Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Wehner Worcester Preparatory held its 50th annual graduation on Friday morning, honoring the 46 students and their accomplishments at the private Berlin school. The air that morning was filled with drizzle as the sound of a solo bagpiper led the students, faculty and honorees to the commencement. For some, it may have been… Read more »
Rescue Act money biggest contributor to fiscal health By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (June 2, 2022) The Town of Berlin’s finances are outpacing FY2021 at the third-quarter benchmark of FY2022. At the May 23 meeting of the Berlin Town Council, Finance Director Natalie Saleh broke down revenues and expenses through the first nine months of… Read more »
His yacht club confrontation has board asking whether to yank amenity privileges By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer After an altercation at the tiki bar at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club that allegedly saw former Ocean Pines Director Tom Janasek accost current Director Josette Wheatley, Director Larry Perrone introduced and tabled a motion during a special… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee is continuing to work on its mission statement as well as developing goals for the Ocean Pines Association. Committee chair Bernie McGorry said the goals are driven by a survey in which residents offered their opinions on what they believe are important issues for… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer The Deeley Insurance Group presented an overview of its coverage of the Ocean Pines Association during the May 25 board of directors meeting and broke down trends on premiums and policy costs. Regardless of rising policy costs, premiums have nonetheless come down from the last year to what has been… Read more »
The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following during its May 25 meeting: Purchase requests The association unanimously approved two purchase requests. One was for culvert pipes for the Bainbridge project — priced at $13,676.00 for Beaconhill Road pipes, $12,236.00 for Pinehurst Road pipes, and $12,236.00 for Sandyhook Road pipes by Deppe Brothers Excavation…. Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer New business including racquet sports upgrades, disc golf and new mailboxes were covered in General Manager John Viola’s report to the Ocean Pines Board on May 25. “In the racquet sports, a lot’s happening down there,” Viola said. He said there’s a punch list on maintenance and other items that… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Good government administrators are hard to find, simply because there’s more to the job than solid managerial ability, budgeting experience and people skills. The occupants of these top posts must also be able to work well with a changing lineup of elected officials, regardless of their personal politics and philosophies. Ocean Pines and the Town… Read more »
By Greg Wehner, Staff Writer (May 26, 2022) After two years tarnished by the covid-19 pandemic, folks living in and visiting Worcester County are ready to get back to normal. For some, the upcoming Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer season along the 10-miles of beaches in Ocean City, but for others,… Read more »