Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison It’s outdoor, per state rules, but patio works for now until indoor seating begins (June 4, 2020) The new Golf Clubhouse in Ocean Pines inched to life last weekend, after Gov. Larry Hogan included outdoor dining facilities in his next phase of easing health-safety restrictions imposed in March because of the spread… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Social-distancing measures followed during in-person gathering held on Tuesday (June 4, 2020) On hiatus since covid-19 restrictions were enacted in March, the OPA Architectural Review Committee played catch-up ball during a lengthy socially distanced in-person meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Board of directors liaison Steve Tuttle said the ARC Committee addressed roughly eight… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Swim club pool expected to reopen on June 12 (June 4, 2020) Plans are afoot to reopen pool facilities at the Ocean Pines Yacht and Beach Clubs this weekend, assuming that it meets with the approval of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. Speaking on Tuesday, General Manager John Viola said… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (June 4, 2020) After Maryland’s covid-19 phase one reopening plans expanded to include limited outside dining on Friday, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club, and to a lesser degree the Beach Club, witnessed patrons gradually returning for food, drinks and some sense of normalcy. Matt Ortt Companies cofounder Ralph DeAngelus said Gov. Larry… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 This weekend at the shop, I am hosting the First Annual boxcar40 Clamdemic. I am looking forward to cooking clams every which way, as I truly adore clams. As a young child in a highchair, I would fend off my older siblings who would terrorize me by pretending to… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (June 4, 2020) Since traditional graduation ceremonies could not take place this year because of covid-19-related health concerns, administrators of the Worcester County Public Schools and Stephen Decatur High School seniors celebrated their achievement with a Boardwalk drive-through parade last Wednesday. More than 250 cars participated in the Class of… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (June 4, 2020) Berlin town officials approved a $348,740 street resurfacing project to ECM Corporation last Tuesday. The company will resurface several streets throughout the town. According to Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood, streets identified for the multi-street project are Tingle, Middle, Purnell, Upshur, West Germantown, East Burley, Cape Circle, East… Read more »
Just when we really needed a feel-good diversion from the extremely upsetting difficulties of our times, the one thing we normally could count on to unite our communities and give us something to cheer about has fallen victim to covid-19. To borrow from “Casey at the Bat,” there will be no baseball joy in Berlin… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer Season canceled because of health-safety concerns (June 4, 2020) Sadly for the many youth baseball fans in the area, the Berlin Little League board of directors has decided to cancel the baseball and softball seasons this year to protect players and fans from the spread of the novel coronavirus. Vice… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (June 4, 2020) Pocomoke Middle School teacher Christina McQuaid has been named the 2020 Worcester County Teacher of the Year, Worcester County Public Schools announced Monday evening. McQuaid, an English-language arts teacher, has been teaching at Pocomoke Middle School for eight years and is currently in her 17th year of… Read more »