Bills Seek Extra Eligibility Year For High School Athletes

BERLIN — In yet another odd fallout from the pandemic, a pair of state lawmakers have proposed bills that, if approved, would add another year of eligibility for student-athletes whose high scho...

Wicomico Sheriff Looks Past Critics With Sanctuary County Proclamation

SALISBURY – Sheriff Mike Lewis issued a proclamation this week declaring Wicomico a Second Amendment sanctuary county.In a meeting of the Wicomico County Council on Tuesday, Sheriff Mike Lewis p...

Wind Farm Developer To Reach Out To Regional Fishermen

OCEAN CITY — In an effort to allay concerns from area commercial and recreational fishermen, a company pursuing an offshore wind energy farm off Ocean City has partnered with a consulting firm t...

Nonprofit to raise funds for recreational opportunities

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) We Heart Berlin Inc. has been established as a Maryland-based nonprofit to raise funds for town projects. Organizer Tony Weeg said he used LegalZoom to set...

Gazette Cartoon

Spotlight on Patti Stevens Cartoon By Jim Adcock The post Gazette Cartoon appeared first on Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette.

Virtual props workshop about film

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) As part of the fifth annual Ocean City Film Festival, prop masters on Disney’s 2002 romantic fantasy and coming-of-age film, “Tuck Everlasting,” will...

Auto Zone site plan approved for Route 50

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) A site plan for a beige Auto Zone store that would replace the former McDonald’s building on Route 50 in Berlin was approved by the Berlin Planning Commi...

Phillips joins Captain’s Cove as senior general manager

Virginia seaside community changing its management structure, creates new post By Greg Ellison (March 4, 2021) After recently resigning following more than a decade with the Ocean Pines Association, C...

Proposed school budget approved by board

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) The Worcester County Board of Education unanimously approved the school system’s Fiscal Year 2022 proposed operating budget of $118.13 million during the...

New superintendent of Berlin Public Works

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (March 4, 2021) James (Jimmy) Charles will step into the full-time role of the Berlin Public Works Department superintendent when Dave Wheaton retires near the end of Marc...