Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 24, 2023) Cheers erupted from the crowd as the Berlin Town Council voted Monday to designate Heron Park’s parcel 410 as the future location of the Berlin Skatepark. The unanimous vote reflected the opinion of the skatepark workgroup that met on July 31 to discuss the pros and cons of… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 24, 2023) Jeffrey Smith, of Iron Skillet Coffee in Berlin met Emiliano Espinosa, Chesapeake Agriculture Innovation Center’s (CAIC) program director at a farmer’s market in Ocean City, where he was selling his coffee. Espinosa told Smith about a new program he was running at CAIC, which helps entrepreneurs build up… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 24, 2023) The Berlin Town Hall Chambers have fully restored, with no evidence of the damage caused by mold and water damage that was discovered just days before the chamber was to host a hearing on Aug. 17 with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris VanHollen. The cost of remediation and… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 24, 2023) During a shortened meeting of the Berlin mayor and Town Council on Monday night, the council unanimously approved the following motions: Motion 2023-25 authorizes a request for proposals for the demolition of the aging Powellton Avenue Well building and its infrastructure. The proposal includes constructing a new well… Read more »
Another development plan for parcel expected to be offered at end of month By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 24, 2023) Berlin Councilmember Jay Knerr reported Monday night after the mayor and council meeting that another developer wants to present the town with a mixed used plan and price for the Heron Park properties. During a… Read more »
Second-guessing a court decision is easy to do, as is speculating on the legal strategy that led to that decision. But despite the ease with which these things can be done, it remains that lay people expounding on the law is no different than looking at the face of a broken clock and being able… Read more »
Eileen Edna Constantine Berlin Eileen Edna Constantine, 90, of Berlin, Maryland, passed away on Aug. 17, 2023, at Genesis Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. Eileen was born April 17, 1933, to Minnie Shorty Hughes and Stanton Daggett Hughes Sr. in Canton, Maryland. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings, Della, Helen, Arnold,… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Have you ever tried to write an article on an Apple product after being a Windows guy your whole life? This is pure hell, but desperate times call for desperate measures. This little abacus-resembling device may as well be a stone tablet. Dramatic much, Old Man Paul? Perhaps on occasion,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 17, 2023) Ocean Pines resident Katie Conforti received a letter dated May 10 from the Ocean Pines Association with a $2,900 bill for a tree removed from her property. A month later, her association voting rights and access to amenities were suspended until she paid the bill, which she believed… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug.17, 2023) Pickleball players are practicing for the third annual Oktoberfest Pickleball Tournament Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in Ocean Pines, with registration open until Sept.15 at app.pickleballden.com/external-tournament/3025225. It is the only pickleball tournament with cash prizes held on the Delmarva Peninsula and draws several hundred players and spectators each year,… Read more »