Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Town Hall renovation work will force staff to relocate to building for months By Tara Fischer Staff Writer While the future of the Berlin Welcome Center remains uncertain, groups float the idea that a regional cultural heritage center could move into the space. Berlin’s Town Hall building is set to soon go under renovation. While… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Electric residential utility accounts in Berlin will see a credit of $54 on their next bill as part of a statewide energy relief refund passed earlier this year. According to Natalie Saleh, Berlin’s finance director, the State of Maryland recently passed a bill, the Legislative Energy Relief Refund, that aims… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin will begin offering its residents optional monthly bulk pickups for a fee of $25, officials decided this week. Starting in September, Berlin citizens with bulk trash to dispose of will be able to pay $25 to have the municipality’s public works team collect and dispose of… Read more »
Carole Ann Sweeney Berlin Carole Ann Sweeney (nee Gischel) of Berlin passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2025 at Guiding Hands Assisted Living in Berlin. Born on June 25, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Edward George Gischel Jr. and Margaret Gishel (nee Roder). She was preceded in death by… Read more »
Marie O’Connor Martin West Ocean City Marie O’Connor Martin, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at her home in West Ocean City, Maryland. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Frances O’Connor and Mildred (Tucker) O’Connor. Marie graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase high school in 1957. Following… Read more »
Redrawn 1st District won’t change results Unsurprisingly, the national political fad of redrawing congressional districts five years before the next census to favor one political party in the 2026 mid-term elections could spread to Maryland, with Democratic Gov. Wes Moore saying he is open to the idea of remaking the First District. Moore, of course,… Read more »
School district puts politics above kids Editor, In a closed-door meeting in May, the Somerset County Board of Education voted to terminate School Superintendent Ava Tasker-Mitchell. The Board left the meeting without answering questions from parents who waited outside the closed doors. No reason to support the firing was provided. One parent politely asked a… Read more »
Courts need to do better Editor, The recent from Ken Kuyawa hits the nail on the head with respect to strict sentences as one of the most effective deterrents to the lawlessness we see throughout Ocean City. Whether it is participants in these pop-up events terrorizing our streets and beaches, guys beating up on wives… Read more »
Diakonia perseveres and moves forward Diakonia, the West Ocean City-based provider of services to the homeless, knows something about adversity as well as how to overcome it through perseverance. The nonprofit organization demonstrated the latter last Wednesday at the groundbreaking for a project that at one time appeared to be forever doomed. It’s not clear… Read more »
James G. Whalan New York James (“Jim”) G. Whalan, 77, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility, in Liberty, N.Y. He is the brother of Judith Ann Whalan, of Ocean City, and the uncle of Caitlin Whalan Jones, formerly of Ocean City. Jim, the son of Francis and Joan… Read more »