OP’s Halloween festival planned for Oct. 26; White Horse Park to host free event featuring games, haunted house, contests

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will welcome residents for an afternoon of autumnal, spooky fun. On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the OPA Recr...

Voters ask, what’s Question 1? Statewide ballot question aims to amend constitution to guarantee abortion rights

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Beginning when early voting opens Oct. 24, Maryland voters will decide this Election Day whether to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. If approved, the b...

Deputies honored for saving child’s life at campground over summer

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Oct. 18, 2024) When the 911 call came in for an unresponsive child at Frontier Town, it only took two minutes for sheriff’s deputies Noah King and Chris Parr to both res...

Gloria Jones Lebling

Gloria Jones Lebling Stonington, Connecticut Gloria Jones Lebling, 92, of Stonington, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2024. The youngest of seven siblings, she was born Gloria Jea...

Roland N. Murray Jr.

Roland N. Murray Jr. Ocean City Roland N. Murray Jr., 90, of Ocean City, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Mr. Murray was born in Washington, D.C. to the late Col. Roland N. Murray of Aiken, South Carolin...

Letter To The Editor: Logging awareness needed throughout Worcester County

Logging awareness needed throughout Worcester County Editor, I am writing to bring awareness to an issue that affects us all. The Maryland Forest Service, a division of the Maryland Department of Natu...

Letter To The Editor: Another early voting site needed for south end

Another early voting site needed for south end Editor, Over the years, voting has been made more convenient with Vote-by-Mail and Early Voting added to Election Day voting. If the Worcester County Com...

Bayside Gazette Editorial 10/17/2024: Sunset, cocktails and legally risky business

Sunset, cocktails and legally risky business The Ocean Pines Association’s tax-exempt status and federal anti-discrimination laws suggest that a more suitable name for the proposed “Sunset and Coc...

County opposing potential 35-acre solar farm project

Brian Shane Staff Writer A proposed utility-scale solar power project on the edge of Berlin has been rejected by Worcester County leaders, though it still has a chance of being kept alive by state off...

Plea deal possible in former day care worker abuse case

By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor Plea negotiations are underway for a former childcare worker charged with neglect and failure to report child abuse following an investigation into an infant classro...