Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) Construction began Monday on the new firehouse for the Ocean Pines Association’s south side, as association and fire department officials broke ground with their ceremonial shovels. Demolition of the previous fire station began on Feb. 26 at 911 Ocean Parkway to end the building’s nearly 50 years… Read more »
By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (March 12, 2026) A Berlin woman who pleaded guilty last year to identity theft, wire fraud and tax evasion will spend four years in federal prison. On Feb. 27, a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore sentenced Tammy Barcu, 56, to four years of incarceration, followed by six months of… Read more »
By Brian Sane Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) Summerfield is back, but not in the way Snow Hill might remember. A new annexation proposal is reviving the Summerfield name in Snow Hill, attaching it to a smaller housing project led by Matt Odachowski. He is the brother of Mark Odachowski, who spearheaded the earlier, much… Read more »
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (March 12, 2026) In the latest step in the merger between TidalHealth and Atlantic General Hospital, the latter will now be known as TidalHealth Atlantic, and the organization is rolling out a new, more connected electronic medical record system called Epic MyChart. The two health care systems finalized their agreement… Read more »
James O. Shilow Ocean Pines James Owen Shilow, age 82, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2026, at the Macky and Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice, Ocean Pines, Maryland. Jim fought a brave battle with cancer and was surrounded by loved ones. Born in Baltimore City, he was the loving son of the late… Read more »
Walter Arthur Dennison Berlin Walter Arthur Dennison, 88, of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., passed away on February 22, 2026, at the Hospice of the Panhandle inpatient facility, in Kearneysville, WV. Born on August 9, 1937, in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late William Harry Dennison and Mary Elizabeth Dennison. Walter Served in the… Read more »
What’s taking so long with Parcel 57 sale? People generally have little sympathy for real estate developers, who, like reporters, lawyers and politicians, are often suspected of being up to something. Nevertheless, some pity is due builder/developer Palmer Gillis who, at the Town of Berlin’s invitation, has been trying … and trying … to buy… Read more »
Salvatore Vincent Citrano Selbyville, Del. Salvatore “Sam” Vincent Citrano, 75, of Selbyville, Del., died on February 18, 2026. Born on March 14, 1950 he grew up in Perry Hall Maryland and graduated from The John Carroll High School in 1968. He worked in Demolition for Potts & Callahan in Baltimore and LVI in Denver. He… Read more »
Legislation worth letters of support Editor, Did you know that, currently, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is not required to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of the various sources of electricity generation in the state? The PSC is the independent administrative agency that regulates the public utilities in Maryland. As… Read more »
Town, OPA do their best to draw public It might be said that Berlin and Ocean Pines don’t have much in common beyond sharing the 21811 zip code. But recently they, as in their leadership, are thinking about how to ensure the public’s presence at their meetings. In Ocean Pines’ case, the community association’s board… Read more »