(Feb. 26, 2015) Fourth graders throughout Maryland are invited to take part in the Maryland Municipal League’s annual “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. The contest challenges fourth graders to share their thoughts on how they would engage with citizens to make their local municipality a better place to live and work if they were… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) Servefest is a one day, yearly outreach event by the Ocean City Worship Center designed to serve the Berlin community in the following five areas: widows, orphans/fatherless, poor/needy, oppressed/sick and imprisoned.   Organizers are currently accepting requests from residents of Berlin and those within a 10-mile radius who are in need to… Read more »

(Feb. 26, 2015) The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors Junior American Citizens contests at area schools each year. The objective of the JAC Committee is to instill good citizenship in the youth of all races, creeds and economic backgrounds, by teaching loyalty to the United States of America… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) The first major snowfall of the year hit Worcester County late Monday evening, blanketing the area with more than six inches of snow. Freezing conditions continued throughout Tuesday, resulting in public school closings in the county and impassable roads. Bill Sammler, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) Longtime Berlin resident Gregory Purnell believes now is the perfect time for a history lesson. Last month the reigning “Coolest Small Town” began holding public meetings to map the future in broad strokes. Business was booming in the vibrant downtown, and good will was at an all-time high. Then, a newspaper ran… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) Two weeks after OPA Board Vice President Marty Clarke walked out of a budget meeting in frustration, the two-term director says he is still mulling his options on returning.   Clarke suggested a number of changes to the fiscal year 2016 budget before the meeting, including reducing the projected assessment from $934… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) County Commissioner Chip Bertino, who represents Ocean Pines, will hold a town hall-style meeting at the Ocean Pines library Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at 10 a.m. “I don’t expect the meeting to go longer than an hour or hour and a half, but I do want people to see how Judy Boggs’… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) Three potential management groups made their final pitches to the Ocean Pines Association membership during a four-hour public meeting held at the country club on Saturday, Feb. 14. Current management Billy Casper Golf, the Lincoln, Neb. company, Landscapes Unlimited, and the Salisbury-based partnership Haley/Marshall each made approximately 45-minute presentations, followed by an… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) The area’s first snowstorm of the winter forced the Worcester County Commissioners to delay its regular Tuesday meeting until this morning, which is after the Bayside Gazette’s press time. Before each meeting, certain documents, such as a tentative agenda and supporting paperwork, are made public, and while changes can and often do… Read more »

(Feb. 19, 2015) The Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center are kicking off a new campaign to encourage volunteers. Prospective volunteers can sign up to work during specific times in the center, or during specific events in town. “It’s whole big volunteer push,” Chamber Administrator Jim Volk said. “We have posters we’re going to… Read more »