Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Tara Fischer Staff Writer Annette Wallace was announced as the next superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools last week, replacing predecessor Lou Taylor. The appointment marks Wallace as the first woman to hold the position in Worcester. The announcement was made on April 24 at a special Worcester County Board of Education meeting. Wallace graduated… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer This week, the Berlin Town Council authorized the submission of an application for Community Development Block Grant funds in an amount not to exceed $300,000. The dollars will be used for the demolition of an existing multipurpose building on 130 Flower Street, the site of the town’s planned community center…. Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Horticulture Advisory Committee announced that its “Keep Berlin Cool” initiative was selected as a grant recipient and will receive $2,980. Last week, the group revealed via a Facebook post that its tree-planting project was chosen as a grant awardee. The funds will be dispersed by the Maryland Coastal… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The election vendor for the 2025 Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election has yet to be named, after a motion to authorize contract negotiations with ACE Printing and Mailing of Berlin failed to carry. ACE formally withdrew from consideration following the discussions at the OPA Board of Directors meeting… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The start of event season in Berlin is here, as the town prepares for two of its springtime staples this weekend. Sunday, May 2, marks the Berlin Farmers Market’s first day back after the winter-long hiatus. The weekly market crowds downtown Berlin each Sunday from May through October, as vendors… Read more »
David Edward McAllister Ocean Pines David Edward McAllister, 80, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Born and raised in the farming community of Laurel, Delaware, he was the son of former Sussex County Sheriff Harry McAllister and Pearl Callaway McAllister. For 55 years, he was married to Lynne Yoder McAllister… Read more »
John Joseph Urick West Ocean City John Joseph Urick, known fondly to friends and family as John or Pop, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025 in the home he built for his family in West Ocean City, Maryland. He was surrounded by his three daughters and loving wife of 58 years. Born on February… Read more »
Paula H. Lynch Berlin Paula H. Lynch, wife, mother and notable local resident, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 89 on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Berlin. Born in Baltimore before making her way to the Eastern Shore, she was the daughter of the late Paul Reinhart Hassencamp and Catherine (Wheatley) Hassencamp. Paula was… Read more »
Water, sewer rates another fine mess It’s another fine mess the Worcester County Commissioners have gotten themselves into, and now they have little choice but to make another mess getting out of it. That mess would be the millions of dollars in debt on the books in some of county’s water and sewer district accounts,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin said goodbye to Paula Lynch this week, a retired, longtime councilwoman, who passed away after a brief illness at the age of 89 on Friday, April 25. Lynch served 26 years on the Berlin Town Council, from 1988 to 2014. A moment of silence was taken… Read more »