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OP Budget Committee to target oversight

OCEAN PINES—The message conveyed by Ocean Pines Budget and Finance Committee Chair Dennis Hudson to the Board of Directors, during their Oct. 2 meeting, was that during fiscal year 2014-1215 the committee wants to offer its budget development assistance in a more proactive and targeted manner. Hudson pointed out that the committee is required by… Read more »

Donohoe removed from lawsuit against fire company

BERLIN—An amended complaint filed against the Berlin Fire Company by a former paramedic and volunteer firefighter on Sept. 16, removed one plaintiff from a list individuals he had charged with either committing or failing to halt workplace harassment and intimidation. The documents also added additional details about the allegations to an ongoing $8 million lawsuit…. Read more »

Church pastor not pleased with fee structure

BERLIN—The pastor of a Main Street church took issue with the way the town has implemented its stormwater management policy because it does not exempt churches. He called the fee the church has been charged for its covered surfaces a tax during a Sept. 23 meeting of the mayor and town council. Rev. John Abent,… Read more »

Pines Association and BJ's Wholesale Club partner

OCEAN PINES – BJ’s Wholesale Club is partnering with the Ocean Pines Association to bring a special membership offer to benefit the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation through Oct. 7. In addition to offering special benefits for new and renewing members, BJ’s will donate $5 of each membership fee to the foundation…. Read more »

Berlin Fiddler’s Convention features variety of musicians

BERLIN—The weather worked out great and local youth musicians were beginning to participate in Berlin’s annual Fiddlers Convention, organizer Frank Nanna said on Sept. 24 when asked to comment on the events that occurred over the weekend. Nanna is a longtime Berlin resident, and is a performer and manager. In the beginning he had to… Read more »

Berlin presents Fiddler's Convention this weekend

BERLIN—Fiddlers of various stripes are preparing to take the stage as Berlin’s 21st annual Fiddler’s Convention begins on Sept. 20. The sponsor list for the two-day bluegrass music fest reads like a who’s-who of Main Street’s top businesses, leading with Bergey & Company, PNC Bank, SiCuli and Tex-Mex & Beyond. Frank Nana, originally from Kingwood,… Read more »

Partnership to present annual Health Fair in Ocean Pines

OCEAN PINES–Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association’s Communications Advisory Committee to offer a Health Fair to the community. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Md. Atlantic General… Read more »

OPA holds two-day orientation for board of directors

OCEAN CITY—The Ocean Pines Association Board of Director’s orientation retreat at the Hilton on 32nd Street Sept. 12-13,did not generate nearly as much news as it did information on administrative functions. It included a briefing by attorney Joseph Moore, of the Ocean City firm Williams, Moore, Shockley and Harrison, who updated the board on their… Read more »

OPA board talks format, tax-exemption and municipality

OCEAN PINES—The only vote taken during the Ocean Pines Board of Director’s first work session on Sept. 10 was on a policy that would establish how the OPA’s work sessions would operate, approved by a vote of 4-2-1. The work sessions will be considered special meetings, allowing directors to discuss board matters informally, ParliamentarianDan Stachurski… Read more »