Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer An initiative spearheaded by the Ocean Pines Association has reduced holiday shopping for two local families in need this season. In collaboration with the Berlin Crisis Center, OPA has identified two families needing financial assistance this holiday season to feature in the community’s annual Angel Tree program. Residents can head… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Dec. 19, 2024) A local nonprofit organization is looking for potential funding sources to help pay for the construction of a skate park in Berlin. We Heart Berlin, which is dedicated to promoting the creation of sustainable and healthy activities for town residents, continues to prioritize the building of a… Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer Philadelphia Police Sgt. Erik Bullock was called into a middle-of-the-night barricade situation on April 30, 2023. It dragged on for 20 hours before police decided to make entry into the building. When officers breached the door, the suspect was right there with a shotgun – and struck Bullock at point-blank… Read more »
Skate park banking on local generosity It’s difficult to say how Tony Weeg’s appeal for contributions toward the cost of building Berlin’s skate park will go, although this area’s generous nature suggests that donations will be made. How much the total might be and how long it will take to get to a number of… Read more »
Ronald Alvin Erlwein Ocean Pines Ronald Alvin Erlwein, age 92, of Ocean Pines, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ron was born on July 20, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of the late Dewey Marion Erlwein, Sr. and Alwina Hedwig (Schreib) Erlwein. After Ron… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer An early retirement incentive and new light poles for the Stephen Decatur Middle School parking lot were approved by the Worcester County Board of Education last week. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the school system’s governing group met, and they unanimously passed an early teacher retirement incentive, as they have in… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Worcester County Public Schools continue to yield academic success, per a report released by the Maryland State Department of Education this week. MSDE unveiled its annual Maryland Report Card update on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The report card is a rating tool introduced by the state in 2018 to keep the… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines-based community outreach team Teal Bay Mitzvah is making the lives of local first responders easier this holiday season by collecting small but important everyday items. The charitable group runs two philanthropic programs a year. This winter, Cindy Spicknall, one of Teal Bay Mitzvah’s members, met with the… Read more »
By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor While America’s 250th anniversary is still two years away, officials with the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum are already making preparations to celebrate the semiquincentennial. Melissa Reid, museum president, told the Berlin Town Council on Monday that the museum has plans to introduce several events in 2026, which will mark… Read more »
By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor The Berlin Town Council this week awarded a $893,000 contract to install advanced electric meters. In June, the Town of Berlin issued a request for proposals from vendors to design, supply, install and implement Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). And on Monday, Electric Utilities Director Tim Lawrence came back before the… Read more »