Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Scout’s good deeds result in surprise for food pantry By Greg Ellison (Dec. 10, 2020) Despite being geographically separated from his allies in Rockville this holiday season, Boy Scout Troop #763 member Christian Martin, 14, opted to launch an Ocean Pines-based food drive last month to echo comparable efforts by his cohorts to help people… Read more »
USDA extended Summer Food Service Program for 2020-21 academic year By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) Worcester County Public Schools will follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services extension for the Summer Food Service Program and waivers through the 2020-21 academic year, according to Odtis Collins, the coordinator of food… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) James “Jim” Lee Purnell Jr. celebrated the 25th anniversary of becoming the first Black Worcester County Commissioner last Thursday. “I didn’t do it for money because we got no money,” Purnell said. “I wanted to see a change, and those changes we were able to get.” Born… Read more »
‘Meal for the Hungry’ finds gift cards will work when virus makes donating tough By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) Berlin’s Arts and Entertainment committee has held a “Meal for the Hungry” drive on Giving Tuesday for hundreds of people the past four years at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Flower Street…. Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) After more than 26 years of service, Sara Thompson is retiring from the District 3 seat on the Worcester County Board of Education. Thompson, who is a life-long resident of Worcester County and an alumna of Stephen Decatur High School, served as a substitute teacher at the… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) Two local authors have recently released children’s books that could make great presents or stocking stuffers this holiday season for young readers. Ocean Pines resident Ellen Krawczak has released her second children’s book, “Zo Zo Loses Her Stripes,” which is about a zebra who wakes up one… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Dec. 10, 2020) The Worcester County Planning Commission approved site plans for a hotel in West Ocean City, mini storage facilities on Route 50, re-approved a subdivision plat off Racetrack Road and rezoned land near Route 707 during its meeting on Dec. 3. West OC hotel The Planning Commission voted unanimously to… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 When the oyster farmer tells you that you just fed him the best cooked oyster that he has ever eaten, you know you are on to something. I’m proud of this dish, and it is so simple that I can do nothing but bask in its modesty, even if… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Dec. 10, 2020) MaryAnn Catherine Rutzler, the current Pure International Young Miss Eastern Shore, is spreading holiday cheer near and far this year. The 13-year-old from Newark serves as the recording secretary and “Diamond Girl” for Project Sparkle On, an outreach program that inspires youth to get involved through kindness… Read more »
(Dec. 10, 2020) The long and winding road to digital signs in Ocean Pines, which would update and condense a multitude of existing community marquees, inched closer to conclusion last week following a favorable recommendation from the Worcester County Planning Commission. Final tweaks for an amendment to county zoning laws were ironed out during the… Read more »