As has happened in many communities, Ocean Pines is experiencing friction between its volunteer fire company and the local governing authority, as it and its counterparts elsewhere grapple with rising costs versus the need to maintain an excellent level of service. Fortunately for Ocean Pines, this has been a low-volume discussion, which on the surface… Read more »
Opinion
Buckingham victim of political payback?
Last week’s demonstration in support of building a new Buckingham Elementary School in Berlin brought out scores of residents and parents who obviously believe that the state’s denial of funding for the project was a political decision. There’s no reason to believe otherwise, considering the flimsy justification the Interagency Committee of School Construction used to… Read more »
Wind farm problems don’t include whales
Because people arguing against offshore wind farms have plenty of ammunition at their disposal, we should dispense with unproven contentions that just won’t go away. Among the legitimate assertions opponents have employed during hearings — as opposed to the puppet show staged in Ocean City recently — is how turbine materials will be disposed of… Read more »
Understanding EDUs and why they exist
What is an EDU, anyway? As the discussion continues over the future of Heron Park in Berlin and the parcels within it that are or could be for sale, the big snag in the process seems always to come down to who gets the EDUs attached to a specific piece of land. The general public… Read more »
Cardamone clears air on OP police shakeup
Lt. Brian Cardamone, chief of staff at the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, has had his say, and that is the end of it. No amount of story-bending or tale-twisting regarding last December’s burglary of an Ocean Pines Police Department storage shed and the aftermath of that event will change the facts as he laid them… Read more »
Keep those old leaves and put them to work
Most people who live in homes surrounded by trees would be expected to take the annual chore of clearing the yard of leaves in stride. But that’s not always the case in Ocean Pines, where the fall ritual is viewed as a major annoyance by some, while others need reminders about the rules of leaf… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
High costs of poor border policies Editor, I have been baffled for the last 2.5 years by the apparent acceptance by some Americans of the horrible things occurring here in America. I can only assume that approximately half the population is unaware of these matters, either from lack of curiosity or from watching media, which… Read more »
Farr must appreciate irony of his selection
Were it not such a ridiculous situation to begin with, one might appreciate the irony of Ocean Pines Association Director Rick Farr ascending to the presidency two years after his court fight to be recognized as a legitimate candidate was just getting underway. Even though Farr had been the top vote-getter in that summer’s election,… Read more »
Park lot’s value shifts with council opinions
Whatever is going on with the Berlin Town Council’s decision-making progress vis-à-vis Heron Park and the council’s possible desire to do something with the property, Palmer and Sandy Gillis aren’t happy with it. Nor should they be after Monday evening’s debacle when the deal they believed was hammered out a week earlier on parcel 57… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Donate to Relay for Life to help eradicate cancer Editor, The Relay for Life is a slogan but most important it is an event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. This event is held yearly and gathers people from all walks of life, such as cancer survivors, caregivers, young, elderly, White, Black and every other… Read more »