Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 21, 2023) Trash, recycling and leaves will continue to be picked up by Republic Services in Ocean Pines for another three years. Republic Services was not the lowest bid, but came close, according to General Manager John Viola. Thought was given to changing from a twice to once a week collection,… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 21, 2023) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Saturday voted unanimously to approve spending for priority projects, including the irrigation system for the golf course, the first of four electronic signs, renovations to the racquet sports building, the tiki bar at the yacht club, a pavilion at the… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 21, 2023) Finances continue to look healthy for the Ocean Pines Association, according to data presented to the Ocean Pines Board of Directors Saturday. The preliminary “flash” numbers for November have a net revenue of $358,000, $68,000 over budget. The expenses were $1.073 million, $44,000 less than budgeted. For the month… Read more »
Just so there’s no misunderstanding … When it comes to social media, it is one aspect of our current technology that I have never used and don’t want to use, since I blame it for many of the ills of society. It is, in my view, more of an anti-social media because it allows cowardly… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Reprint from Dec. 22, 2022 As you may well have gathered, I like my cakes and baked goods in the wintertime. The holidays are a time of splurging, indulging, being frivolous and otherwise making unsound dietary choices. Perhaps this is why so many people choose health as a new… Read more »
Kristopher Jay Mendenhall Ocean Pines After struggling valiantly with a long illness, Kristopher Jay Mendenhall passed into eternal peace in Ocean Pines on Dec. 7. He was 66. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Kris moved with his family to Selbyville, Delaware, at age 12 and attended Indian River High School where he was very active in… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2023) State Senator Mary Beth Carozza and Delegates Charles Otto and Wayne Hartman came before the Berlin Council and Mayor Zack Tyndall Monday night to share their views on the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly. Carozza said that one of her main priorities in the next session… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2023) The following actions took place at Monday night’s meeting of the Berlin mayor and Town Council. Stormwater upgrade A motion was passed to provide up to an additional $100,000 to the stormwater management upgrade on Pine, Franklin and Nelson streets due to infrastructure issues and needs discovered once construction… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2023) The Berlin Police Department will proceed with the installation of speed cameras on Flower Street and Seahawk Road after a speed zone study by RedSpeed USA showed that more than a few motorists go well over the speed limits on those roads. When vehicle speed was tracked on… Read more »