By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 1, 2018) The heroin and opioid epidemic has touched most communities in Worcester County – and in Maryland. By all accounts, the face of addiction is the face of your neighbor. They are sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, veterans and star athletes. They are without a single race… Read more »
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OPA Board finds compromise on new employee handbook
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Several members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Saturday initially said they would not support an updated employee handbook, but then backtracked when a compromise was reached. Included in the board meeting-packet was a six-page breakdown of revisions in the latest edition of the handbook,… Read more »
Agreement reached to drop Brett Hill’s election lawsuit
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Terms to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Ocean Pines Association and a member of the board of directors have apparently been agreed upon. Former director and interim general manager Brett Hill filed the suit in June, alleging a violation of association bylaws after he was rejected as… Read more »
Berlin Falls Committee, YMCA, talk rec center
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Nearly one year ago, on Nov. 16, 2017, The Berlin Falls Park Committee met for the first time. Mayor Gee Williams said the initial meeting was a long time coming and that some had laughed at the notion of transforming a former industrial property into a multi-use public… Read more »
Gulf between golf, Director Daly
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Remarks made by Ocean Pines Director Frank Daly dominated the public comment period of a board meeting on Saturday, as members of the golf community strongly objected to any notion of temporarily closing the course in order to save money, and a battle of words erupted between Daly… Read more »
Reserve study, pier demo approved
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors approved two significant items without much discussion on Saturday: finalizing a financial reserve study after several years of work and removing the sanctuary crab pier. The 2015 board approved a $31,800 contract with Richmond firm Design Management Associates to study how much… Read more »
Clubs committee: defer to Matt Ortt
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Members of the Ocean Pines Clubs Committee have some ideas to improve the yacht and beach clubs, but also suggest that the board of directors defer to the professional management company it hired to oversee those facilities. That would be the Matt Ortt Companies, tapped earlier this year… Read more »
Guest bartender event to feature OPA board and GM
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) Anyone who’s ever been to an Ocean Pines Board of Directors meeting has probably thought at least once, “gosh, I could use a drink.” As luck would have it, all seven board members, as well as General Manager John Bailey and several department heads, have committed to a… Read more »
Complaint letter targets OPA, county over Swim & Racquet Club
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) A complaint letter obtained this week by the Bayside Gazette was apparently sent to county and Ocean Pines officials on Oct. 8 regarding “Industrial Use at [the] Swim & Racquet Club.” Attorney Bruce Bright of the Ocean City law firm Ayres, Jenkins, Gordy & Almand asked that the… Read more »
Town of Berlin sets meeting and holiday dates for 2019
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 25, 2018) The Berlin Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a dozen 2019 holidays and set its calendar of public meeting dates for the new year. Town offices will enjoy a half-day on Dec. 29, 2018, and be closed Jan. 1 for the New Year holiday. Offices will close on… Read more »