(Oct. 5, 2017) Former Ocean Pines Association Director Brett Hill, who resigned on Sept. 15, also has resigned as CEO of FTS Fiber. FTS Marketing Manager Blake Hargest confirmed Hill resigned last month, but declined to give a specific date. “We’re not going to get into specifics of that,” she said. She said Adam Noll,… Read more »
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No urgency for fiber optics in Ocean Pines
(Oct. 5, 2017) Ocean Pines Association Board President Doug Parks said this week a deal to bring fiber optic internet to the community police station is being examined at a minimal cost. A request for proposals to bring fiber to the entire association, however, likely will take a back seat, at least for the time… Read more »
Holland turns herself in; will face jury trial for theft Jan. 8
(Oct. 5, 2017) Former Snow Hill account clerk Erica Holland, 32, turned herself in to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office in Snow Hill last Thursday after being indicted last Tuesday by a Worcester County Grand Jury for felony theft over $100,000. The case, referred to the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor by the Worcester… Read more »
Pines man to take on senior olympics
(Oct. 5, 2017) After only learning how to swim six months ago, Ocean Pines resident Joe Schneider, 91, will compete in the 50-meter backstroke event during the Delaware Senior Olympics, Friday, in Dover. “I want to do well in this one,” Schneider said. “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the… Read more »
Berlin tattoo group not yet inked
(Oct. 5, 2017) Town Administrator Laura Allen will lead a committee that will develop standards for tattoo shops and tattoo-related industries in the Town of Berlin. The Berlin Town Council last week voted unanimously to put a 120-day moratorium on new tattoo businesses while the committee works on codifying its regulations. Apparently, Planning Director Dave… Read more »
OPA Briefs
(Oct. 5, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a meeting in the community center, last Friday. Stevens honored At the start of the meeting, former Director Dave Stevens was honored for his nine years of service as an elected official. “Anybody that has dedicated that much time to… Read more »
Endless Summer Cruisin’ in full swing this weekend
(Oct. 5, 2017) Check out car shows, celebrities, auctions, vendors and parades during Ocean City’s 20th annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ event. More than 2,300 hot rods, classics, muscle cars, trick trucks and customs will be driven down Coastal Highway this weekend. Vehicles newer than 1976 must have custom modifications or be of special interest. Festivities… Read more »
Deutsch to do double duty, in Sykesville and with Berlin
(Oct. 5, 2017) Berlin Falls park project manager David Deutsch was recently named interim general manager of Sykesville, Maryland. His role there is not expected to interfere with work in Berlin, where in January he was appointed project manager. Before that, Deutsch was city manager of Bowie and interim city manager of Westminster. He is… Read more »
Town and A&E Committee working together on signage
(Oct. 5, 2017) A prototype planter box, designed to double as a downtown wayfaring sign, is getting “a lot of positive attention,” Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week. The boxes are meant to replace some of the bulky sandwich board signs on Main Street that point visitors to shops not based in the… Read more »
Pines Comp Plan Committee considering fresh approach
(Oct. 5, 2017) Meeting for the first time in six months, the Ocean Pines Association Comprehensive Planning Committee voted on a series of recommendations that would amend its charter and refocus its efforts. Committee members agreed the “current comprehensive planning model should be eliminated” in favor of a three-year “look ahead document” based on corporate… Read more »