Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s official, assessments on Ocean Pines property will be less in the year ahead. The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors agreed at its Saturday session that assessments will drop by $13, making the bill for basic non-waterfront lots $883 and for waterfront lots $1,325. The assessments… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The numbers are in for the first half of FY23 and the Town of Berlin is slightly ahead of schedule, according to Finance Director Natalie Saleh’s report. From the period of July 1 to Dec. 31, the town brought in $5.3 million in total revenue, which included… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) Ocean Pines’ communications committee is exploring the idea of electric signage in the community and wants to hear from residents. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GG6FRHX and takes less than one minute to complete. “We will be tracking responses for three to four weeks,” said committee… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) It’s a busy time at the Ocean Pines Golf Course, as work continues to clear out of dead and diseased trees to promote sunlight and airflow on the 17th hole. The shelter is also getting cleaned out in preparation for the new instructor, Matt Ruggiere, who will… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Reporter (Feb. 23, 2023) Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) assisted Showell Volunteer Fire Department with a water rescue in the St. Martin River on Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. The call originally came in as a potential drowning. “We received a call to assist Showell with a water rescue,” Ocean… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) has signed a contract to purchase a new 2023 Sutphen fire engine. The engine, which is equipped with a 1,500-gallon pump and a 750-gallon tank, will have 200 feet of half-inch preconnected line; 1,000 feet of five-inch supply line; 800… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Feb. 23, 2023) A bald eagle that was found unable to fly and standing on the side of the road is recovering from undisclosed injuries at a rescue facility in Delaware, while an investigation into the cause of the bird’s flightless state continues. Deputy Sheriff Ben Cropper of the Worcester… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I love watching new students knead bread for the first time. There they stand at their station, twisting and turning, sweat on the brow with overworked aching shoulders, despite the fact that I have reminded them time and again that the tiniest grandmothers do this with little effort. They… Read more »
Voting in a homeowners association election is more complicated and tougher to manage than it is in a government contest because of the weighted ballot system HOAs must follow. Unlike the government standard of one person, one vote, HOAs must observe the rule of one vote per ownership unit. This is because HOAs aren’t governments,… Read more »