Company withdraws as candidate for election job, says requirements shifted in request for proposals

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer  The election vendor for the 2025 Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election has yet to be named, after a motion to authorize contract negotiations with ACE Prin...

Main Street to close for live music Saturday, farmers market on Sunday

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The start of event season in Berlin is here, as the town prepares for two of its springtime staples this weekend. Sunday, May 2, marks the Berlin Farmers Market’s first ...

Decent Flounder Bite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOy0l1xRpZUWe had some wind to contend with this morning, but this afternoon it had dropped out nicely and this evening it very pleasant on the bay.  I got out on ...

Lynch remembered for Berlin’s 26 years of service; Councilman suggests naming new road at Heron Park after her

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin said goodbye to Paula Lynch this week, a retired, longtime councilwoman, who passed away after a brief illness at the age of 89 on Friday, April 25. Lyn...

David Edward McAllister

David Edward McAllister Ocean Pines David Edward McAllister, 80, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Born and raised in the farming community of Laurel, Delaware, he wa...

John Joseph Urick

John Joseph Urick West Ocean City John Joseph Urick, known fondly to friends and family as John or Pop, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025 in the home he built for his family in West Ocean City,...

Paula H. Lynch

Paula H. Lynch Berlin Paula H. Lynch, wife, mother and notable local resident, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 89 on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Berlin. Born in Baltimore before making her way t...

5/02/2025 Gazette Editorial: Water, sewer rates another fine mess

Water, sewer rates another fine mess It’s another fine mess the Worcester County Commissioners have gotten themselves into, and now they have little choice but to make another mess getting out of it...

And The Assateague Surf Has Been on Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOy0l1xRpZUIt was an absolutely beautiful day today!  Warm temperatures, light winds and not a cloud in the sky.  Kristen and I decided to do a little surf fi...

Chilly and Breezy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOy0l1xRpZUThe rain and thunderstorms that threatened most of the afternoon yesterday, finally showed up in the area last night and after some torrential downpours and ...