Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) This week’s heavy winter storm left some Town of Berlin residents without power for upwards of 18 hours, electric officials said. When snow began to fall and the wind picked up Sunday night, Berlin residents found themselves without electricity until well into the afternoon the next day…. Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) The Town of Berlin’s comprehensive plan update got underway last week with a work session of the mayor and council, the planning commission, and the firm contracted to complete the draft. The meeting began with a presentation from planning company Mead & Hunt, the Town of Berlin’s… Read more »
Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Feb. 26, 2026) The Town of Ocean City will explore other locations for a sports complex following recent backlash from nearby residents regarding a proposal to build the facility on a 95-acre site located next to Stephen Decatur High School. Following a contentious community meeting earlier this month, and a letter… Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2026) A Civil War-era property in downtown Snow Hill is set to reopen under new ownership, as a local group of investors plan to redevelop the former River House Inn as a boutique inn, French restaurant, and high-end wedding venue later this year. “It just needs a lot… Read more »
Electric service must be better protected There must be a better way, and it must be a way that the public can afford, because otherwise society is completely helpless without it. That would be how to deliver electric service, without which our world ceases to function. And yet, the distribution of power to consumers is… Read more »
Theodora Ann Spadacino Berlin Theodora “Teddy” Ann Spadacino, age 91, passed away on February 11, 2026, in Berlin, Maryland. She was born on November 1, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Leonard S. Ruggiero and Ann (Civitate) Ruggiero. Theodora “Teddy” graduated High School from St. Francis Academy in 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From there,… Read more »
Allen Davis Salisbury Lloyd Allen Davis, 84, of Salisbury, passed away at Coastal Hospice at the Lake on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Born in Wicomico County on Dec. 27, 1941, he was the son of Lloyd P. Davis and Gladys M. Chance. He was preceded in death by his wife, Connie, in 2018. After honorably… Read more »
Register Democrat to vote this June Editor, The primary is coming up in June. Maryland only allows voters registered as Democratic or Republican to vote in the primary. If you are not registered or are registered as Independent, Libertarian, Green or Constitution Party, you may not vote in the primary. The Worcester County Democratic Committee’s… Read more »
Pedestrian bridge talk should shift its focus The continuing conversation about the possibility of having a pedestrian bridge built over Route 113 to connect the main portion of town with its east side has been doing exactly that for quite a while — continuing and continuing. As a symbolic connection of black and white Berlin,… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Feb. 12, 2026) Improvements at Berlin’s Atlantic Hotel were approved after the fact by the Historic District Commission last week following a tense discussion about the proper approval and permitting processes. At a Feb. 4 meeting of the Berlin HDC, the body accepted landscaping and electrical work that had already… Read more »