(July 20, 2017) Berlin officials held a “Lunch and Learn” meeting last week with Darl Kolar from EA Engineering Science & Tech, and nine different area engineering firms, to discuss the town’s stormwater review process. Town officials held a similar meeting with engineers around the time it started the stormwater utility, Town Administrator Laura Allen… Read more »

The following four interviews originally ran in previous issues of the Bayside Gazette. They are presented here in the order the candidates will appear on the ballot. The two directors who receive the highest total votes will be elected to three-year terms. Ballots are due on Aug. 10, will be counted on Aug. 11 and… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) As summer heats up in Ocean Pines, three popular weekly events offered by the Recreation and Parks Department return for the season, and all are open to the public. Movies in the Park are presented every Monday at 8 p.m. in White Horse Park, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. … Read more »

(July 20, 2017) Creating hands-on crafts, while instilling an appreciation for the past, is the goal of the Heritage Arts for Kids program at the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill. Dr. Cindy Byrd, the museum’s executive director, said the summertime program, which kicked off on July 12, runs for five consecutive Wednesdays from… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) Dates and details for four events celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ocean Pines became clearer on Monday, as a committee organizing the observances also worked toward firming ideas for soliciting sponsorships. A sign ceremony using designs from recent contest winner Lisa Perez will be held on Jan. 6. The plan, for now,… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) Snow Hill’s Main Street Committee held an organizational meeting to last Tuesday at the Old Firehouse on Green Street, hoping to kick start downtown revitalization. Michael Day, economic development consultant, announced last fall that Snow Hill was accepted to the recently created Main Street Maryland Affiliate Program sponsored through the Department of… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) The Ocean Pines Elections Committee has modified the format of the second Ocean Pines Candidates’ Forum, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 22 at 10 a.m. in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center, to provide more interaction among the Board of Directors candidates.   Unlike the first forum this… Read more »

 (July 20, 2017) SHORE UP! Inc.’s Foster Grandparent Program is recruiting low- to moderate-income senior citizens ages 55 and older to volunteer with children/youth in Berlin, Crisfield, Easton and Eden. Foster grandparents are also needed in the Beaver Run School District in Salisbury. Serving as mentors, role models and friends, the foster grandparents often work… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) Berlin Historic District Chairwoman Carol Rose wants to see the district expanded, albeit only slightly, to include homes built in the 1800s and early 1900s. She said if that was done, it would be with input from the homeowners and with the goal of preserving historic homes — not imposing a series… Read more »

(July 20, 2017) Diakonia has operated for decades under the slogan, “Help for Today and Hope for Tomorrow,” providing emergency and transitional housing – along with a number of other services – for men, women and families on the Lower Eastern Shore. The West Ocean City nonprofit is run by a small, paid staff, but… Read more »