Crimson Coward franchise brings hot chicken to Berlin

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new chicken restaurant option has come to the coastal area, this time with a southern twist. Crimson Coward, a Nashville hot chicken franchise based in California, opene...

Taylor House Museum to reopen early with new offerings

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Berlin’s Calvin B. Taylor House Museum will welcome visitors to its exhibits again this spring as the facility gears up to reopen its doors officially on Wednesday, Apri...

Coastal Bays watershed awarded $2M grant

By Brian Shane Staff Writer The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will receive at least $2 million in state funding in the coming fiscal year as part of a five-year grant toward restoration the Newport Ba...

Delegate seeks exemption for public shelters

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Lower Shore legislator Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) is proposing that emergency shelter buildings be exempt from a state mandate requiring large public buildings to switch fr...

Opening Day Scramble will kick off Pines golf season

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer As spring approaches, the Ocean Pines golf community is gearing up for its season kickoff event to welcome the warmer, golf-playing months. The 2025 Ocean Pines Opening Da...

OPA seeks vendor for summer election

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to handle this summer’s OPA Board of Directors election. The selected vendor will p...

Firm selected to evaluate utility extensions

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The engineering firm George, Miles, and Buhr (GMB) will evaluate and provide recommendations for the extension of water and sewer utilities from the Ocean Pines Service Ar...

Marion Freida Klein-Longberg

Marion Freida Klein-Longberg Berlin Marion Freida Klein-Longberg, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  Born in The Bronx in New York City, N.Y., to the late Louis Shilan and Lee Smith Shi...

Thomas Albert Hall

Thomas Albert Hall Berlin Thomas “Tommy” Albert Hall, age 62, of Berlin, MD passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tommy’s life was filled with so much love and even during his last moments, he wa...

03/20/2025 Bayside Editorial: Exempting shelters makes perfect sense

Exempting shelters makes perfect sense Not every piece of legislation introduced in the Maryland General Assembly makes sense. Wait, let’s amend that. Now and then, out of the torrent of filings int...