chapter of the environmental organization “We talk to citizens about the R’s: refuse,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Oct. 12, 2023) The Ocean Pines BMX-Skate Jam rocked the skatepark on Saturday afternoon with music from Mirrors and Wires and a ramp set up next to the skatepark for BMX bikers and skateboarders to try. Some were trying the ramp for the first time while others were clearly experienced BMXers…. Read more »