Vehicle Rental Business Proposal Fails Despite 3-2 Vote

OCEAN CITY—After essentially denying a similar request from a different business, resort officials on Monday also did not pass a conditional use request for a new Polaris Slingshot vehicle renta...

Beach Lacrosse Won the Eastern Shore Youth Lacrosse Association Championship

Beach Lacrosse’s under-14 boys’ team recently won the Eastern Shore Youth Lacrosse Association championship. Pictured above, the team and coaches are all smiles as they show off the champi...

Law says patrons, not bars, liable for actions

The question of whether a bar or restaurant can be held liable for the behavior of its patrons is especially interesting in Maryland, one of eight states that does not have what are known as “dram s...

Grilled rib cap with sauteed mushrooms

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I pride myself on my lovely back yard. It is an insane amount of work, and this year as I will be doing all of it, it is even more overwhelming. But, it is worth it when...

Gazette Cartoon

Cartoon by Jim Adcock The post Gazette Cartoon appeared first on Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette.

Elections Committee preps for first OP candidate forum

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Elections Committee is dotting every i and crossing every t in the lead-up to the first candidate forum for the six board of directors hopefuls on June 22....

It’s tub time on Main Street

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The bathtubs are back for the 32nd year. Tomorrow night, in front of fans and television cameras, at least a dozen teams will line up on Main Street and strap into self-bu...

Short-term rental, long-term implementation

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer Talk is circulating in Berlin that the short-term rental ordinance could be delayed until 2023. The town set the impldmentation date for July 1 after the town council narr...

Terrapin count underway in coastal bays

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The humidity was low, the temperature hovered around 70 degrees, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the mosquitos and flies were inexplicably — miraculously — absen...

Ethics looks at candidate finances

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Berlin Ethics Commission reviewed the first batch of financial disclosures from candidates and incumbents running for Berlin Mayor and Town Council and sent back most ...