Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 18, 2021) As downtown Berlin prepares to welcome The Mermaid Museum and The Rusty Anchor Seafood Market, the Historic District Commission approved exterior signs for the two new businesses during its meeting on March 10. Alyssa Maloof, owner of The Mermaid Museum at 4 Jefferson St., presented two choices… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 18, 2021) Following life-saving surgery two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital to excise a large internal mass, Ocean Pines resident Dave Baker returned home on March 9 to begin a weeks’-long recovery. Speaking last Wednesday, Baker said surgeons at Hopkins removed an internal mass identified as pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor that… Read more »
Clock on ballot mailing will start ticking on March 27 By Greg Ellison (March 18, 2021) Sorting out details for an upcoming referendum on whether to limit the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors’ spending authority dominated discussions during the Elections Committee meeting last Friday. The board has scheduled a public hearing on Saturday, March… Read more »
(March 18, 2021) Ocean Pines Police are asking for public assistance to identify a suspect caught on bank surveillance footage cashing a check using a stolen driver’s license. In a March 8 Facebook post, Ocean Pines Police posted pictures of a woman accused of using a theft victim’s Maryland driver’s license to fraudulently cash a… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 18, 2021) After closing following its New Year’s celebration, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club reopened this past weekend with a slew of pre-St. Patrick’s Day specials in hopes that greener pastures are on the horizon. Matt Ortt Companies CEO Ralph DeAngelus said the Yacht Club returned to service at noon last… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 18, 2021) As springtime temperatures begin to visit the region, Ocean Pines Public Works crews have begun work on upgrades and general maintenance of association parks and outdoor recreation areas Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue said public works has already begun demolishing the existing playground at Robin Hood… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 18, 2021) After disbanding in December 2016, the Ocean Pines Racquet Sports Committee is back in action, with the advisory group now meeting on the second Tuesday of each month. In addition to Director Camilla Rogers serving as board liaison, U.S. Tennis Association instructor Terry Underkoffler is also conferring with the… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 11, 2021) Berlin Mayor Zackery Tyndall recommended to the Town Council Monday night that it maintain the property tax rate at 80 cents per $100 of assessed value from FY21 to FY22. Currently, the town is projecting revenues of nearly $6.4 million and expenditures about $6.5 million. The 80-cent… Read more »
(March 11, 2021) The following took place during the Berlin mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday night: Grant awarded Berlin received a Maryland Energy Administration grant of $122,375 for a solar rooftop system on the main electric utility building on Schoolfield Street. “We were the first to apply. We were the first to receive… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 11, 2021) The Worcester County Commissioners last Tuesday agreed to provide the local school system nearly $1.5 million for the Pocomoke Middle School roof replacement project and $109,000 to continue into the pre-construction phase and bidding process for the Stephen Decatur Middle School Addition project. “The project to replace… Read more »