Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor The town council this week adopted the county’s design guidelines and standards, a measure officials hope will steer commercial projects until a planning director can be hired to draft a Berlin-specific document. At the recommendation of the planning commission as well as the historic district commission, the Berlin Town Council… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer An over 60-year-long tradition is coming to an end in Berlin. Town residents and visitors will have just a few more weeks to stop in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s beloved thrift shop, The Church Mouse, until the storefront closes its doors for good on Dec. 21. The brick-and-mortar has been… Read more »
By Steve Green Executive Editor Ever since last year’s title game win, Stephen Decatur varsity football team had a goal – to repeat as state champions. The mission was accomplished in dramatic fashion last Saturday as the team captured its 28th straight win to become back-to-back champs. In what turned into a game dominated by… Read more »
Staff Writer An ambitious new funding model might help Ocean City pay its eight-figure share of its proposed youth sports complex, one which now has an operator and an architect on board – but no place yet to put it. A public-private partnership known as a Business Investment District (BID) could be utilized to generate… Read more »
Design standards will serve town … for now The Town of Berlin made a major move in a positive direction this week when the Town Council agreed to adopt Worcester County’s building design guidelines and standards for commercial properties. By doing so, town government has given contractors and developers a foundation, as it were, on… Read more »
Offshore wind positives ignored Editor, On the issue of offshore wind for Ocean City, each person’s viewpoint is colored by a personal agenda or individual experience. It might be the lens of business and economics, tourism, the environment and ecosystems, climate change, local livelihoods, etc. The dominant theme of local opinion has been driven by… Read more »
Teacher responds to concerning letters Editor, I am a teacher in Worcester County and I recently read some Bayside Gazette Letters to the Editor that concerned me. Both letters were in relation to the recent Board of Education elections in Worcester County, and both letters had questionable material in it. In one letter, Susan Ostrowski… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Pine Tones is gearing up to bring holiday cheer to the community next month with a 40-year-long tradition. At its 40th holiday concert, the choir will perform a mix of classical, modern, contemporary, and Christmas favorite tunes on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church at… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Local do-gooders are turning to charity to keep the less fortunate bundled up and warm this winter. Andrea Raquel Clymire, community school coordinator for Pittsville Elementary and Middle School and Mrs. Delmarva 2025, and her daughter, Delmarva’s Young Miss Ocean Pines, are helping the Miss Delmarva Pageant Series collect hats,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Infrastructure improvements to the golf course and racquet center are scheduled in Ocean Pines over the next few months, per a report presented at the community’s Saturday, Nov. 23, board of directors meeting. The pavilion constructed at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines was completed last month and… Read more »