Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 28, 2019) Elfin assistants at the North Pole have confirmed that Santa Claus will make an extended stopover on Saturday in Ocean Pines, starting at 5:30 p.m. St. Nick will offer a community-wide greeting while cruising atop a firetruck and then attend a tree-lighting ceremony during the ninth annual… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 28, 2019) More than 80 floats will travel through downtown Berlin next Thursday night as the 49th annual Berlin Christmas Parade sets the holiday mood for the town. The parade will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Main Street, beginning near the Berlin Welcome Center on South Main Street,… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Nov. 29, 2019) An appropriate tune to have played at Atlantic General Hospital’s Motown party last Friday night at the Aloft Hotel in Ocean City would have been the 1964 “Martha and the Vandellas hit, “Dancin’ in the Street.” That, most likely, is what the hospital’s leadership and supporters felt… Read more »
Driver went off road, hit tree, police say By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) A 63-year-old man died following a crash last Saturday afternoon on Route 589, the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack said. Investigators said Mark Scott Teeters, of Berlin, was traveling south on Route 589 in a 2008 Dodge truck when he… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) Because New Year’s Day falls on a Wednesday next year and fewer visitors are likely to travel to the resort for a mid-week holiday, organizers of the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation’s annual Jan. 1 Penguin Swim hope to bolster the event’s ranks with more local participants. OPA… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) Service to the community was the theme of the Ocean Pines Area Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony last Thursday. The annual affair was held at the Ocean Downs Casino and honored both departing and departed community leaders. Receiving the chamber’s highest honor posthumously was Ocean Pines volunteer… Read more »
Nonprofit says cost of rehab, redevelopment will be $12 million By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 21, 2019) Several residential properties in Berlin will soon receive a facelift. “I think they’re getting tired,” said Diane Clyde, Homes for America’s vice president of development. Clyde was referring to the dated look of the 113 Flower St…. Read more »
Towns seeks recertification of ‘Bee City’ recognition by looking out for pollinators By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 14, 2019) Increasing the pollinator population in Berlin remains an important pursuit for the town, as it continues the recertification process as a Bee City USA affiliate. “With the issues with the bees disappearing and the other pollinator[s],… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 14, 2019) While funding remains uncertain, Ocean Pines Association officials are looking at working with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program to secure state grants to address long-term watershed protection efforts. Last week, OPA President Doug Parks, Operations Director Colby Phillips and board member Tom Janasek, who previously chaired the… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Nov. 14, 2019) An ordinance revising some of the rules in the town’s trash code and waste collection services was intro- duced to the Berlin Town Council Tuesday. Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood said the updates to the trash code were minimal, and included punctuation changes. The town offers to collect yard… Read more »