Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
(July 13, 2023) As a painter, illustrator and newspaper publisher, Jim Adcock has quietly been one of the most influential figures in the Ocean Pines community over the last three decades. His fingerprints remained, until recently, in the Bayside Gazette through publication of original weekly cartoons, and his vibrant, beachy paintings are ubiquitous with local… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
The Town of Berlin has been trying to figure what to do with the Tyson poultry plant property for seven years now after buying the 63-acre parcel in 2016 for $2.5 million. It also has spent nearly as long looking for a way to get out from under that debt, especially since the cost of… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
The Fourth of July is when we celebrate our freedom to pursue our lives and happiness however we choose and to disagree with the ruling authority. Right? It doesn’t seem that way at times, as adherents to various political philosophies battle over whose version of freedom will be imposed on us. And make no mistake,… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
A motion from Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church for a Verizon tower … at the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant failed to receive a second from the other county commissioners during their meeting last Tuesday. The area has been known for dropped calls and generally poor service for years. Church said he brought the issue… Read more »
Case for abolishing voter ID laws Editor, This letter is in response to Dennis Evans’ letter “Advocating for voter ID law in Maryland.” I do agree with Mr. Evans that without “fair and free voting…we lose our republic.” That is exactly why I vehemently oppose voter suppression laws being legislated in Republican controlled states, including… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
What is the point, one might ask, of the Worcester County Teachers Association negotiating teachers’ salaries with the board of education if the board of education has no power to guarantee the deal? Although the board is trying to honor the terms of the agreement it struck with the association as part of its budget… Read more »