Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Session next Wednesday will offer that opportunity By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Ocean Pines Association members will have two opportunities to learn more about the budget proposed for the next fiscal year, with the first taking place next Wednesday at a board meeting scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in the Assateague… Read more »
In three years organization has raised more than $30,000 to support local nonprofits By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Illustrating the power of collective efforts over individual involvement, members of 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore have raised more than $30,000 in funds over the past three years, while also generating publicity… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Despite the recent introduction of rental licenses in Worcester County, questions remain about how the new lodging requirements will affect Ocean Pines. Last August, the county commissioners approved legislation requiring rental property owners to obtain licenses as of this January. The rule applies to all property outside… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Verena Chase from Assateague Coastal Trust’s Coast Kids program asked for an received the Berlin mayor and town council’s permission to expand the Henry Park Pollinator Garden. Chase, on Monday, asked for an additional 9-foot-by-25-foot expansion of the current pollinator garden located northwest of the playground and… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Fourteen educators from each school in Worcester County were announced as Teacher of the Year finalists at the monthly Worcester County Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Newark. The program recognizes one teacher from each school who has demonstrated excellence in the… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) The Berlin teen charged with murdering 17-year-old Dehaven Nichols last May pled guilty to second-degree murder and was convicted in Worcester County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Jan. 21. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Sixteen-year-old Vershawn Hudson-Crawford had faced charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Two separate land use changes that affect Berlin were endorsed by the Worcester County Commissioners last Tuesday.The first was to rezone 18.65 acres of land on the south side of Route 50 and north side of Route 346 from agricultural to commercial. Ernest Gerardi, who owns the… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) After two more weeks of deliberation, a convenient loading zone for parcel and mail delivery trucks in downtown Berlin, as well as two designated 15-minute parking spots, were approved by the Berlin mayor and town council on Monday night. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells suggested… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Berlin Financial Director Natalie Saleh presented the financial projections for the six months overview of the 2020 fiscal year to the mayor and Town Council on Monday night. From July to December, the revenues in the general fund as of Dec. 31, was $4.5 million and total… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 30, 2020) Twenty cigarette butt recycling receptacles are expected to be installed in Berlin, according to Economic and Community Director Ivy Wells. Wells informed the Berlin mayor and town council on Monday that the installation of the receptacles, which will bear the town’s logo, is nearly complete. Wells had… Read more »