JULY 4, 2024
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
STEVE GREEN/BAYSIDE GAZETTE
FIELD OF FLAGS Well over 100 flags have been on display for the last six weeks off Route 589 at the field located next to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial. Through the “Flags for Heroes” initiative, sponsored by the Worcester County Veterans Memorial and the Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club, the flags were purchased by businesses and residents to recognize individuals with a lasting impacts. The flags were sponsored for $50 with proceeds going to local scholarships and charities.
gets TidalHealth to get tech school cafe Memorial Legion’s help
New venture will fill needs in education while offering public some good food
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 4, 2024) Worcester Technical High School’s Culinary and Pastry Arts Department is preparing to launch a teaching café at the TidalHealth Ocean Pines Campus, allowing students to receive additional hands-on education and deliciously
give back to the community. The Pines Café by Worcester Technical High School will open in late August or early September and has secured the space for three years. It will welcome customers Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The shop will feature coffee, breakfast sandwiches, pastries, lunch, soups, and salads prepared by the culinary and pastry program students. The goal is to extend the hours based on the volume of business the shop receives.
“The TidalHealth campus opens for lab work at 6 a.m.,” said Phillip Cropper, the program’s head chef. “What better way after 12 hours of fasting for lab work than to start your day with a freshly baked muffin, breakfast sandwich, or house-roasted cup of coffee.” According to the educator and former restaurant owner, the idea was conceived when he visited the Ocean Pines TidalHealth space and discovered that the facility’s café had been See TIDALHEALTH Page 3
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with flag poles By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 4, 2024) The Berlin American Legion Post #123 provided the town with funding to replace three flag poles at the Main and West streets memorial sites. The group presented ‘We Heart Berlin’ with $7,500 for the initiative See LEGION Page 8
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