Berlin delays decision on how to raise business license fees

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 27, 2023) Businesses in downtown Berlin could pay a little more for their business licenses than a business on Flower Street. Or, perhaps, a Main Street small flori...

Berlin approves permanent disc golf for Decatur Park

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 27, 2023) The Berlin disc golf experiment is officially a success. The Berlin Mayor and Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve making the disc golf cou...

Downtown Recreation Complex Project Underway In OC

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department along with elected officials officially broke ground on the Downtown Recreation Complex project on Tuesday. The two-block park area i...

Berlin Council Approves Slight Tax Increase

BERLIN– Elected officials approved a one-and-a-quarter cent tax increase in Berlin this week.After several failed attempts, the Berlin Town Council on Monday voted 4-1 to approve a tax rate of ...

Worcester County Library Introduces New Bookmobile

BERLIN– The Worcester County Library celebrated National Bookmobile Day by introducing its own “Pop-Up Library” to the public.To highlight National Library Week, on Wednesday the Wo...

Hardwire Recognizes 3 Officers Saved By Company’s Products

POCOMOKE – Employees at a local armor manufacturing company this week were able to meet three officers saved by the products they made at the Pocomoke-based facility.On Wednesday, Hardwire LLC,...

Good Surf Fishing and Double Digit Tautog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgIt was a little windy this afternoon, but overall it was a very nice spring day today.  This morning was crisp, but with no wind it was definitely the t...

Gazette Cartoon

Cartoon by Jim Adcock The post Gazette Cartoon appeared first on Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette.

New Urbanism really just old-fashioned way

New Urbanism, as explained by architect Dhiru Thadani last Wednesday in Berlin, is just a new name for the old way this country’s cities and towns were developed in the pre-suburban sprawl era. Town...

Seared pork over greens with fried egg

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 What can’t you top with a good, fresh, local fried egg? There is egg custard ice cream, so I sit here with my A.D.D.-addled brain wondering how well a fried egg, sans ...