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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
Goodbye 2025, Welcome 2026 Inside: The Year in Pictures
DECEMBER 25, 2025
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
Goodbye 2025, Welcome 2026 Inside: The Year in Pictures
DECEMBER 25, 2025
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
Goodbye 2025, Welcome 2026 Inside: The Year in Pictures
DECEMBER 25, 2025
BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
FREE
Goodbye 2025, Welcome 2026 Inside: The Year in Pictures
SAME GREAT OWNER, SAME AMAZING STAFF Serving the Community for over a Decade
GARDNER PT of Ocean Pines 11204 Racetrack Rd, Suite 101 • Ocean Pines, MD, 21811 410-208-1525
GARDNER PT of West Ocean City 12472 Sea Oaks Ln, Unit 1 • Berlin, MD 21811 410-747-3522
SAME GREAT OWNER, SAME AMAZING STAFF Serving the Community for over a Decade
GARDNER PT of Ocean Pines 11204 Racetrack Rd, Suite 101 • Ocean Pines, MD, 21811 410-208-1525
GARDNER PT of West Ocean City 12472 Sea Oaks Ln, Unit 1 • Berlin, MD 21811 410-747-3522
SAME GREAT OWNER, SAME AMAZING STAFF Serving the Community for over a Decade
GARDNER PT of Ocean Pines 11204 Racetrack Rd, Suite 101 • Ocean Pines, MD, 21811 410-208-1525
GARDNER PT of West Ocean City 12472 Sea Oaks Ln, Unit 1 • Berlin, MD 21811 410-747-3522
SAME GREAT OWNER, SAME AMAZING STAFF Serving the Community for over a Decade
GARDNER PT of Ocean Pines 11204 Racetrack Rd, Suite 101 • Ocean Pines, MD, 21811 410-208-1525
GARDNER PT of West Ocean City 12472 Sea Oaks Ln, Unit 1 • Berlin, MD 21811 410-747-3522
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YEAR IN PHOTOS In keeping with our annual end-ofyear tradition, the final issue the Bayside Gazette will feature photos depicting many of the news and features that dominated Ocean Pines, Berlin and Worcester County in 2025. The pages contain a mixture of submitted, courtesy, file and staff
photos with descriptions reminding viewers why they ran in the first place. Next week, for the first issue of 2026, we will return to our regular news coverage. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
OCEAN CITY’S HOM ME FOR STEAKS, SEAFO OOD & COCKTAILS! A
PHOTO COURTESY OF SARA GORFINKEL AND CHAMBER
BERLIN AWARD Dr. Melissa Reid, president of the Berlin Heritage Foundation as well as art teacher at Buckingham Elementary, was surprised in January with the Berlin Award at the annual awards banquet put on by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce. Pictured, from left, are last year’s recipient Nornie Bunting, Councilman Steve Green, award co-presenter Cam Bunting, Reid, Mayor Zack Tyndall and Council members Jay Knerr and Dean Burrell.
SUBMITTED PHOTO/BAYSIDE GAZETTE
TOUCH OF ITALY Touch of Italy representatives Robert Ciprietti and Rick Lawrence, center back, are pictured with OPA Board members and staff in mid-January. It was announced back then the Ocean Pines Association has secured a five-year deal with Touch of Italy Group as the community’s new food and beverage contractor for their three service locations — the Ocean Pines Yacht Club, the Ocean Pines Beach Club in Ocean City and the Clubhouse Bar and Grille.
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CAPTAIN A NSTABLEOC A .C COM PHOTO COURTESY OF WCPS
SCHOOL BOARD SWEARING IN At the January meeting, recently re-elected members of the Worcester County Board of Education were administered the oath of office for their next terms. Pictured with Clerk of Court Susan Braniecki are Board members Donald C. Smack, Sr., Elena McComas and Jon Andes. At this week’s meeting, Board President Todd Ferrante was nominated and motioned to remain as president for the next two years. Board member Bill Buchanan was also motioned to remain as vice president.
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