Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 16, 2023) Speed cameras could be on their way to the Town of Berlin following a presentation that officials from camera company RedSpeed USA gave to the mayor and Town Council. The next step, Mayor Zack Tyndall said, will be for RedSpeed and Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing to… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 16, 2023) With the stroke of a pen at the Berlin Mayor and Town Council meeting Monday night, the town proved it was willing to invest in its police by entering into the Law Enforcement Officers Pension System (LEOPS). “This is something we should have done a long time… Read more »
Commission gives Tiki Tim’s owner 10 days to comply By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 9, 2023) The Berlin Historic District Commission left nothing unsaid on Feb. 1 when its members informed a representative for a local property owner of how it felt about unauthorized changes made in the last year to one of the… Read more »
Aided by ‘tailwinds,’ OPA proposal forecasts year with good final results By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Feb. 9, 2023) Ocean Pines residents had an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments during a Feb. 1 town hall meeting on the 2023 proposed budget. Ocean Pines Association General Manager John Viola outlined the “headwinds” and “tailwinds”… Read more »
By Mallory Panuska, Staff Writer (Feb. 9, 2023) Most of Atlantic General Hospital’s computer network is still out of commission this week following a ransomware attack discovered Jan. 29. Toni Keiser, the hospital’s vice president of public relations, said in an email Tuesday afternoon that hospital staff are working diligently to get the system back… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Feb. 9, 2023) If you have not cleaned the leaves out of your garden yet, you might want to wait until March, said Kate Patton, executive director of the Lower Shore Land Trust. Many people and especially homeowners associations, love a neat and tidy yard. Patton believes that is a… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 10, 2023) Politicians, citizens and some environmentalists are calling for a slow-down or complete halt of wind energy activity off the East Coast as officials examine the cause of a rash of marine animal deaths, but neither action nor an answer appears to be imminent. In January, the debate… Read more »
Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Feb. 2, 2023) In 2022, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) responded to 345 fire and 1,888 EMS calls. The department serves approximately 6,000 homes and numerous businesses along 79 miles of roadways. The firefighters and EMS staff serving Ocean Pines and the surrounding area do what they must to… Read more »
Top partner, volunteer, idea and new business honored during commerce ceremony By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 2, 2023) The Berlin Chamber of Commerce handed out four awards at its annual Installation Dinner at 410 Social last Thursday. Winners included Garrett Neeb for “Volunteer of the Year,” Jun & Juice for “Emerging Business,” D3Corp earned… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 2, 2023) The only constant in Berlin over the last few years is everything is changing, or at least that’s how it seems with the amount of development, revitalization and annexing the town has seen. To that end, Berlin Planning Director Dave Engelhart approached the Planning Commission during its… Read more »