Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 16, 2023) With the 2022 election cycle out of the way and 2020 census data secured, Worcester County officials agreed to begin the redistricting process on March 7. In a unanimous vote, the commissioners agreed that Director of Development, Review and Permitting Jennifer Keener will provide them with multiple… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (March 17, 2023) It’s going to cost non-Maryland boaters to launch at the Shell Mill boat ramp in Bishopville soon. The Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3, with commissioners Joe Mitrecic and Ted Elder opposed and Diana Purnell abstaining, to initiate a pilot program that will charge out-of-state users $10 to… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Joseph Louis Pino Sr. Berlin Joseph Louis Pino Sr., age 64, of Berlin, Maryland, died suddenly Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was born in Washington, DC and was the son of the late Albino Pino and Irene Beatriz (Eduardo) Pino. Joe owned United Restoration and was a charter member… Read more »
Mary L. Castorina Frankford Mary L. Castorina, age 84, of Frankford, Delaware, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, Rochester Hills and Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at her home. Mary was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 25, 1938 daughter of the late… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Just the other day I was reading about soups and how satiating they can be, especially broth soups. I pondered this as the scents of cinnamon, cardamom and star anise wafted through the first floor of my house. Of course, you could make out the aromas of chicken stock… Read more »
As the Town of Berlin begins to reassess the direction of its 10-year comprehensive plan, the question officials, their advisers and residents will have to answer is how large can a small town become before it turns into something else. Exactly what that something else might be is subject to debate, since the definition of… Read more »
(March 9, 2023) As far as Worcester County government’s leadership is concerned, the state’s comprehensive health education framework bill just keeps getting worse. The House bill found its way in front of the House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee on Monday and left with amended language that might make it harder for parents to… Read more »
(March 9, 2023) After an incendiary February meeting in which the Berlin Historic District Commission tore into a representative for a property owner of The Globe for ignoring the commission’s orders and protocol, March’s meeting with the property’s leaseholder went much smoother. Jon Lane, the former operator of Braddah Barney’s in West Ocean City, took… Read more »
Requests reflect inflation’s effect on local budgets (March 9, 2023) Across the board, Worcester County municipalities and the Ocean Pines Association want more money to keep up with the costs associated with inflation. Each municipality plus the Ocean Pines Association made its FY24 budget requests to the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday and while there… Read more »