Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Building renovations, park on Tyndall’s ’23 to-do list By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 2, 2023) A new town hall, a developed Heron Park, more public art, filling out the Berlin Police Department and bringing the Broad Street and William Street lift stations online were some of the highlights on Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall’s list… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff writer (March 2, 2023) The Worcester County Board of Education followed the County Commissioners’ example on Feb. 21 by unanimously denouncing the Health Education Framework bill currently in discussion in the Maryland General Assembly. The board took in a presentation from WCPS coordinator for instruction Tamara Mills and Annette Wallace, WCPS… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 2, 2023) The Town of Berlin is making it clear that casino funds should not be the sole funding source for the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System (LEOPS) that the mayor and Town Council signed up for two weeks ago. Before Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting of the mayor and… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Feb. 2, 2023) The Environment and Natural Assets Committee met on Jan. 25 with a full roster of projects to pursue for the year. “It has been brought to our attention that too many healthy trees are being removed in our community,” Committee Chair Sharon Santacroce said. “We hope to educate… Read more »
(Feb. 23, 2023) A residential structure fire at 116 Seafarer Lane in Ocean Pines on Tuesday evening resulted in the death of its occupant and injuries to three firefighters, the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office reported. According to that report, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a house fire at 5:58 p.m…. Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) There are still no firm decisions on how to address the voting discrepancies in the August 2022 board election. A September hand count of the ballots dropped the total number of votes from 9,053 to 8,113. During the public comments segment of the board of directors meeting Saturday,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s official, assessments on Ocean Pines property will be less in the year ahead. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed at its Saturday session that assessments will drop by $13, making the bill for basic non-waterfront lots $883 and for waterfront lots $1,325. The assessments… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The numbers are in for the first half of FY23 and the Town of Berlin is slightly ahead of schedule, according to Finance Director Natalie Saleh’s report. From the period of July 1 to Dec. 31, the town brought in $5.3 million in total revenue, which included… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) Ocean Pines’ communications committee is exploring the idea of electric signage in the community and wants to hear from residents. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GG6FRHX and takes less than one minute to complete. “We will be tracking responses for three to four weeks,” said committee… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s a busy time at the Ocean Pines Golf Course, as work continues to clear out of dead and diseased trees to promote sunlight and airflow on the 17th hole. The shelter is also getting cleaned out in preparation for the new instructor, Matt Ruggiere, who will… Read more »