Berlin residents to receive utility bill credit

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Electric residential utility accounts in Berlin will see a credit of $54 on their next bill as part of a statewide energy relief refund passed earlier this year. According...

Berlin to tweak home bulk pickup program; Public Works Department will offer monthly service for fee to meet demand

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin will begin offering its residents optional monthly bulk pickups for a fee of $25, officials decided this week. Starting in September, Berlin citizens wi...

Brooke’s Toy Closet opens at Atlantic General

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Atlantic General Hospital has opened a new toy closet for children receiving care in the facility’s emergency department and inpatient units as part of the Brooke’s To...

Berlin supports signing new mutual aid police document

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Per a mutual aid agreement passed by the Town of Berlin this week, the municipality’s law enforcement team will have the authority to assist jurisdictions across Wor...

Carole Ann Sweeney

Carole Ann Sweeney Berlin Carole Ann Sweeney (nee Gischel) of Berlin passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2025 at Guiding Hands Assisted Living in Berlin. Born on June 25, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland, sh...

Marie O’Connor Martin

Marie O’Connor Martin West Ocean City Marie O’Connor Martin, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at her home in West Ocean City, Maryland. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter o...

08/28/2025 Bayside Editorial: Redrawn 1st District won’t change results

Redrawn 1st District won’t change results Unsurprisingly, the national political fad of redrawing congressional districts five years before the next census to favor one political party in the 2026 m...

Letter To The Editor: School district puts politics above kids

School district puts politics above kids Editor, In a closed-door meeting in May, the Somerset County Board of Education voted to terminate School Superintendent Ava Tasker-Mitchell. The Board left th...

Letter To The Editor: Courts need to do better

Courts need to do better Editor, The recent from Ken Kuyawa hits the nail on the head with respect to strict sentences as one of the most effective deterrents to the lawlessness we see throughout Ocea...

08/21/2025 Bayside Editorial: Diakonia perseveres and moves forward

Diakonia perseveres and moves forward Diakonia, the West Ocean City-based provider of services to the homeless, knows something about adversity as well as  how to overcome it through perseverance. Th...