Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Planning Department budget is proposing a 102% increase in funding for fiscal year 2026, including two new employees, new professional services, an updated comprehensive plan, a vehicle and modern equipment. At a Berlin budget workshop on April 7, the town’s acting planning director, Ryan Hardesty, went before the… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Mayor and Council plan to keep the property tax rate flat for fiscal year 2026 at $0.8275 per $100 of a property’s assessed value. The Berlin Mayor and Council met for a general fund budget work session earlier this week. While stagnant, the property tax rate will generate… Read more »
Karen Cherie Pryer Ocean Pines Karen Cherie Pryor, 69, of Ocean Pines, departed this Earth on April 3, 2025, at 4:05 a.m. Cherie was known for her bright smile, her kind heart, and her devotion to her family and garden. Born August 1, 1955, in Baltimore City, she is proceeded in death by her parents,… Read more »
James D. Youtz Berlin James D. Youtz, age 77, of Berlin, died Sunday, March 30, 2025 at home. He was born in Columbia, Pa. and was the son of the late James Youtz and Miriam (Fisher) Youtz. He was a retired truck driver for Yellow Freight Systems in Lancaster, PA. and a member of the… Read more »
Connie Dyche Merriman Ocean Pines Connie Dyche Merriman, age 87, passed away at her home in Ocean Pines on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Connie was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on Aug. 6, 1937 to William and Mary Dyche. Connie was an excellent card player who loved the casino, her friends and family. Survivors include her… Read more »
School super choice will be first for county Worcester County’s public school system is about to make history, locally at least, as the board of education is on the verge of naming its first female superintendent of schools. With local candidate Annette Wallace and Baltimore County’s Monique Wheatley-Phillip the finalists in the school board’s selection… Read more »
By Brian Shane Staff Writer A Pocomoke City defense contractor has been awarded a long-term contract valued at $416 million to produce body armor for U.S. soldiers on the battlefield. The Department of Defense announced March 14 that Hardwire LLC won a bid to produce Lares Small Arms Protective Inserts, part of what the Army… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Community Center will soon have a new gym floor after a pipe break in February caused water damage to the current hardwood. At a meeting earlier this week, the Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors unanimously approved proceeding with the staff recommendation to pay $62,300 to Dynamic… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Two new bocce ball courts are coming to Ocean Pines this spring for a cost that community officials claim will pay for itself within seven years. At an Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors meeting last week, the governing body approved proceeding with a staff recommendation of $50,692 to an… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Worcester Technical High School’s live stream, called the “Kidding Kam,” is offering agricultural students a deeper dive into the intricacies of animal health this semester. The Kidding Kam is a project spearheaded by the WTHS agricultural program to provide students with a deeper look at the labor process of goats…. Read more »