Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 16, 2023) Burley Oak Brewing Company will have a new look soon, with the installation of a 31.5-foot grain silo on the front of the building on Old Ocean City Road. The grain silo was approved by the Berlin Planning Commission at its meeting last Wednesday. The 48,000-lb. grain silo… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 16, 2023) Two years of talking about whether to replace or renovate the Ocean Pines South Side Fire Station has taken on a different tone and direction, as parties on both sides of the table are now debating who should own the land and the building. In September, a fire… Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer Titan Custom Yachts project set for construction on Old Stage Road in Bishopville The Worcester County Planning Commission on Nov.2 approved the site plan for a 13,600-square-foot boat-building facility at Titan Custom Yachts in Bishopville. The planning commissioners unanimously voted to accept the facility site plan, which was submitted by… Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer Proposed new development reduced to 19 units for first phase due to lack of water Developers and designers for the proposed 4 Seasons Townhome community split their building plan into two phases because there isn’t yet enough water service assigned to the West Ocean City plots to serve the project’s… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 9, 2023) Berlin Town Council member Shaneka Nichols has been appointed vice president pro tempore during Council Vice President Dean Burrell’s absence from the council through the end of the year, or until his return. The appointment was made last Thursday, following Burrell’s announcement that he has some back issues… Read more »
It took Ocean Pines woman 11 yrs. to achieve her goal, just short of 40th birthday By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 9, 2023) It took 11 years, but she did it. Laura Scharle paddled 600 miles around the entire Delmarva Peninsula. That includes nearly the entire coast of Delaware from Delaware City, down the Eastern… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 9, 2023) The Dress Ministry, a local effort that has made and delivered 6,800 dresses to girls in Guatemala and other needy communities since 2011, is inviting volunteers to join them this Saturday at the Berlin Library to learn more about its efforts and make dresses. The coordinator and founder… Read more »
Phillips to collect toys for Diakonia this season at Yacht Club event Dec. 16 By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 9, 2023) Everyone knows Santa has a magical workshop in the North Pole, but most people don’t know there is another workshop here in Ocean Pines headed by Colby Phillips, a special Santa Helper. Phillips and… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Nov. 9. 2023) Main Street in Berlin was filled with marching parents, teachers and students chanting “Build the bear!” last Friday evening during a protest over lack of state funding for the construction of a new Buckingham Elementary School (BES). Hundreds of people attended the march, carrying signs reading “It’s time… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Reprint from Nov. 17, 2022 Oh, you thought I was going to write about turkey today, didn’t you? No, there is enough rubbish out there this month to feed a small army, or rather a massive one. You certainly do not need to read another thing about that magnificent… Read more »