OPA’s 2022 election still under microscope

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) There are still no firm decisions on how to address the voting discrepancies in the August 2022 board election. A September hand count of the ballots dro...

Assessments drop by $13 in new budget

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s official, assessments on Ocean Pines property will be less in the year ahead. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed at its Saturday...

Berlin slightly ahead after first half of FY23

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The numbers are in for the first half of FY23 and the Town of Berlin is slightly ahead of schedule, according to Finance Director Natalie Saleh’s report....

WCPS Approves 2023-2024 School Calendar

NEWARK– Officials this week approved a calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to approve dates for the coming school year. Th...

OC Air Show Adds F-35 Lightning II Demo Team

OCEAN CITY – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and a F-35 Lightning II demo team will headline this year’s 16th Annual OC Air Show.Last week, event promoters announced ticket sales for the ...

Fatality Confirmed In Ocean Pines Home Fire; 62-Year-Old Man Dies In Blaze

OCEAN PINES – One man died and three firefighters were injured this week in a house fire in Ocean Pines.At around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) was alerted t...

Too Bad We Can’t Keep A Sea Bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgA little cooler today, but thanks to the lack of wind it was another beautiful day to be out on the ocean in search of tautog.  The wind blows for the n...

Gazette Cartoon

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

Just five ingredients for no-knead bread

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I love watching new students knead bread for the first time. There they stand at their station, twisting and turning, sweat on the brow with overworked aching shoulders,...

As corporations, HOAs must vote differently

Voting in a homeowners association election is more complicated and tougher to manage than it is in a government contest because of the weighted ballot system HOAs must follow. Unlike the government s...