Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 One of the joys of taking over a kitchen or opening a new restaurant is the amount of wooing that food brokers perform in order to gain your business. I love this part of the process, and brokers know that it’s simply the cost of doing business. Customer service… Read more »
By Greg Ellison, Staff Writer (Aug. 30, 2018) Worcester County detectives investigating a pharmacy robbery at the Rite Aid in West Ocean City on Friday evening are seeking help identifying a suspect captured on surveillance footage. Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the drug store in the 12000 block of Ocean Gateway for a reported… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 30, 2018) A new group calling itself Concerned Citizens of Ocean Pines has started an online petition to remove construction materials from the community association’s swim and racquet club park. The area was used as a staging ground for bulkhead repairs for about a decade up until 2016, when materials… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 30, 2018) Work on a forensic audit of Ocean Pines Association financials recently included discussions with the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations and has cost about $87,000 so far, according to Finance Director Steve Phillips. Phillips, providing an overview of the Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates forensic audit during a board… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 30, 2018) A new nonprofit recovery home on 10226 Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin could be open by the end of the year, according to Hope4Recovery Executive Director Patrice Ottey. In a phone interview Tuesday morning, Ottey said she recently met with the fire marshal and was told the… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 30, 2018) In the aftermath of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, three members of the Berlin Electric Utility traveled to Orlando, Florida last September to join a multistate effort to restore power there. On Monday, the Berlin Town Council announced the utility had received an American Municipal Power Mutual… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Aug. 30, 2018) More than 6,700 students are expected to return to Worcester County’s 14 public schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4, when the 2018-19 school year is scheduled to begin. “We’re excited to welcome all 6,700 back on Tuesday,” Lou Taylor, superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, said. “It’s a partnership… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Aug. 23, 2018) Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its ReStore in Berlin, on Thursday, Aug. 30, at noon. Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County, Inc. is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a global housing organization which seeks to help eliminate poverty… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Aug. 23, 2018) Hundreds of Jeeps have taken over Ocean City for the ninth annual Jeep Week, which kicks off today, Thursday, Aug. 23. “There’s a whole new group of Jeep followers,” Live Wire Media Owner and Event Coordinator Brad Hoffman said. “In the end I’ve always loved and had a… Read more »