Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) The Berlin Historic District Commission approved several sign requests during a meeting last Wednesday: Beach Memories Jewelry A specialty gift shop on 106 N. Main St. asked to hang a sign under a metal awning, which Berlin’s Historic District Commission unanimously approved. Commission member Laura Stearns said she… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) A proposed housing and retail project in downtown Berlin cleared another hurdle after receiving unanimous approval from the town’s Historic District Commission last Wednesday. Property owner Ernest Gerardi addressed members of the commission to show renderings for his three-story property on 2 Stevenson Lane. The proposed project would… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Ocean Pines author Diana McDonough received a bronze medal in general fiction for her published work, “My Mother’s Apprentice,” during the annual Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s Book Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Aug. 3. McDonough, who lives primarily in Ocean Pines but also… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Calling all artists: spots are still available in the Berlin plein air painting competition next month, when painters will take to the streets of downtown Berlin and the surrounding area to transfer what they see to paper and canvas. The 10th annual event, hosted by the Worcester County… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) A 56-year-old man will spend seven years behind bars after threatening one of his tenants with a rifle at a home on Libertytown Road in Berlin, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office said last Friday. Circuit Court Judge Beau H. Oglesby initially sentenced Berlin resident Joseph Baker Sr…. Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) While highlighting a significant economic turnaround experienced during fiscal 2019, Ocean Pines Association President Doug Parks credited a variety of parties for assisting in flipping the script to take the net operating fuAssistant Treasurernd from a seven-figure deficit in 2018 to a six-figure surplus currently. “I think… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Former member of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors Slobodan Trendic presented a pair of petitions during the OPA homeowners annual meeting on Saturday that call for referendums on issues related to spending more than $3 million on improvement projects. Trendic, who resigned from the board… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Ocean Pines residents were informed during the annual homeowners’ meeting on Saturday that the Ocean Pines Association’s fiscal 2019 budget ended in the black, with revenues outpacing expenses by about $116,000. John Viola, who served as the OPA Treasurer prior to filling in after former General Manager… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Preferring to focus on contributions from others while reviewing the recent financial improvements in Ocean Pines, General Manager John Viola issued his annual report to homeowners Saturday and stressed that the efforts of staff and volunteers were major contributors to the current positive trend. “It’s not a… Read more »
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Although deflecting credit and citing instead the work of other members of the community, Paul Weisengoff was designated last week as the 2019 Sam Wilkinson Volunteer Award recipient. Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Supervisor Debbie Donahue presented the award that recognizes exemplary volunteer service to Weisengoff during… Read more »