Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Brian Shane Staff Writer (March 26, 2026) When hungry microbes living in sewage treatment tanks get too cold, they go to sleep and can’t do their job: eating up harmful nitrogen compounds to prevent them from polluting local waterways. That’s why the Worcester County Commissioners last Tuesday unanimously approved a performance study for the… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 26, 2026) The Berlin Town Council this week approved a contract with Bennett Construction for $121,436 to demolish a multipurpose building at 130 Flower Street. The job is a key step in preparing the site for the town’s planned community center. At its Monday, March 23, meeting, town officials… Read more »
James L. Shreeve, Jr. Berlin James Lockerman Shreeve Jr., known to all as Jim, passed away on March 16, 2026, in Berlin, Maryland, just three days after celebrating his 84th birthday. Born on March 13, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, Jim lived a full and vibrant life defined by his love of sports, his sharp wit,… Read more »
Don’t get hung up on making a few dollars One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so they say, except it might also be said that trash should not be designated as trash if it’s paid for with taxpayers’ money. In that instance, one needs to be aware that throwing out old government property comes… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) The Berlin Fire Company gave town officials its semiannual update last week, revealing that filling the ranks with volunteers remains a struggle for the department. Berlin Fire Company President David Fitzgerald and Fire Chief Andrew Grunden attended the Berlin Town Council’s meeting on March 9. The department… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) The Town of Berlin appears likely to adopt an ordinance dedicating funds collected from an increase in the hotel room tax to making repairs to municipal and quasi-public parking lots. At a Town Council meeting last week, Councilmember Jack Orris presented his proposal to create a new… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) Town of Berlin staff and officials are gearing up to move out of Town Hall as the long-awaited structural renovation project begins. Meetings will be relocated to the library and police department until the work has been completed. Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall said last week that the… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) A former employee of the Ocean Pines Clubhouse Bar and Grille was convicted of felony theft earlier this month following a 2025 investigation that revealed more than $13,000 in bank deposits had gone missing over several weeks. On March 6, former clubhouse manager Grayson Ashley Mitchell, 39,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) A policy at an Arby’s restaurant across the street from Stephen Decatur High School permits students to order food but does not allow them to eat inside the establishment, one mom says. According to Shannon Jones, the parent of a senior at Decatur, her daughter was asked… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 19, 2026) Former member of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors and interim general manager Brett Hill was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week after a federal jury convicted him on 16 counts of failing to collect and pay employment taxes. In addition to ordering his… Read more »