Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (March 30, 2023) Crabbing season is almost here. That’s great news for crab lovers, but not so great for Maryland’s state reptile, the diamondback terrapin. Diamondback terrapins are aquatic turtles that were once plentiful but today are struggling to survive, largely because of the human presence: their greatest threat is… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (March 30, 2023) Jaimie Ridgely, a 7th and 8th grade literacy and tech ed teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School, has been named Teacher of the Year by Worcester County Board of Education. “There are so many amazing educators across our county and cohort,” Ridgely said. “This is humbling, amazing, exciting…. Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer (March 30, 2023) The Worcester County Public Schools Board of Education discussed the following during its March 21 meeting: Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results showed that 73 percent of Worcester County’s incoming kindergarteners were primed for the classroom, with the rest of the state trailing… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (March 30, 2023) Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the second deadliest cancer in the United States. This issue hits close to home for Linda Dearing and her husband, Michael, owners of Copy Central on Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. They lost their daughter, Gina to the disease in 2014 at… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I have been told by quite a few good folks that they have been reading this article for years, and some even claim to have read it since its inception in 2005. My stock response is, “I am so sorry, and I hope that you can heal from what… Read more »
As parents become more vocal about what they believe children should be taught in school, they may not have given much thought to what their kids have been learning: that they can be shot in their classrooms for no reason. That has to be a more of a problem for young minds — and parents… Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer (March 23, 2023) Berlin has a new acupuncture practice coming to town. Cynthia Kerr Salmond, DNP, CRNP, LAc, owner of Coastal Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine, said the practice will open March 28 in unit 108 of the Berlin Professional Center on Franklin Avenue. Acupuncture is a holistic medical application where… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Reporter (March 23, 2023) The results are in and 61 percent of those who answered the survey are in favor of electronic signs in Ocean Pines. The survey, issued by the Ocean Pines Association’s Communications Advisory Committee, sought to determine interest in “replacing the marquee-type information signs located throughout the community… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Reporter (March 23, 2023) The election debacle of 2022 continues to be a point of contention during the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) board meetings. Significant problems with the election process in 2022 resulted in an over count of ballots, which led to a 940-vote error. The current Election Committee found that… Read more »