Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
William Zifchak Ocean Pines On the evening of Dec. 7, 2022, William (Bill) Zifchak died surrounded by his family in Ocean Pines, Maryland, at the age of 79. Bill was born in Astoria, New York on Dec. 17, 1942 to Anne and George Zifchak. He graduated in 1964 from St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, New… Read more »
Two sides remain far apart on settlement amount as possible Jan. court looms By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) Negotiation over the settlement between Tom Janasek and the Ocean Pines Association continued last week as the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors convened in executive session with legal counsel to weigh the options…. Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) The Ocean Pines Racquet Sports Committee is looking forward to the possibility of hiring a manager to take over the Racquet Center on Manklin Creek Road. During its meeting on Dec. 8, the committee discussed how a full-time manager could help the already popular center, committee chair… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) The return of a library bookmobile appears imminent after the Worcester County Commissioners approved a mobile services coordinator and assistant for the project during their meeting on Dec. 6. According to Library Director Jennifer Ranck, the coordinator will not be a new position but a transferred one…. Read more »
October finances from OP Budget and Finance maintain better-than-budget pace recorded throughout year By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department is looking to pursue the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant that FEMA offers. General Manager John Viola indicated that the fire department will need… Read more »
PTA reps from each public school in county speak on importance of quality hires By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) Teachers, teachers, teachers. That was the most common request on Dec. 6 as representatives from each of Worcester County’s public schools made their requests to the board of education for the FY24. The… Read more »
(Dec. 15, 2022) The Worcester County Commissioners discussed the following during their Dec. 6 meeting: Police protection The commissioners approved the FY2023 state aid for police protection fund application. The grant is “ongoing and is intended to be used exclusively to provide adequate police protection throughout the counties and subdivisions of Maryland,” read a memo… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Hope floats. The Black Eyed Susan doesn’t. At least not as a passenger vessel. That’s how it’s been since the Town of Snow Hill bought the 111-foot paddlewheeler in 2021 for roughly $350,000 with the help of a no-interest loan from county government. Since that time, it’s been one thing after another for the riverboat,… Read more »