(Jan. 28, 2016) The Worcester County Commission for Women has kicked off a new initiative called  “Empowering Women Scholarship.” This scholarship will be awarded in May to two Worcester County women to further their education.   In an effort to raise funds to support this scholarship program, the Friends of the Women’s Commission are selling… Read more »

(Jan. 28, 2016) The Pine’eer Craft Club of Ocean Pines recently made donations of $3,850 to groups within Ocean Pines. The proceeds of the annual August and November Artisan & Craft Shows provided the funds to make these donations possible. Donations made were as follows: Ocean Pines Police Department, $350; Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department,… Read more »

(Jan. 28, 2016) EXIT Realty At The Beach celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 19 at 11002 Manklin Meadows Lane #3 in Ocean Pines, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and refreshments provided by Broker/Owner, Bernie Flax and husband, Don. EXIT Realty opened its doors on Oct. 1, 2015 as a local boutique-style independent franchise focusing on the… Read more »

(Jan. 28, 2016) On Jan. 31, 2008, the 40th anniversary of the TET Offensive of the Vietnam War was recognized and those who fought in this victory were honored. The TET 40 wreath, made by Rosie Garlitz, was placed at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines. Each year since then a wreath has… Read more »

(Jan. 28, 2016) The Ocean Pines Farmers Market will be offering a 50/50 raffle to market visitors, giving them the chance to win a growing cash jackpot. Raffle tickets may be purchased for $1 each at the market’s information booth. The market is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in White Horse… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin and other county schools have seen an unprecedented level of bomb threats during the last two weeks, triggering evacuations on three different days. The high school was evacuated on Jan. 13 and 19, and all county schools were cleared on Jan.15. Last Friday, hundreds of Decatur students were moved… Read more »

The Ocean Pines Yacht Club faced plenty of criticism during its first year, from the dining room’s resemblance to a school cafeteria, to the lower-than-expected financial performance across the board. Last year, the second for the new facility, the financials were closer to budgeted numbers, and the facility itself has been – slowly, but steadily… Read more »

Although the Ocean Pines Association’s board will not formally release a draft of the fiscal year 2017 budget until Saturday, an early copy of the document was made available at the administration building last week. If that draft does not change, the basic annual assessment in Ocean Pines would grow $22, to $943. Water/estate assessments… Read more »

Budget and Finance Chairwoman Pat Supik met with the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Tuesday to discuss a lengthy list of recommendations, developed by the committee, for the fiscal year 2017 budget. The majority of the recommendations were minor, and Supik said the committee’s meetings on the budget, held last week at the country… Read more »

The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following items during a budget review meeting at the country club on Tuesday. The board also met on Wednesday to discuss the budget, after press time. Also present during the meeting were General Manager Bob Thompson, Controller Art Carmine and Budget and Finance Committee Chairwoman Pat Supik…. Read more »