Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor delivered welcoming remarks to new teachers on Aug. 17 at Worcester Technical High School in Newark, as they prepared to work under circumstances that no one could have anticipated and was illustrated by the spread-out seating arrangement. The schools have operated according to a… Read more »
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE The new natural gas engine was delivered to the Berlin power plant on William Street on May 15. In the future, town staff plans to convert all of the engines from diesel to natural gas at the power plant. The second engine out of four that run the generator was taken out… Read more »
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 »
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Stephen Decatur High School Principal Thomas Sites, left, and Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor congratulate graduate Alyssa Romano before the school’s drive-through graduation ceremony on the Ocean City Boardwalk on May 27.
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Class of 2020 graduate Rylie Carey waves to the faculty and teachers celebrating during Worcester Preparatory High School’s drive-through graduation ceremony on May 21.
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Vice President of the Worcester Prep Class of 2020, Quinn McColgan of Millsboro, Delaware, high fives the school’s mascot, Fighting Mallard, as she participates in the school’s drive-through graduation parade on May 21.
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Nearly 250 cars participated in the celebration of 295 graduates from the Class of 2020 during Stephen Decatur High School’s drive-through graduation ceremony on the Boardwalk on May 27. In addition to families and teachers, members of the Worcester County Board of Education participated in the parade as well. The name of… Read more »
PHOTO COURTESY AGH Megan Klakring, left, a nurse tech, and Sarah Sharkey, a radiation tech, at Atlantic General Hospital demonstrate the use of the face shields provided by Hardwire LLC, a Pocomoke City manufacturer of protective armor used by the military, law enforcement and school systems, in March. The shields act as second layers of… Read more »
PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS The Worcester County Public School Board of Education reviewed the progress of the construction of the new Showell Elementary School off Route 589 in Berlin during a conference call on March 17. This picture from March 10 shows the installation of bulkheads in the cafeteria above the stage.
PHOTO COURTESY JORDYN KUCZAK Matthew Record of Pocomoke Middle School, was named Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals. Record was surprised with the award by the Worcester County Board of Education, Superintendent Lou Taylor, Pocomoke Middle students and teachers, county commissioners on March 9. Record became… Read more »