(July 9, 2015) There are two sides to every story, so the saying goes, and in Ocean Pines, there are two sides to the discussion of how the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors should govern. Following last August’s election, it appeared those two sides would be a voting bloc formed by newly elected Pat… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, and recently retired State Highway Administration community liaison, has taken a new job: marketing director for the nonprofit Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Though based in Salisbury, the foundation helps fund other nonprofits in the three lower Eastern Shore counties via lump sum grants, and Williams, who… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Ocean Pines-based nonprofit Star Charities is going a little bit country for its annual Western Night fundraiser at the Racetrack Clubhouse at Ocean Downs tonight, Thursday. Kicking off at 4:30 p.m., the event will feagture live entertainment, simulcast harness racing, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a buffet. Tickets are $26, and… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) The possibility of repairing or replacing Ocean Pines’ apparently deteriorating bridges is being quietly explored by Ocean Pines Association officials. While OPA Board President Dave Stevens is looking into the issue via the capital improvement plan, with an eye on budgeting for repairs in the next fiscal year budget, General Manager Bob… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Former Salisbury University professor Dr. Clara Small released her third book, “Compass Points: Profiles and Biographies of African-Americans from the Delmarva Peninsula, Vol. I,” in November of last year. Small, who taught African-American history at SU for nearly four decades, is the featured artist at Salt Water Media during Berlin’s monthly 2nd… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) One of Berlin’s quirkiest – and most popular – events returns next Friday from 6-8 p.m. Presented by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce, the 26th annual Bathtub Races will pit area businesses and organizations against each other in a competition that, as the name suggests, involves racing bathtub-like vehicles that must be… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) All-star season is back in Berlin, and expectations are high a year after the town sent one team to the regional finals and another all the way to the Little League Intermediate World Series. This year, according to Craig Lynch, coach of the 9-10-year-old all-stars, Berlin has more than a half-dozen teams… Read more »

(July 9, 2015) Following the massive success of December’s “dive-in” movie screening of Disney’s “Frozen,” Ocean Pines Aquatics is offering a tea party with two of the film’s stars at the Sports Core Pool on Saturday, July 11 from 3:30-5 p.m. Philadelphia-based performers Marissa Regan and Kristina Regan-O’Connor, who appeared in December, will reprise their… Read more »

(July 2, 2015) OPA Board candidate Slobodan Trendic, 59, has been charged with numerous traffic offenses, including drinking and driving and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a release issued Tuesday by the Ocean Pines Police Department. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on June 20 in Ocean Pines, when Trendic… Read more »

(July 2, 2015) Underground fiber optic cable, more civility on the board, spending issues and support for the Ocean Pines Association general manager system were among the topics covered last Wednesday at the Ocean Pines Elections Committee’s forum. Moderated by committee Chairman Bill Wentworth, the forum allowed the seven candidates for two open seats in… Read more »