By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) For those who have not yet voted, Ocean Pines property owners have until 5 p.m. next Wednesday to cast ballots in the 2018 Board of Directors election. Ballots were mailed in July and can be returned either by mail or dropped off at the ballot box inside the… Read more »
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Residents to OPA: Convert crab pier to nature preserve
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) Residents of the Whitetail Sanctuary in Ocean Pines delivered a series of recommendations to the board regarding the crab pier last Friday, although the directors decided to delay any decision. During an April board meeting, General Manager John Bailey read from a report from Snow Hill firm J…. Read more »
Berlin Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) The Berlin Mayor and Council last Monday discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall: Community policing The Berlin Police Department has continued its program of community outreach and activities. Police participated in a recent trip to Jolly Roger that included more than 50 children… Read more »
Pines Board approves ethics policy
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) Although considered by some to be watered down from its original version, a new ethics policy, also known as Resolution B-08, earned the approval of the Ocean Pines Directors last Friday in a 5-1 vote. According to the meeting packet, the resolution “provides guidance to the board of… Read more »
Cheryl Jacobs looks back on Pines service
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) Ocean Pines Association Vice President Cheryl Jacobs attended her final regular board of directors meeting last Friday. Jacobs, 70, is originally from Hagerstown, Maryland and spent 23 years in the telecommunication industry. She is a graduate of the University of Baltimore and University of Baltimore School of Law… Read more »
Tattoo committee still trying to reach county
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 2, 2018) Having not yet heard back from county officials, members of the Berlin Tattoo Ordinance Committee on Tuesday opted to contact them again and report back next month. The Berlin Town Council in May voted 3-1 to send a letter of support on behalf of the committee to the… Read more »
Ocean Pines advisory group addresses critics
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 26, 1018) Ralph DeAngelus of the Matt Ortt Companies last Thursday said there were no hard feelings following several news reports and commentary elsewhere regarding the Ocean Pines Clubs Committee and the Ortt Company’s handling of the association’s yacht and beach clubs. A July 5 article in the Gazette said… Read more »
Goose group to meet on Aug. 16
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 26, 2018) A concerned citizens group has formed in the wake of the June 29 culling of about 300 Canada geese in Ocean Pines. Dubbed “The Ocean Pines Geese and Ecology Brain Trust Initiative: Securing a Balance,” the group plans to meet publicly for the first time on Thursday, Aug…. Read more »
Rec & Parks to be more aggressive
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 26, 2018) The new director of the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department, Tom Perlozzo, vowed last week to end the department’s passive approach to managing its resources and to energize its pursuit of new possibilities. “We are changing the direction of Worcester County Recreation and Parks,” he said last… Read more »
Parke forum gives OPA voters another look at candidates
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 26, 2018) Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidates participating in a forum last Wednesday issued a unified message – civility and transparency by leadership needs to improve and help is on the way. Last month, five of the seven candidates participated in the only forum sanctioned by Ocean Pines and… Read more »