Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
The Berlin Mayor and Council unanimously voted this week to enter extended negotiations with Palmer and Sandy Gillis of Coastal Ventures Properties to purchase and redevelop Heron Park’s parcel 57.
Berlin’s Calvin B. Taylor House’s 16th peach festival is expected to draw thousands of attendees to the museum’s lawn on Aug. 3.
Members of the Worcester County Bike and Pedestrian Coalition hope to include a bike and trail along Route 589 among a series of short- and long-term projects.
State budget cuts approved last week are expected to impact local arts and health department programming in Worcester County.
The Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors and the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department signed an agreement last week after roughly eight months of negotiations to ensure the department is set up for years to come.
The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation and Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) hosted a nonpartisan, non-political, interfaith “Prayer Service for Our Country” this week to foster unity following the attempted assignation attempt of former United States President Donald Trump.
Worcester County Public Works Director Dallas Baker this week requested approval to drop the speed limit on a county-owned portion of Flower Street west of Stephen Decatur Middle School from 30 to 25 mph.
The Berlin Planning Commission heard concept plans, once again, for the proposed Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham last week when the group showed dissatisfaction with the developer’s apparent lack of attention to Berlin’s historic character in the outlined architecture.
A private street off Sinepuxent Road will be named Autumn Grove Lane following approval by Worcester County Commissioners last week.
A local company’s request to dredge an area of the West Ocean City harbor channel has received support from the Worcester County Commissioners.