PHOTO COURTESY CARRIE STERRS Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor observes Joe Miller’s environmental science lesson being conducted via Zoom at Worcester Technical High School on Sept. 8.
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Temperature Check
PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER PREPARATORY SCHOOL Worcester Preparatory School Director of Advancement Betsy Hornung takes freshman Sam Menendez’s temperature as he exits the bus on Sept. 1. Director of College Counseling Vickie Garner assists by logging any pertinent information.
Peach Day
JOSH KIM/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Visitors wait in line on the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum lawn at 208 N. Main St. in Berlin to purchase bags of peaches for $8 during the modified 12th annual Peach Day on Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Repaving Streets
ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Buckingham Road was repaved after a 2017 inspection of Berlin roadways by Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. determined it needed repairs. Other streets that required maintenance were Tingle Street, Harrison Avenue and Upshur Lane.
Ill Winds
ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE This downed tree in Berlin is just one of many that toppled on Aug. 4 as Tropical Storm Isaias caused damage throughout the Eastern Shore, with some areas impacted more than others.
Summer Sidewalk Sale
ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Visitors and residents of Berlin search for deals on children’s gifts at World of Toys on North Main Street during the annual Summer Sidewalk Sale from Aug. 14-16, which aligned with tax-free shop- ping week in Maryland. The sidewalk sale has taken place in downtown Berlin for over 60 years.
Welcome … at a Distance
PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor delivered welcoming remarks to new teachers on Aug. 17 at Worcester Technical High School in Newark, as they prepared to work under circumstances that no one could have anticipated and was illustrated by the spread-out seating arrangement. The schools have operated according to a… Read more »
Outdoor Dining
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE With Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to allow Maryland restaurants to have limited outdoor seating during the first week of June, Fins Ale House and Raw Bar, located at 119 N. Main St. in Berlin, offered outside seating for up to 40 people with the six-foot distance regulations in place. Further- more, tables… Read more »
Farmers Market
MORGAN PILZ/BAYSIDE GAZETTE Jaden Johnstone, a server at DiFebo’s on North Main Street in Berlin sells fresh baked breads, take home pizza kits, pies and oils during the Sunday farmers market on June 7. In addition to carryout, the Italian restaurant offered limited outdoor seating to during the pandemic.
BLM March
ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE About 200 participants marched from Stephen Decatur Park on Tripoli Street through Main Street in Berlin, chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe,” and “No justice, no peace, no racist police,” on June 27. The downtown Berlin march drew an outpouring from the community with marchers from Berlin, Salisbury, Pocomoke, Ocean City… Read more »