Annual book sale successful Editor, The weekend of July 22-25 was one of the best yet Book Sale held at the Ocean Pines Library and run by The Friends of the Ocean Pines Library. Over Friday evening, Saturday and Monday, approximately 20,000 books, DVDs, Audio Books and CDs were offered for sale with all proceeds… Read more »
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Moderate approach new board’s style?
Ocean Pines Association members might have a good board of directors on their hands, following the election last week of three people who on the surface at least appear to value a collegial approach to policy-making and protecting the well-run operation they inherited. Although no one can say how any director — newly elected or… Read more »
Seared mahi on toasted Israeli couscous
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 This column originally ran in an Aug. 25, 2016 edition of the Bayside Gazette Almost as though it was too much to ask for (my apologies for ending an opening statement with a preposition; you’ll simply have to bear with me), we suddenly received the cool weather so many… Read more »
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Serve pan-roasted bronzino over bean stew
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 And just like that, White Marlin Open week is upon us. The speed at which time flies astounds me. I’m not sure what makes me more tired: the actual work of working a lot, or just getting old from all the years that have flown by unsuspectingly. I start… Read more »
Meeting attendance tied to transparency
Not all Ocean Pines Association members who demand more transparency from their board of directors may realize it, but they play a critical role in how their governing body operates. Essentially, their job in ensuring the transparency they say they want to see is to participate in the conduct of government instead of waiting at… Read more »
Berlin Sportsplex lives on with 4-3 vote to study access
Absence of funding plan not seen as impediment to purchase of property Despite not having a funding mechanism to produce the $7.15 million needed to buy a 95.6-acre parcel on Route 50 for a sports facility site, the Worcester County Commissioners will continue to move forward with a study to get the ball rolling on… Read more »
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Real decision comes after board election
With the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors heading into its last few days, the traditional approach would be to endorse candidates. In this case it would be endorsing three of the six people running for the three vacant seats on the board. Acknowledging that the persuasiveness of these endorsements is questionable in the best… Read more »