Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer Berlin Fire Company hosts portable arena provided by county (March 12, 2020) Worcester County’s synthetic ice rink is now available for Berlin residents to use in the Berlin Fire Company’s banquet hall starting today, March 12, until the end of the month. The rink debuted at the Worcester County Recreation… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer WCPS staff, community and commissioners to celebrate with ceremony on March 20 (March 12, 2020) Principal Matthew Record of Pocomoke Middle School has been named the Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals. Record was surprised by the Worcester County Board of… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Rules and regulations that could be put in place to govern short-term rentals were discussed by the Berlin mayor and Town Council during their Monday evening work session. Since last November, the council and Planning Commission have been looking into ordinances created by nearby municipalities and states… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Berlin Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood received approval from the mayor and Town Council on Monday for two electric utility administrative matters. The first approved request was a resolution for wholesale electric purchase and authorizing the execution of schedules and confirmations with a master services agreement with American… Read more »
Legal or not, a board of directors that unanimously consents to vote via email on a particular action, and then votes unanimously to take that action risks running afoul of the Elvis provision of politics. That would be, considering the propensity of the public to think the worst of an otherwise harmless circumstance, the “Suspicious… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Mayor Gee Williams suggested raising the Berlin property tax rates by three cents at the mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday. Although Williams introduced the number as a possible tax increase, no decisions will be made until the general fund budget work session on Monday, April… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Representatives of Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, Berlin and Ocean Pines banded together to request increased funding for fire and emergency medical services in their towns, as well as for Ocean City, during the Worcester County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday in Snow Hill. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, speaking… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz. Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) The Worcester County Arts Council is celebrating National Youth Art Month by displaying artwork from Buckingham Elementary School and home-schooled students throughout Berlin throughout March. Youth Art Month is an annual observance in March that emphasizes the value of art education for students and to encourage support… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) When the Town of Berlin files its updated comprehensive plan with the state at the end of the year, it could contain a new element that explains how it would respond to circumstances so severe that they could permanently alter the town’s way of life. The short… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Committee approved two sign requests during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 4. The first sign request was granted to Christina Mullaney and Christine Carpenter of Beach Gypsy on Williams Street. Mullaney and Carpenter had just relocated their boutique and yoga store from… Read more »