(April 8, 2021) Ocean Pines Golf Club Superintendent Justin Hartshorne recently supplied updates on conditions and maintenance efforts to several advisory committee members. General Manager John Viola helped facilitate the meeting, to address their questions and concerns. He engaged experts from the amenity, Hartshorne and General Manager of Golf John Malinowski, to present current plans… Read more »
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Short-term rental town hall planned for April 17 in OP
(April 8, 2021) The Ocean Pines Board has scheduled a town hall on proposed short-term rental regulations, on April 17 at 9 a.m., upstairs at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. Live capacity will be limited to 100 people because of covid-19 restrictions. Residents will be given priority to speak, and nonresidents will not be allowed… Read more »
‘Wall That Heals’ exhibit to recognize OP vet
By Josh Davis Contributing Writer U.S. Army Col. Robert Adair, one of first community lot owners, among honorees (April 8, 2021) This April, the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation will host a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from Washington, D.C. The traveling national exhibit, dubbed “The Wall That Heals” and run by… Read more »
‘Wall That Heals’ ceremonies planned in April
(April 8, 2021) The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation is asking area residents to show their support during several historic events this April as part of the visiting “Wall That Heals” exhibit. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and is sponsored by the national… Read more »
State balloon ban set for passage this year
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (April 8, 2021) After some tweaks that slightly water down penalties, a bill that would prohibit the intentional release of balloons into the atmosphere should become law this fall. Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) co-sponsored the legislation, which in its current form would impose a $100 fine on anyone 13 years… Read more »
Opposition remains for revised Kirwan plan
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (April 8, 2021) As revisions to the state’s Kirwan education funding plan await approval on Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk, local lawmakers are still bucking its overall passage because of concerns about fiscal impacts. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, or Kirwan plan, is a broad education reform bill set to increase… Read more »
Operation Ocean Hope for autistic, non-autistic youth
By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (April 8, 2021) Worcester Technical High School senior Brady Esham and Ocean Front Counseling will hold Operation Ocean Hope, an event for autistic and non-autistic children alike, at the Healing Arts Center in Berlin, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 10. The event is for children ages 6-12 and… Read more »
Bay Club sale impediment removed by commissioners
(April 8, 2021) One more impediment to the sale of the Bay Club and an adjacent property outside of Berlin to the Department of Natural Resources was removed by the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday, further clearing the way for the plan to turn the combined 673 acres into woodlands. Two minor hitches in the $4.2… Read more »
Rise in covid prompts town to close again
Vaccinations now offered to those 16 years old and up By Mallory Panuska (April 8, 2021) With covid-19 positivity rates creeping back up in the county and state, Berlin town officials have stayed true to an early pandemic policy and closed buildings and meetings to the public until the numbers improve. Notice of the policy… Read more »
OPA finances stay relatively steady according to report
(April 8, 2021) Ocean Pines Association finances remained relatively steady through February, coming in not quite $17,000 less than break-even for the month, as revenues missed the budget a little more than the savings realized by the continuing dip in expenses. In their report to the Budget and Finance Committee last Wednesday, General Manager John… Read more »