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...

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...

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...

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...

County bolsters vehicle insurance coverage due to spike in accidents

By Brian Shane Staff Writer A rising trend of costly car crashes in Worcester County-owned vehicles has prompted officials to upgrade their auto insurance policy to include comprehensive and collision...

Possible cell tower remains in talking phase

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Officials said a potential and controversial cell phone tower is still possible for Ocean Pines, yet the project is still in its earliest stages. At the community’s Satu...

South Fire Station work expected to start in fall

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Association and the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department continue to work toward a new South Fire Station, with an estimated construction start date of Oc...

Coastal Bays Program offering high school senior scholarships

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) will be offering three scholarships valued at $1,000 each to qualifying high school seniors from Worcester County Public Schools interested in a future in the ...