Berlin’s electric department earns safety award honor

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin Electric Utility Department has earned a Gold Designation under the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for maintaining saf...

04/03/2025 Bayside Editorial: Federal funding cut flows down to schools

Federal funding cut flows down to schools As if the State of Maryland didn’t already have enough problems scrounging up money to bridge the great divide between revenues and expenditures for the yea...

Letter To The Editor: Yard maintenance policy goes too far

Yard maintenance policy goes too far Editor, (The following letter was sent to the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors with a copy forwarded for publication.)  I am reaching out to respectfull...

Letter To The Editor: OPA Board opposes county’s proposal

OPA Board opposes county’s proposal Editor, (The following letter was sent to the Worcester County Commissioners with a copy sent to this newspaper for publication.) This letter is in response to ...

James Edward Trummel

James Edward Trummel Ocean Pines James Edward Trummel, age 85, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at his home in Ocean Pines. Born in Elmhurst, Illinois, he was the son of the late Verne Trummel a...

Employee honored for completing apprenticeship program

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Town of Berlin Mayor and Council recognized Dave Davis, a recent graduate of the municipality’s utility meter technician apprentice program, earlier this week at a m...

Ocean Pines didn’t cause Enterprise Fund problem, but would help pay for it under county proposal

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer Ocean Pines residents could experience a significant increase in fees if a proposed water and wastewater budget presented at a Worcester County Commissioners meeting last ...

Berlin spikes EDU financing policy for now; Citizen, council member disagree on east side ramifications

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer The Berlin Town Council this week voted to abandon a previously existing policy that allows developers to finance up to five equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) over five yea...

County seeks clean cure for mixed-up mess; ‘Gross negligence’ Bertino says

By Brian Shane Staff Writer Worcester County officials have proposed raising water and sewer rates as a possible solution to balancing the county’s water and sewer district budgets, which have run a...

Berlin library hosting new art exhibit

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer A new exhibit featuring artists from the Worcester County Art League has arrived at the Berlin Library branch. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Berlin Library, lo...