Berlin renews agreement for tech services after audit, RFP

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin’s information technology management contract was awarded to incumbent TechMD after a third-party review. TechMD was recommended by third-party vendor ...

Town adds request fee to annexation process

Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin formally established an annexation request fee of $515 in the municipality’s planning and general fee schedule. Officials said that previously, no fee wa...

03/13/2025 Bayside Editorial: Ortt did great work, so will Touch of Italy

Ortt did great work, so will Touch of Italy What a difference eight years make. Plagued by rotating management, declining patronage, big plans and grand failures, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club and Beach ...

Harold Edward Tewell

Harold Edward Tewell Ocean Pines Harold Edward Tewell, 85 years old, of Ocean Pines, passed away peacefully at Coastal Hospice on the Lake, Salisbury on March 6, 2025. Eddie, as he was known to everyo...

David Bryan Crouse

David Bryan Crouse Ocean City David Bryan Crouse of Ocean City passed away peacefully with his brother and sister in-law by his side on Feb. 26, 2025. David was born in Baltimore. He was the loving hu...

Richard G. Jones

Richard G. Jones Berlin Richard G. “Rick” Jones, age 62, of Berlin, died Monday, March 3, 2025 at Macky & Pam Stansell House in Ocean Pines. He was born in Salisbury and was the son of the lat...

Donna Marie Leiner

Donna Marie Leiner Ocean City Donna Marie Leiner, age 70, passed away on March 8, 2025 after a courageous five-year battle with lymphoma. She is survived by her husband, Mark Leiner; five children, Wh...

Gerrie Anne Mumford

Gerrie Anne Mumford Berlin Gerrie Anne Mumford, age 79, of Berlin, passed away at Tidal Health Hospital on Feb. 15, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the...

03/06/2025 Bayside Editorial: Tariffs hit newsprint, we won’t pass it on

The 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed yesterday on imported goods from Canada and Mexico have hit home. Next week, our newspapers, Bayside Gazette and OC Today-Dispatch, will begin to feel th...

9,084 speeding tickets issued in Berlin in 6 months

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The speed cameras implemented in Berlin last summer have been successful in reducing speeding on Flower Street and Seahawk Road, officials said this week. Each apparatus h...