Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) The Worcester County Treasurer’s Office will continue to keep a satellite office at the Isle of Wight location, now that the county commissioners have abandoned the idea of relocating it to the Ocean Pines Library. During their Jan. 7 meeting, the commissioners voted to move the office… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) The Worcester County Health Department and Stephen Decatur High School teamed up to tackle vaping with a community forum at the Stephen Decatur High School auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The goal of the night was to educate parents on vaping products and how to combat student… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) The driver of a S10 Chevy pickup who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Berlin last Thursday has been identified as Johnie Derrickson, 73, or Parsonsburg. Although the circumstances of the accident remain unclear, what is known that his pickup collided with a large rollback truck… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) Stephen Decatur Park will now have access to a Worcester County Recreation and Parks toddler gym and tennis court sessions after the county proposal was approved by the Berlin mayor and Town Council during Monday’s meeting. Several adult and youth tennis clinics will take place weekly on… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) A stricter policy regarding the collection of solid waste was approved by the Berlin mayor and Town Council on Monday, although there were disagreements on how the policy should or could be enforced by residents of the town. Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood introduced the ordinance to the… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer After months of work following chemical accident, all’s well (Feb. 13, 2020) It’s official: after being closed for five months and nearly nine months of cleanup, Heron Park is again open for public use, after a motion by Berlin Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood was approved by the mayor and Town… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer First-, second-, third-place finishers move on to state contest in Baltimore in April (Feb. 13, 2020) Students from Worcester Technical High School showed off their trade expertise during the sixth annual SkillsUSA local competition, held Saturday, Feb. 8. About 130 students competed in 35 different contests, which included masonry, welding,… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) A request by Homes for America’s motion variances allowing fewer parking spaces and a replacement building was approved by the Berlin Board of Appeals last Wednesday. Representatives of the nonprofit development company asked the board for variances for its rental communities on 113 and 115 Flower Street,… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) An agreement to annex more than 100,000 square feet of property into the Town of Berlin was approved by the Berlin mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday. The land is on the south side of Route 50 and the east side of Seahawk Road. The process… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Commission approved two requests and an election among its members during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Election The board re-elected Carol Rose as the board’s chair and Robert Poli as the vice-chair. Fence request The commission approved a request by Berlin… Read more »