Decatur Park recommended as skate park site

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 6, 2023) Stephen Decatur Park looks like the most likely candidate for a skate park after developer Spohn Ranch recommended it over Dr. William Henry Park in a repo...

Smart water meters coming to Berlin

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 6, 2023) In an effort to revise how the town records and bills water usage, Berlin homes should be equipped with smart water meters by the fall. The Berlin Mayor an...

Berlin looking at ‘painful’ year ahead as budget work steps up

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 6, 2023) Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall and the Town Council praised their department heads for submitting fiscally conservative requests during an FY24 budget work sess...

Gazette Cartoon

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

Chocolate bark with roasted edible insects

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 What a wild week this has been, and no, your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed a picture of chocolate bark adorned with roasted, edible insects. Out of all these a...

Mayor, council don’t have any good options

Maintaining that delicate balance between want, need and have is the primary assignment of elected officials, even though every one of them is likely to list this obligation as the most troubling. Alt...

50 Years Later, Worcester County Developmental Center Serving 85 Clients

OCEAN PINES – For 50 years, the Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) has helped local people with intellectual disabilities find meaningful employment, gain independence, and increase t...

West Street Design Funding Included In Proposed Berlin Budget

BERLIN– Design of West Street improvements could begin in the coming year.In a budget work session this week, town officials said Berlin’s proposed budget included $100,000 for West Stree...

Ocean Pines Sewer Bills to Increase

SNOW HILL– Water and wastewater bills in Ocean Pines are expected to increase as the county waits to learn if the area will get a flush fee exemption from the state.First quarter water and wast...

Harp Seal Released On Ocean City Beach; National Aquarium Announces Partnership With Town

OCEAN CITY – A juvenile harp seal, rescued on Rehoboth Beach earlier this year, was released Tuesday in Ocean City.Following a weeks-long rehabilitation, a juvenile harp seal, nicknamed Prince,...