County Right Not To Set Precedent

The Worcester County Commissioners flirted with a dangerous precedent this week, but they did not make the mistake in the end.By a 3-4 vote, the commissioners opted against a motion to increase milea...

Worcester Prep Gathered Last Friday for the Annual Spring Music & Art Presentation

Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) family and friends gathered last Friday for the Lower School’s annual Spring Music & Art presentation, Bee Happy. Talented music teacher Joanie Brittingham...

James Arthur McAleer

James Arthur McAleer Berlin James Arthur McAleer, 63, of Berlin, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Born in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18, 1958 to John H. and Rose Mary McAleer,...

County’s draft budget follows usual pattern

A preliminary budget that’s higher on the expense side than the income side has become something of an annual ritual for Worcester County government, just as the reaction by the public has usually i...

Roasted butternut squash for cold May

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I guess we should all be thankful that spring has not actually sprung. Don’t throw anything at me; just bear with me for a spell. We were all hopeful last month with a...

Cartoon

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

Reggae Play Day returns to Main Street

By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer Reggae Play Day is back after a two-year hiatus with reggae music plus beer, wine and food on May 14 on Main Street. The annual event, sponsored every year by Ocean 98, ha...

Talkie celebrates Bishopville project despite lack of funds

By Greg Wehner Broadband vendor Talkie celebrated the start of a project to install 30 miles of fiber-optic-cable in Bishopville with a ribbon cutting last week even though the company failed to obtai...

Worcester Commissioner protests private sportsplex talks

By Greg Wehner A meeting between Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, Chief Administrative Officer Weston Young, and a private investor about the proposed sports complex has some commissioners ...

Worcester County will begin job of balancing budget

By Greg Wehner Worcester County officials anticipate being $11.3 million short of covering the $229.6 million spending budget proposed for FY23, versus $218.3 million in revenue being projected next y...