Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee continued charting its progress during its most recent meeting in late April. Co-Chairman Bernie McGorry reviewed the groups’ work since it was reconstituted earlier this year. “We’re starting to get our legs,” he said. McGorry said the community lacks a strategic plan on which… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I am pensive as I pull the succulent meat off of my chicken wings after a small catering function. I am bound and determined to make this summer an epic season. After last year, many of us are simply burnt out; defeated in many ways. In an industry that… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) The Berlin Parks Commission vetted a proposal this week from local disc golf pros Austin Widdowson and Shawn Johnson to install an 18-hole course at Stephen Decatur Park. Widdowson and Johnson, both members of Eastbound Disc Golf, presented initial plans to enhance Stephen Decatur Park during the commission meeting… Read more »
Two-year-old recovering from 25-foot fall into water By Greg Wehner (May 6, 2021) A 2-year-old toddler is safe after being ejected from a car and into Assawoman Bay during a multicar crash that left one vehicle dangling over the side of the Route 90 bridge on Sunday. As horrific as the accident sounds, there were… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) The Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee discussed the challenges of forming an Elections Search Committee and the power delegated to the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) during its meeting on Friday. Committee Chairman Jim Trummel presented a pair of concerns raised by a bylaws review work group that is… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) The Berlin Youth Club summer camp will return to in-person activities this summer, after employing a virtual format last year because of the covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Jennifer Leggour, executive director of Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, provided the Berlin Parks Commission an update on 2021 program plans during… Read more »
Mayor Zack Tyndall revives topic last examined during March community meeting By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) The Berlin mayor and Town Council last Monday mulled development plans for Heron Park, including the potential sale of parcels 410 and 57. Mayor Zack Tyndall revived the issue following a listening session in mid-March when a multitude… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
After pandemic closed it last year, annual music fest ready for high notes By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) Returning after a hiatus in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, a scaled-back version of the Berlin Jazz & Blues Wine & Brews Festival will take place on Main Street this Friday through Sunday. Initially launched… Read more »
Healthy contingent joins in safety-first activity traveling 14 miles throughout area By Greg Ellison (May 6, 2021) Roughly five-dozen riders suited up for a community bike ride sponsored by the Worcester County Bike and Pedestrian Coalition in Ocean Pines last Saturday afternoon. Early arrivals began to cycle in just after 3 p.m. for the 14-mile… Read more »