A.M. mindfulness program targeted by Berlin pastor

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 26, 2018) A “mindfulness” program at a Worcester County school has drawn the ire of a local church, whose pastor has condemned the yoga-based exercise as a ...

Residents rally against poultry farm

By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (April 26, 2018) Besides an overwhelmingly negative attitude toward a proposed concentrated feeding operation off Peerless Road in Showell that received prelimina...

The sandwich that almost broke Suplee

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 The following column originally ran in a May 5, 2016 edition of the Bayside Gazette: There are times in a man’s life when he must face his biggest challenges head-on, ...

Gazette Editorial: Town hall was minefield

Going into a question-and-answer session with a hostile agenda, which some members of the audience did at the Ocean Pines town hall meeting last Thursday, is one of those increasingly disagreeable dev...

DMV Birding Weekend returns for 23rd year

By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (April 27, 2018) While it may have crept up on longtime attendees and some of the organizers, it’s once again the weekend in Ocean City where birds rule as the ...

Decatur band hits high notes in Ohio comp

By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (April 27, 2018) The Stephen Decatur High School band took home first-place awards in orchestra, marching band/color guard and concert band divisions during the Music i...

Clubs cmte talks about ‘meeting’

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 26, 2018) Members of the Ocean Pines Clubs Committee last Thursday addressed a controversial unscheduled meeting with the Matt Ortt Companies, which has been hi...

Roads report shows Berlin byways grade at 50/50 split

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 26, 2018) An evaluation of Berlin roads released this week found that half the town’s 92 roads were in excellent or good condition, while the other half were ...

Tattoo cmte to seek council backing

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 26, 2017) The Berlin Tattoo Ordinance Committee wants Worcester County to provide health inspection services for any parlors that open in the town. First, howev...

Snow Hill election, mayoral showdown, Tues.

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (April 26, 2018) Snow Hill residents will chose between two mayoral candidates in the town election on Tuesday, May 1. The polls, at the old train station on Belt Stre...