Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) After much discussion at its previous meeting about totally making over the town’s business license fee structure, the Berlin Mayor and Council arrived at the original recommendation at its meeting on Monday. In a 4-to-1 vote with Councilmember Dean Burrell opposed, the council approved doubling the business… Read more »
Council concurs it needs to do better for employees By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) The Town of Berlin presented its FY2024 budget proposal at the mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday, and the hour-long discussion revolved almost entirely around what it does for the town’s employees. Or as some councilmembers might… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) The Town of Berlin announced eight businesses that will receive help paying for exterior improvements through its annual Commercial Façade Grants Program last week. The grant program matches up to half of project funding, up to a maximum of $12,000, with the money coming from the Department… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) The Berlin Parks Commission delved further into the town’s plans with Eastbound Disc Golf to make the disc golf course at Stephen Decatur Park permanent during its meeting on May 2. Eastbound representative Shawn Johnson attended the meeting to brief the commission on its plans for the… Read more »
Traffic cameras would be effective, but residents should still report persistent problems By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) It may seem like a futile act after the fact, but the Berlin Police Department is still urging residents to call its non-emergency line when they see vehicles speeding through their community. Mayor Zack Tyndall… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (May 11, 2023) The Berlin Parks Commission is weighing its options on how to address issues and deficiencies at the town’s playgrounds after receiving the annual playground equipment inspection report. At its May 2 meeting, Public Works Director Jimmy Charles outlined the inspection, which was completed on April 20, and… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
All this talk about market value pay and percentages can be confusing to anyone trying to follow Berlin officials’ discussion of how to fix the town’s big payroll problem. That problem, apparently, is that many town employees are being paid far less than their counterparts in similar areas, and that has led to difficulties in… Read more »
What is it about eggs, lately? I guess like anything else in my life, once I get my talons in something, I like to explore it to a modicum. The same holds true for guitar, piano, photography, writing et al. I certainly am no master of any of this gobbledygook, but I do consider myself… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (May 4, 2023) Ocean Parkway was closed near the South Fire Station Monday morning following a motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian, according to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office reported Tuesday that around 9:23 a.m. Pamela Shellenberger was walking across Ocean Parkway at… Read more »