ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE About 200 participants marched from Stephen Decatur Park on Tripoli Street through Main Street in Berlin, chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe,” and “No justice, no peace, no racist police,” on June 27. The downtown Berlin march drew an outpouring from the community with marchers from Berlin, Salisbury, Pocomoke, Ocean City… Read more »
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Park Reopens
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Heron Park, on 10009 Old Ocean City Boulevard, officially reopened for public use on May 6 by then-Berlin Mayor Gee Williams following an address from Gov. Larry Hogan that broadened permitted outdoor activities under the Stay at Home order. All personal safety and social distancing requirements remained in effect at the time…. Read more »
Boardwalk Celebration
Drive-through Graduation
Worcester Prep Parade
Spirit Kitchen
PHOTO COURTESY STEVENSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Thousands of pounds of food have been handed out to families in need during the Stevenson United Methodist Church Spirit Kitchen drive-through food pantry at 103 Flower St. in Berlin every other Wednesday. The Spirit Kitchen was established in Feb- ruary 2011 to offer a free lunch on Wednesdays… Read more »
Food Donations
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Berlin residents distribute grocery bags and brown bag lunches for Worcester County school-aged children on Flower Street in Berlin on March 20 after Gov. Larry Hogan closed Maryland public schools for two weeks – from March 16-27 – to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Pictured, from left, are Ali Terrill, 12,… Read more »
SonRise Storehouse
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Pastor Tim Robinson and his wife, Alana, display the array of food to be bagged and sent out to families in need inside SonRise Church in Berlin on April 7. The church, located at 10026 Main Street, opened the SonRise Storehouse on April 1, which offers nonperishable foods like pasta, rice, beans,… Read more »
Volunteer Award
‘Roo Yoga
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Rachel Azejzak, the mobile crew manager for Barn Hill Preserve of Delaware, holds 8-month- old joey Mac during the Kangaroo Yoga session held at the Eastern Shore Healing Arts Center in Berlin on Jan. 25, which raised more than $1,700 for the Bushfire Wildlife Rescue and Support.