Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) While most of a four-hour budget discussion Saturday in Ocean Pines concerned lowering assessments, two men asked to speak about a slightly different topic: recent political history. Ocean Pines Director Slobodan Trendic stood up near the start of the meeting to address an article in last week’s Gazette… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) The Berlin Board of Appeals last Wednesday tabled a requested setback reduction for a residential accessory building, although one of the main concerns stated by board members was later found not to apply. Just minutes before the appeals board meeting, homeowners Daniel and Naquelle Jacobs were given approval… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) The only recent news on the forensic audit of Ocean Pines finances ordered last spring is that the effort continues and apparently involves the Bank of Ocean City. The Ocean Pines Board hired Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates last April to perform the audit and work officially began a… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Feb. 14, 2019) Friends and family last week mourned the passing of Stephen Decatur High School graduate Tyler William Birch, 19, who was killed in a single-vehicle crash last Tuesday morning near the Glen Riddle community. For 20-year-old Dakota Maycrantz, hearing of his former classmate’s death inspired him to write a… Read more »
Rather than pursue YMCA directly, town to take broad look at community needs By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) Rather than jump straight into the deep end and fund a $20,000 YMCA feasibility study to gauge interest in an indoor swimming pool and other amenities, the Berlin Town Council on Monday night agreed to… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 14, 2019) Worcester County Recreation and Parks offerings are coming to the Town of Berlin this spring and summer, and both sides said they’re eager to work together to deliver new activities for the public. During a Berlin Parks Commission meeting last Tuesday, staff liaison Mary Bohlen said she met… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 7, 2019) Ocean Pines General Manager John Bailey opened his presentation of the latest fiscal 2020 budget draft to a large audience last Saturday by thanking everyone for coming and for sharing their “comments, concerns and frustrations.” He said his favorite comment so far was that the $127 proposed assessment… Read more »
(Feb. 7, 2019) A single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning claimed the life of a 19-year-old Ocean Pines man and shut down portions of Route 50 for several hours. The lone occupant, Tyler William Birch, was pronounced dead on the scene. Police said his next of kin was notified. A Maryland State Police spokeswoman said a… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 7, 2019) Ocean Pines Director Esther Diller said she’s furious with General Manager John Bailey’s handling of the budget process thus far, and will not support the proposed $127 assessment increase that she said caught the directors off guard last week. In an interview last Saturday, Diller said she wanted… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Feb. 7, 2019) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors scheduled a special budget discussion this Saturday, Feb. 9, at 8 a.m. in the Marlin Room of the community center on 235 Ocean Parkway. Association President Doug Parks said the meeting would be “an open work session that will allow the board… Read more »