Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Site ‘temporarily’ shut down for two to three weeks, official says By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (July 25, 2019) Berlin Falls Park is closed temporarily following an apparent chemical spill last month at the facility on Old Ocean City Boulevard, Town Administrator Laura Allen said at an advisory committee meeting last Thursday. Additionally, Allen reported a… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (July 25, 2019) Several Ocean Pines Association Advisory Committees could use a few more members, and are asking for volunteers. The lack of volunteers is not severe. Every committee has at least the minimum number of volunteers required and many of the advisory committees are still running despite being short… Read more »
Sara Nickoles, Intern (July 25, 2019) The annual Great Pocomoke Fair begins today, Thursday, and run through Saturday on Broad Street, featuring events for the entire family. Thursday the fair opens at 5 p.m. and kicks off with poultry and rabbit judging in the livestock barn. The main events of the night, the Little Miss… Read more »
Effort fails by 43 signatures needed to push special election for proposed plan By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (July 25, 2019) The petition opposing Berlin’s annexation of property where a gas station and convenience store would be built on Route 50 fell 43 signatures short of what its spon- sors needed to force action to… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (July 18, 2019) Eastern medicinal practices have come to Worcester County. With techniques such as acupressure, foot massages and acupuncture, Atlantic Acupuncture now resides on 11033 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Dr. Dawn Gifford first started her acupuncture business in Bel Air, Maryland, 10 years ago and knew she wanted… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (July 18, 2019) Responding to property owners’ concerns about the possibility of having to increase assessments because of multiple new capital projects, the Ocean Pines Board of Directors has begun to wonder if a capital reserve fund is worth considering. During the July 6 board meeting two weeks ago, Director… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (July 18, 2019) Worcester Technical High School’s SkillsUSA team had much to celebrate after competing in the organization’s national championship last month in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the team members who placed in the top 10 was Piper Gooding. She won a silver medal in the middle school pin design competition. “Honestly,… Read more »
Sara Nickoles, Intern (July 19, 2019) Participants in canoes, kayaks and on paddleboards can enjoy the Pocomoke River in support of suicide prevention and awareness, this Saturday, during the 11th annual Jesse’s Paddle fundraiser. Located at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, registration for the event will begin at 4 p.m. and the… Read more »
By Rachel Ravina, Staff Writer (July 18, 2019) Berlin’s Planning Commission issued a favorable recommendation to annex part of i.g. Burton’s car dealership property following a meeting last Wednesday. The annexation would apply to the Chevrolet dealership side of the business complex. The company also plans to demolish the current shop and rebuild it. The parcel… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (July 18, 2019) The only certainty regarding the proposed roundabout at the North Gate of Ocean Pines is the State Highway Administration’s uncertainty about how to proceed following a two-hour community meeting last Thursday that failed to produce any kind of consensus. Nearly 200 people attended the informal town hall… Read more »