10/09/2025 Bayside Editorial: Art by committee isn’t art, it’s an illustration

Art by committee isn’t art, it’s an illustration Berlin’s Historic District Commission doesn’t know quite what to do with the mural proposed by artist Evan Fitzgerald for the side of the Poole...

Larry Ellis Holdren

Larry Ellis Holdren Ocean Pines Larry Ellis Holdren, age 83, of Ocean Pines, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Bayhealth Hospital in Milford, Delaware. Born in Sedalia, Missouri, h...

Lawrence Kenneth Williams

Lawrence Kenneth Williams Ocean Pines Lawrence Kenneth Williams, age 85, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 14, 2025, in Ocean Pines. He was born in Eastport, Maryland, a...

Marina Village seeks rental restrictions, but first must rally enough voters to create quorum to decide fate of amendment

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Marina Village in Ocean Pines may restrict short-term rentals if it can secure an adequate number of voters to approve a change in its rules. In an open meeting last week,...

Lead service line replacement outlined for impacted Berlin residents

State grant to fund major infrastructure projects By Tara Fischer Staff Writer To ensure access to quality water and to comply with federal mandates, the Town of Berlin will begin a search-and-replace...

Berlin wants to consider emergency service funding model change

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Town of Berlin is weighing a request to the county about funding for in-town fire and EMS services. At a work session of the Berlin mayor and council with the Berlin Fire ...

Students look to form Turning Point chapter

Questions about school’s policy on clubs arise but guidelines being followed By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Reactions to recent political events have reached Worcester County, where students at Stephe...

Newly implemented roadway laws encourage safe driving

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Excessive speeding can now land drivers in jail, one of dozens of new laws that took effect this week in the state of Maryland. Oct. 1 was the effective date for more than ...

Berlin’s skate park effort scores good news as grant application advances

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer  Leaders of the proposed skate park in Berlin received word this week a grant application for approximately $487,000 has been elevated from the state level to the federal...

10/02/2025 Bayside Editorial: Lead testing project proactive, not reactive

Lead testing project proactive, not reactive Luckily for Berlin — and every other government in Maryland that supplies drinking water to residents — the state Department of Environment says any le...