Four Short-Term Rental Licenses Approved In Berlin; 10 Rejected For Noncompliance With Ordinance

BERLIN – The town’s planning department has approved just four short-term rental applications in Berlin.A year after initially approving a short-term rental program, Berlin is about to is...

Council Approves Rain Date For Jazz And Blues Event

BERLIN– Town officials approved a request from the Berlin Chamber of Commerce to set a rain date for the town’s annual jazz and blues event.The chamber on Monday asked the Berlin Town Cou...

Divided Council Approves $9.8M Contract For New Fire Station

OCEAN CITY – A divided council voted this week to approve a $9.8 million construction contract for a new fire station at 65th Street.In a work session Tuesday, the council voted 4-3, with Counc...

Gazette Cartoon

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

Suplee fascinated by ‘mighty’ Scotch Egg

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I sat down to write about Scotch Eggs, but I have a brain that merrily jumps from one topic to another at a moment’s notice. I’m looking out my back window, glancing...

Back luxury model for Rt. 90 project

The State Highway Administration’s Route 90 corridor planning and environmental study released last week makes for interesting reading … for people who also get a kick out of reading food labe...

Fenwick Adopts New Commercial Parking Ratios

FENWICK ISLAND – After nearly a year of debate, officials in Fenwick Island last week voted to adopt new parking ratios in the town’s commercial district.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island T...

Resort Planning Commission Talks Workforce Housing Change

OCEAN CITY – Discussions on a code amendment to define non-accessory employee housing highlighted a recent work session of the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission.Last week, commission mem...

Officials Discuss Casino Revenue Uses In Berlin

BERLIN– Apparently in agreement casino revenues shouldn’t cover the entire cost of LEOPS, Berlin officials this week talked about other ways the town’s annual local impact grant cou...

Q&A With City Manager Terry McGean One Year After Appointment

OCEAN CITY – In early February, Terry McGean celebrated his first anniversary as the town’s city manager.Serving as city engineer for more than three decades, the longtime employee was ap...