Parking restrictions to take effect in Berlin; On-street parking ban on West Street expected soon, will alleviate safety worries

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 31, 2025) To establish and encourage use of the Town of Berlin’s new parking lot on the corner of West and Washington Street, the municipality’s Town Council gre...

Comfort station for Stephen Decatur Park moving ahead; Town to use two months of slot revenues to pay for the project’s soaring expense

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 31, 2025) A comfort station will soon be installed at Stephen Decatur Park, featuring two restrooms, a drinking fountain, and a maintenance room, after town official...

Berlin loses challenge of Dollar General property assessment

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 31, 2025) The Town of Berlin’s effort to appeal a property tax assessment of Dollar General, which yielded a reduction in property value of more than 20%, failed a...

Voting deadline approaches for Ocean Pines board seats, referendum

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 31, 2025) Ocean Pines homeowners will have until this Wednesday, August 6, to cast their votes for the three open seats in the community’s board of directors’ el...

Carol Louise Haley

Carol Louise Haley Ocean City With heavy hearts and deep gratitude, the family of Carol Louise (Cable) Haley announces her peaceful passing on July 26, 2025, at the age of 91. Born on April 6, 1934, t...

07/31/2025 Bayside Editorial: Town’s tax challenge not wrong, but …

Town’s tax challenge not wrong, but … Well, that was awkward. So it might be said of the Town of Berlin’s appeal of a state property tax assessment that it believed was lower than the proper...

Current Berlin council favors uplighting trees downtown

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 24, 2025) Uplighting will replace the current in-tree string lighting found in the trees in downtown Berlin, along Main Street, per a favorable vote by the municipal...

State says wind permit rules have been properly followed

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (July 25, 2025) We’ve done it the right way, federal rules don’t apply here, and we won’t be reissuing any permits. That’s the upshot of a July 17 letter from Maryl...

Commissioners briefed on solar ag projects

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (July 24, 2025) Worcester County officials want more control over the outcome when a field of solar panels dies and the cleanup costs come due, but state law is tying their...

Proposed cell service plan would disguise tower as part of natural tree cover

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 24, 2025) Ocean Pines residents will have the opportunity to hear from project representatives at a town hall meeting next week, where they will detail the proposed ...