Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Worcester County Public Schools community is split on the system’s allowance of the politically charged Turning Point USA chapter at Stephen Decatur High School. An onslaught of citizen comments at last week’s board of education meeting highlighted this divide. Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by the late… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Fines will increase for drivers caught on camera exceeding the posted speed limit in Berlin, officials said this week. At a Berlin mayor and council meeting on Monday, Oct. 27, town attorney David Gaskill and Police Chief Arnold Downing announced that motorists can expect steeper violation fees if they exceed… Read more »
The Ocean Pines Public Works Department will collect bagged leaves from Nov. 24 through Dec. 31. Bagged leaves will be picked up on days opposite Republic Services’ regularly scheduled collection days: Residents whose trash is collected on Mondays and Thursdays will have bagged leaves picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays. Those whose trash is collected… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Town Council this week approved the municipality’s 2026 lineup of events, which includes favorites such as the Independence Day fireworks, Oktoberfest, the Christmas Parade, and the New Year’s Eve celebration. On Monday, Oct. 27, at the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) Chefs from the Eastern Shore restaurant Roadie Joe’s represented Berlin last week at the World Food Championship in Indiana, where they competed against cooks from around the world and learned a few new techniques to bring back to Maryland. Josh Morrison, the head chef of Roadie Joe’s… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) A tree grown from seeds of an over 2,000-year-old bald cypress in North Carolina, the oldest of its kind in the Eastern United States, found its way to the Town of Berlin’s Stephen Decatur Park earlier this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall, with… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) Berlin’s Christmas tree will be a little different this holiday season, with brighter lights and, as part of a community-wide effort, Eastern Shore-themed decorations. At the Berlin Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14, the municipality’s mayor, Zack Tyndall, and his executive administrative assistant, Sara Gorfinkel, announced… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) The Berlin Fire Company invites the public to an open house this weekend, where the crew will have new and old apparatuses on display and fire prevention material available. A ceremony will also be held to retire an outdated engine and replace it with a much-needed upgrade…. Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) Posting a hefty decommissioning bond ahead of solar farm approval is now the law in Worcester County, where officials made the change as emergency legislation. Emergency Bill #25-04 adds decommissioning bonds to the review process for major solar farm projects and legally establishes abandoned solar projects as… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Oct. 23, 2025) Berlin’s lineup of seasonal festivities continues this weekend with the town’s annual family-friendly, educational, and Halloween-themed event, Touch a Truck-N-Treat. On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids and their families from Berlin and the surrounding areas are invited to Stephen Decatur Park to… Read more »