Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Ocean Pines safety officials provided community updates on rules and regulations during the latest board of directors meeting, namely on fireworks safety as the Fourth of July holiday approaches.
A former employee of the Berlin Activities Depot, Catherine Deutsch, 32, of Ocean Pines, was arrested June 11 on 15 charges – 11 charges of failure to report child abuse/neglect and four charges of neglect of a minor.
A plea agreement that would have ended the case of a former Stephen Decatur High School music teacher who admitted 33 years ago to having a sexual relationship with one of his students came to a different end last week.
The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted 6-1 last week to appoint Steve Ransdell as the new chair of the Elections Committee amid the current position-holder Tom Piatti’s departure from the community.
Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidates Sherrie Clifford, Jeff Heavner, Rick Farr, Amy Peck and Jerry Murphy made cases for election to voters at a public forum last week.
The Berlin Planning Commission heard the concept plan for the development of a new residential community between Tripoli and Bay streets at a meeting last week.
Ocean Pines Police Chief Tim Robinson said he has received a number of phone calls, emails, and social media messages about speeding in the community, prompting increased enforcement efforts.
Berlin Intermediate School fifth graders took a trip to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines last week to hear stories of the American sacrifice for freedom.
The Berlin Mayor and Council have unanimously voted to waive $290 building and fence permit fees for site work and installation of a weather station near Stephen Decatur Middle School.
A seven-year tattoo moratorium in Berlin was extended for another year Monday with the town officials expressing a need for more time to iron out health and safety details.