Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Citizen comment not allowed in workshop By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall and the Town Council will launch the months long FY2023 budget process during a work session on Monday at 5 p.m. Topics covered during the Valentine’s Day session, the first of eight meetings slated through May, will include general… Read more »
Current and past OP Board members question reasons for candidate rule updates By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) “Vindictive” and “egregious” were a few of the frequent adjectives included in the criticisms leveled on Monday morning during a special meeting of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors to review more than 30 proposed bylaws changes being… Read more »
Historic Dist. Commission will weigh revamped idea to honor music pioneer By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Revised plans for a building-side mural honoring Berlin native son Dr. Charles Albert Tindley are on tap for the Historic District Commission in March. A pioneer of modern gospel music during the post-Civil War era in Philadelphia, Tindley… Read more »
Admin responsibilities also on list of possible revisions By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors will hold a hybrid meeting on Monday at 8 a.m. to consider a list of bylaws revisions that would affect board elections, candidate qualifications and director removals. Originally scheduled for this past Monday, the meeting… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Plans to develop a skate park are coming into focus after the nonprofit “We Heart Berlin” announced last week that a feasibility study is in the works. The organization’s CEO, Tony Weeg, said the study would be conducted through the Business Economic and Community Development Outreach Network (BEACON) at… Read more »
Staring in 1947 with frozen offerings, decades later Bill Kelly perfected dry options By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Founded by the Kelly brothers in 1947 with a focus on freshness, Bil-Jac dog food is celebrating its 75th anniversary of providing nutritionally balanced frozen, and later dry chow, for furry-four-legged friends. Bob Kelly, company president… Read more »
Consultant advises officials immediate changes must be made to avoid problems By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Berlin Town Council is contemplating establishing capital reserve funds for both water and sewer services to address long-term financial deficits. Jean Holloway, from Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc. (SERCAP) in Delaware and eastern Maryland, returned for the… Read more »
Says objectives embody concerns of residents, officials and staff By Greg Ellison (Jan. 27, 2022) Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall on Monday reviewed the goals and objectives he set for 2022 after hearing from other elected officials, staff and residents. “I sent a social media request to the public to send in their ideas,” he told… Read more »
(Jan. 27, 2022) Multiple units responded on Jan. 19 for a house fire at 211 Maple Avenue in Berlin, with the cause still under investigation. The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office said in a press release that the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company arrived first at the scene around 2:40 p.m. and discovered significant smoke and… Read more »
Major boost to bottom line would allow directors to cut property owners $71 break By Greg Ellison (Jan. 27, 2022) Assessments could be cut $71, from $996 a year to $925, in Fiscal Year 2022-23, according to a proposal made during an extended review of departmental budgets last Wednesday by the Ocean Pines Board of… Read more »