Carole Ann Sweeney

Carole Ann Sweeney Berlin Carole Ann Sweeney (nee Gischel) of Berlin passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2025 at Guiding Hands Assisted Living in Berlin. Born on June 25, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland, sh...

Marie O’Connor Martin

Marie O’Connor Martin West Ocean City Marie O’Connor Martin, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at her home in West Ocean City, Maryland. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter o...

08/28/2025 Bayside Editorial: Redrawn 1st District won’t change results

Redrawn 1st District won’t change results Unsurprisingly, the national political fad of redrawing congressional districts five years before the next census to favor one political party in the 2026 m...

Letter To The Editor: School district puts politics above kids

School district puts politics above kids Editor, In a closed-door meeting in May, the Somerset County Board of Education voted to terminate School Superintendent Ava Tasker-Mitchell. The Board left th...

Letter To The Editor: Courts need to do better

Courts need to do better Editor, The recent from Ken Kuyawa hits the nail on the head with respect to strict sentences as one of the most effective deterrents to the lawlessness we see throughout Ocea...

08/21/2025 Bayside Editorial: Diakonia perseveres and moves forward

Diakonia perseveres and moves forward Diakonia, the West Ocean City-based provider of services to the homeless, knows something about adversity as well as  how to overcome it through perseverance. Th...

James G. Whalan

James G. Whalan New York James (“Jim”) G. Whalan, 77, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility, in Liberty, N.Y. He is the brother of Judith Ann Whalan, of Ocean...

Deborah J. Fredo

Deborah J. Fredo Ocean Pines With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Deborah J. Fredo (referred to by old friends as Debbie), a beloved resident of Ocean Pines, who peacefully left us on Aug. 5,...

Berlin loses nearly $1M in funding for Route 113 work; mayor calls grant cut ‘heartbreaking’

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Aug. 14, 2025) The future of a project to create safe bicycle and pedestrian crossings on Route 113 in Berlin now looks bleak, as a significant portion of already awarded...

Berlin sets new fee structure for peddler licenses

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Aug. 14, 2025) The Berlin Council adopted an ordinance this week that restricts peddling in town outside the hours of Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and prohib...