Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) The extent of the Board of Directors authority over the Ocean Pines Architectural Review Committee is not as clear as it should be, the Bylaws & Resolutions Committee concluded during virtual meeting last Friday. Committee Chairman Jim Trummel said a bylaws work group found instances of conflicting authorities between… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) Berlin’s Historic District Commission approved requests for replacement windows, new signs and demolition plans for a trio of properties during its meeting last Wednesday. Demolition Historic District Commission members voted unanimously in favor of demolition plans for a home at 19 Gay Street proposed by Jonathan Selway, managing member… Read more »
Special exception granted for flood zone workaround By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) Berlin’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved both a conditional use and special exemption request for a proposed 33-townhome community on Maple Avenue during its meeting last Wednesday. Maple Avenue of Berlin LLC and UTR Ventures LLC are looking to develop three parcels… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) The Berlin Parks Commission vetted high-dollar projects for a pending grant application and future funding consideration through Program Open Space during its meeting last Tuesday. Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen said grant applications for FY23 Department of Natural Resources’ Program Open Space funding are due by Aug. 26, with… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 ‘Tis the season to be jolly. No, not Christmas, Silly. I’m talking about summertime: the season of garden-fresh vegetables, freshly caught fish and the smell of salt air slapping us in our grimy faces, sweat dripping down off our brows as we fight through the humid weather, our foreheads… Read more »
Good times roll again in downtown Berlin Like the Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney films of the late 1930s and ’40s and their inevitable line, “Hey, gang, let’s put on a show,” the Town of Berlin is at its best when it takes to the streets to present entertainment. Whether that would be in the… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) Throngs of spectators cheered the return of the annual Bathtub Races to Main Street Berlin Friday, when the 31st annual outing saw the Worcester County Parks and Recreation team take the trophy away from Deeley Insurance Group, the 2019 champions. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said after… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) After jumping on board in the early phases of the downtown’s resurgence, Berlin Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen has witnessed the evolution of Berlin from a typical Eastern Shore community into Budget Travel’s 2014 title holder of America’s Coolest Small Town. Native to the region, Bohlen grew up in… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) Disc golf will get a trial run at Stephen Decatur Park next month, following the Berlin Town Council’s 3-1 vote Monday to allow three events to take place on an 18-hole course at the site. Local disc golf pros Austin Widdowson and Shawn Johnson, both members of Eastbound Disc… Read more »