Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Historic Dist. Commission will weigh revamped idea to honor music pioneer By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Revised plans for a building-side mural honoring Berlin native son Dr. Charles Albert Tindley are on tap for the Historic District Commission in March. A pioneer of modern gospel music during the post-Civil War era in Philadelphia, Tindley… Read more »
Admin responsibilities also on list of possible revisions By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors will hold a hybrid meeting on Monday at 8 a.m. to consider a list of bylaws revisions that would affect board elections, candidate qualifications and director removals. Originally scheduled for this past Monday, the meeting… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 As much as I love the snow, I lament not protecting my babies this winter. I never chopped down my banana palms and covered the roots with insulation as is the annual ritual, and frankly they haven’t asked to come down. Typically, and especially in cold winters, they will… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee last Thursday discussed how to break down Homeowners’ Survey results and how to use that data to drive long-term priorities. Board liaison Amy Peck, who was appointed as a director in November, kicked off the virtual meeting with a brief introduction. Peck, who… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Will Bishop Pocomoke Will Bishop, 40, of Pocomoke, passed away on Jan. 10, 2022. Will A. Bishop was born on Nov. 24, 1981, in Salisbury, Maryland. He was the son of Sandra M. Bishop and the son of Harry C. Bishop Jr. He is survived by his sister, Lisa M. Butler and his brother-in-law, Terry… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Plans to develop a skate park are coming into focus after the nonprofit “We Heart Berlin” announced last week that a feasibility study is in the works. The organization’s CEO, Tony Weeg, said the study would be conducted through the Business Economic and Community Development Outreach Network (BEACON) at… Read more »
If there’s one thing good financial administrators and accountants can be depended on to do, it is to tell it like it is. Massaging the message and sugar-coating the math doesn’t happen, because the numbers are the numbers and can’t be denied. That’s more or less the approach Berlin Finance Director Natalie Saleh took last… Read more »
Staring in 1947 with frozen offerings, decades later Bill Kelly perfected dry options By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Founded by the Kelly brothers in 1947 with a focus on freshness, Bil-Jac dog food is celebrating its 75th anniversary of providing nutritionally balanced frozen, and later dry chow, for furry-four-legged friends. Bob Kelly, company president… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola and Finance Director Steve Phillips reviewed the proposed FY 22-23 budget during a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday. Viola said inflation would affect the budget, but that steps were taken to mitigate losses. Viola said the association is on track to close… Read more »