Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (June 8, 2023) A little bit of rain did not dampen the spirits of the participants at the first Pride Day celebration in the town of Berlin last Thursday. “I think this is a big step for Berlin. It means a lot for this community. It signifies more than anything… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (June 8, 2023) Area residents know that Island Creamery has some of the best ice cream around, but now the nation will know it as well. The shop, with locations in Chincoteague, Berlin and Salisbury. has been nominated as one of the best ice cream shops in the country by… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (June 8, 2023) Splish splash, I was takin’ a bath. Sixteen teams will be rockin’ and rollin’ down Main Street for the 33rd annual Berlin Bathtub Races starting at 6 p.m. Friday. “The whole event is off the wall this year,” said Ryan Nellans, the executive director of the Berlin… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (June 8, 2023) The other day I was sitting on my couch wondering what the plan of action was. The sun was rising, summer aromas of cut grass and blooming flowers wafted through the air and then I put the brakes on for a moment. Perhaps I’m aging more… Read more »
A cynical observer might say the Worcester County Commissioners’ vote Tuesday to deny Worcester County Public Schools the additional funding the school board sought for the year ahead had less to do with transparency than it did with politics and the desire to establish more control over the school system. It’s hardly coincidental that public… Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer Now age 97, Morris Semiatin still wears his Purple Heart medal on a chain around his neck. He earned it in World War II after a hand grenade went off in his foxhole while fighting on Iwo Jima. There he served as a rocketeer in the 28th Regiment of the… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (June 1, 2023) The banana palms are taller than I am, and as I write this, we are one day shy of June. This is unheard of, but we had an incredibly mild winter, so my little babies sprouted early and will be furnishing me with plenty of leaves… Read more »
Berlin Fire Company President Dave Fitzgerald echoed what many others have said before when he lamented having to explain the company’s financial needs in public during a budget discussion with the town’s mayor and council last week. He told town officials the way such matters used to be handled — informally, behind closed doors with… Read more »