Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) Gov. Larry Hogan issued an amended emergency order on Monday to ensure that local schools retain the primary authority to evaluate when to reopen their facilities for in-person instruction with guidance from CDC and the state. “To be clear, Maryland’s recovery continues to be based on a… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Aug. 6, 2020) The Town of Berlin personnel spent Tuesday afternoon cleaning up from the quick but violent visit by Tropical Storm Isaias that morning. Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood said about six large trees fell, along with countless limbs and branches. As a result, the Berlin Public Works Department is… Read more »
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 »