Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) A garage fire on Grace Street last month did more than destroy a building — it also revealed another serious problem with parking in Berlin. “It brings it back to the forefront,” Berlin Police Department Chief Arnold Downing said following a Town Council meeting Monday evening. The fire… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) The clean-up of toxic chemical at Heron Park – formerly known as Berlin Falls Park — continues after Berlin’s Town Council unanimously approved payment of two invoices totaling more than $26,000 during a meeting Monday evening. “What we’re doing is paying as we go,” said Mayor Gee… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Berlin Falls Park is no longer Berlin Falls Park. It is now “Heron Park,” as declared by the results of public poll. The Berlin Town Council unanimously approved the name change at its meeting Monday evening. Jack Orris, vice-chairman of the Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee, addressed… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) While one Berlin Little League All-Star team continues its run in the World Series, another squad’s journey ended in the regional tournament. Junior League: The Junior Berlin Little League All-Star team headed to Taylor, Michigan last week for the World Series. The festivities began with the opening… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (Aug. 15, 2019) Motorists who normally travel on Flower Street should seek alternative routes on Monday, as the road is scheduled to be closed for a sewer main repair, Water Resources Director Jamey Latchum told the Town Council Monday night. Latchum said the line in need of repair is located in… Read more »
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 »