Brett C. Hill is by far the youngest candidate running for the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors this year. Born in Baltimore, the 37-year-old has owned property in the Pines since 2012 and moved to the area full time last spring. His company, FTS Fiber, provides Internet infrastructure services from its headquarters in West… Read more »

Ray Unger might be one of the most upbeat citizens of Ocean Pines. The 75-year-old two-time former director is running for the OPA Board again this year, and says he is largely satisfied with the job the current directors are doing. “I think we’re kind of cruising a little bit now,” he said. “They’re going… Read more »

During the last two budget cycles, Pat Supik has chaired the Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee. Along with her other duties, she has overseen the annual weeklong meetings the advisory group holds on the financial plan, and helped pen a list of recommendations to the directors. Supik, 71, is now looking to move… Read more »

As the only incumbent in a group of 11 candidates seeking one of three vacancies on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, Jack Collins has a different perspective. Collins said he ended up in Ocean Pines after marrying “a local girl,” Connie Kelley, from Ocean City. “Her dad was the mayor of Ocean City… Read more »

With three seats up for grabs during this year’s OPA Board election in August, the field is likely to be crowded with candidates. Larry Perrone, 61, was the first to declare his candidacy, in March. A Pennsylvania native, Perrone served for two years as an air defense officer in the U.S. Air Force, 82nd Airborne,… Read more »

(July 14, 2016) Those closest to the election operations in Ocean Pines insist there are no cauldrons set up inside the room where, each year, the elections committee and a handful of support staff count ballots for the annual board of directors vote. No livestock are sacrificed; no brooms are ridden and no spells are… Read more »

(July 14, 2016) A new Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County project inched closer to completion last week, when it received unanimous approval of a setback variance from the Berlin Board of Appeals. The variance was a condition of approval by the town’s planning commission, which approved the project in May, but asked that the… Read more »

(July 14, 2016) An apparent misunderstanding led to a minor flare-up during a Berlin Council meeting Monday night, as the mayor and council voted 3-2 to absorb costs related to water and sewer installation at a new Dollar General Store on 109 Decatur Street. Developer Oxford Chase purchased 1.6 acres from the town, near the… Read more »

(July 14, 2016) More than 69,000 meals were delivered to area senior citizens through MAC’s Meals on Wheels program last year, but with looming funding cuts, the program’s critical services must find new ways to meet ever increasing demands for assistance. MAC Inc. and the Meals on Wheels Program recently launched the “Feed the Elderly”… Read more »

(July 14, 2016) Lori McAllister has spent years trying to figure out a way to help the people who helped her. Her first idea was college, and she graduated from Salisbury University with a bachelor’s degree in conflict analysis and dispute resolution. She began working with people who had been recently released from prison to… Read more »