Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The 28th annual Fiddlers Convention scheduled for Sept. 25-27 in downtown Berlin has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to a post on the Berlin Maryland Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. “This event has been a favorite of visitors and locals for almost 3… Read more »
Fifth annual festival lineup includes virtual concerts by classical instrumentalists By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The fifth annual Chamber Music by the Sea series will return Aug. 18-22 virtually via Zoom. Chamber Music by the Sea, which was established by Elena Urioste in 2016, is the first classical music festival in Berlin… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The Worcester County Arts Council was one of five nonprofits to be selected for $1,000 of customized consulting and benefits geared toward pandemic recovery through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s new Nonprofit Pandemic Recovery Technical Assistance Program announced on Facebook on July 22. The pilot… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) Streets throughout Berlin are being paved as part of a road improvements project based on inspections by Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. in summer 2017. The repaving began in July and is expected to be complete by the end of August, weather permitting. “[We] ask all affected… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 30, 2020) Recently elevated bacteria counts in the St. Martin River next to the Ocean Pines Swim and Racquet Club declined by roughly 80 percent last week, after exceeding, EPA safety standards early in the month. An enterococci bacteria test of the river just offshore of the club conducted on July… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 30,2020) The echoes of the Women’s Suffrage Movement’s successful battle for the right to vote will be heard again in August, 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment to the constitution. The Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee of Worcester County, which has delayed plans to mark the Aug. 26, 1920… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 30, 2020) A Department of Natural Resources grant to help pay to complete drainage repairs in Ocean Pines has been approved, giving the Ocean Pines Association more than a half-million dollars to spend on the project. Altogether, $549,000 was awarded to the community by DNR, which worked through the Chesapeake &… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Ballots to be tallied Aug. 7, validated at Aug. 8 meeting (July 30, 2020) With the deadline to submit ballots arriving on Wednesday, the 2020 Ocean Pines Board election should be concluded by next weekend. This summer’s OPA Board election pits incumbents Doug Parks and Dr. Colette Horn, and newcomer Stuart Lakernick… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 30, 2020) One year after launching an Ocean Pines Business Network International chapter and reaching an initial benchmark for success this April, the groups’ weekly meetings have shifted to a virtual format because of coronavirus restrictions. BNI Chapter Area Director Consultant Anita Hicks, who relocated to the Eastern Shore three years… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (July 30, 2020) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed a proposed reserve policy and a memorandum to reduce the sewer fund balance owed to the general fund during the Monday meeting. Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood and Finance Director Natalie Saleh presented a draft of a resolution that establishes a general… Read more »