Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 24, 2019) Approaching the final week of Star Charities annual “Holiday Gifts for Soldiers” collection, volunteers are shell shocked by the deluge of donations continuing to pour in, with the groundswell directly attributable to the passing of group co-founder Anna Foultz last month. Star Charities volunteer Sue Walter, who… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 24, 2019) Deliberations over upgrading community messaging signs dominated the discussion at the OPA Communications Committee meeting last Thursday. After broaching the subject of installing digital messaging signs to replace the current manual sign boards last month, the committee reconvened last week to consider research conducted by Brian Reynolds. Reynolds said… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 24, 2019) Knowing whether fight or flight is the right response to an active shooter situation was the focus of a training class held by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office last Thursday in Ocean Pines. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training class was hosted by Worcester… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) The Ocean Pines Association completed another step in the process of adding to the Ocean Pines Police building by passing through the county’s Technical Review Committee. Site plans state that it will be 3,640 square feet located at 239 Ocean Parkway on the west side of Ocean Parkway… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) The conflict at White Horse Park continues as local attorney Hugh Cropper will take five cases to the Worcester County’s Board of Zoning Appeals in an effort to overturn a decision by the Worcester County Commissioners. After County Commissioner Jim Bunting at a June 18 meeting told full-time… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) The Refuge at Windmill Creek, formerly known as the Evergreen Village Residential Planned Community, passed step two of the master plan review with the county Technical Review Committee. Copies of the revised master plan and narrative will be resubmitted to the Planning Commission to continue the review process…. Read more »
Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) Construction on the submerged gravel wetland project on Graham Avenue is expected to start next week after a months-long lag, according to town officials. Darl Kolar, a consultant with E.A. Engineering, Science and Technology Inc., said the project aims to treat stormwater runoff and to reduce runoff pollution…. Read more »
After nearly 10 years, doors raised on third facility for volunteers By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) The Berlin Fire Company officially has a new fire station after formally unveiling Station 3 during a ceremony Sunday afternoon. The newly built fire station is on a two-acre piece of property on Ocean Gateway, about… Read more »
Development to consist of retail, apartments in town By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) A proposed housing and retail property in downtown Berlin received a unanimous endorsement of its site plan by the Berlin Planning Commission last Wednesday. Property owner Ernest Gerardi showed members renderings of his three-story property on 2 Stevenson Lane, with… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Oct. 17, 2019) Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing advised the Town Council Tuesday night to impose parking restrictions on two narrow streets after firefighting apparatus had to negotiate parked cars to respond to a garage fire earlier this summer. Downing endorsed having no parking on Grace Street and limited parking on… Read more »