Election rules focus of major bylaw changes

Admin responsibilities also on list of possible revisions By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors will hold a hybrid meeting on Monday at 8 a.m. to consider a list of bylaws ...

Suplee: Beauty of banana leaves twofold

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 As much as I love the snow, I lament not protecting my babies this winter. I never chopped down my banana palms and covered the roots with insulation as is the annual ri...

OP Strategic Planning Committee mulls core values

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee last Thursday discussed how to break down Homeowners’ Survey results and how to use that data to drive long-term prioritie...

Gazette Cartoon

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

Will Bishop

Will Bishop Pocomoke Will Bishop, 40, of Pocomoke, passed away on Jan. 10, 2022. Will A. Bishop was born on Nov. 24, 1981, in Salisbury, Maryland. He was the son of Sandra M. Bishop and the son of Har...

Skatepark feasibility study launched by town nonprofit

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Plans to develop a skate park are coming into focus after the nonprofit “We Heart Berlin” announced last week that a feasibility study is in the works. The organizat...

Saleh, Holloway give officials straight facts

If there’s one thing good financial administrators and accountants can be depended on to do, it is to tell it like it is. Massaging the message and sugar-coating the math doesn’t happen, because t...

Berlin-made Bil-Jac dog food marks 75 years

Staring in 1947 with frozen offerings, decades later Bill Kelly perfected dry options By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Founded by the Kelly brothers in 1947 with a focus on freshness, Bil-Jac dog food i...

Pines FY22-23 budget town hall highlights reduced fees

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola and Finance Director Steve Phillips reviewed the proposed FY 22-23 budget during a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday. Viola sai...

Water, sewer reserves fall far short

Consultant advises officials immediate changes must be made to avoid problems By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) Berlin Town Council is contemplating establishing capital reserve funds for both water and ...