Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison (March 11, 2021) Focused on community issues and civic engagement, a new private Facebook group, Ocean Pines Get Involved, has expanded rapidly with hundreds of members joining in less than two weeks. Esther Diller, who along with Colby Phillips is a page administrator, said on Monday said more than 300 members have… Read more »
Town grows, but taxes can’t be set any lower The town of Berlin’s property tax rate might stay the same as last year, at 80 cents per $100 of assessed value, and if it does, the tax bills received by some property owners will be slightly more than they would be under the constant yield… Read more »
Modified event will utilize White Horse Park in three shifts By Greg Ellison (March 11, 2021) Although unable to sponsor its Easter events because of coronavirus health safety restrictions, Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks will hold three rounds of Easter egg hunts on Saturday, April 3 in White Horse Park. Recreation Supervisor Katie Goetzinger said… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 11, 2021) Worcester County municipalities Pocomoke, Berlin and Snow Hill, along with Ocean Pines, presented FY22 budget requests to the county commissioners last Tuesday. Ocean Pines OPA President Larry Perrone gave a brief overview of the homeowners association’s expenditures dependent upon county funding, which totaled roughly $1.45 million in FY21. He… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 11, 2021) Berlin is in fourth place of a USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice 2021 contest for the best small town beer scene against 19 other nominations, including Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Each town nominated has a population less than 30,000 and was chosen by a panel of beer… Read more »
Related work group status discussed during virtual meeting held last Friday By Greg Ellison (March 11, 2021) The Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee last Friday dove into the multiple updates to association governing documents that have been pending. Committee Chairman Jim Trummel said a related bylaws work group held its most recent meeting the… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (March 11, 2021) Following the departure of Director of Amenities and Operational Logistics Colby Phillips last month, the Ocean Pines Association has realigned its organizational chart to reassign her previous duties to various department heads. The changes include handing oversight of parking at the Ocean Pines Beach Club to Aquatics Director Kathleen… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 11, 2021) Like many other organizations, Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services adapted to the age of covid-19 by hosting its first virtual Berlin Youth Club summer camp last year. Dr. Jennifer Leggour, executive director of Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, told the Berlin Parks Commission on March… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) We Heart Berlin Inc. has been established as a Maryland-based nonprofit to raise funds for town projects. Organizer Tony Weeg said he used LegalZoom to set up the nonprofit, and is now embarking on the next step of pursuing tax exempt status through the federal government. As… Read more »