Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
There will be some of the same agricultural exhibits, petting zoos, carnival games and more at this weekend’s Worcester County Fair, but a new location and organizer is also bringing some activities the event has not had in the past.
Two new speed cameras, which will be activated on Monday, have been installed in Berlin to catch and fine drivers traveling over the limits on Flower Street and Seahawk Road.
Two local moms are spearheading an initiative to provide sports equipment, gear, and apparel to children from low-income families.
This year’s Worcester County Fair will feature some of the same agricultural exhibits, petting zoos, carnival games and more when it returns to a new location next week, but will also bring some new offerings.
The annual Berlin Peach Festival, set for this weekend on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, was not always the bustling, widely attended event it is today.
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.