Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
John Peter Henglein Ocean Pines John Peter Henglein passed away on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, at the age of 81 after courageously fighting pancreatic cancer, diabetes, asbestosis and several other health issues. John was born to Pete and Milldred Henglein on July 19, 1939, in Rockaway Beach Queens, New York. He grew up near the water where he… Read more »
Fire prevention requested Editor, An open letter to the Ocean Pines Fire Department The house fires are too close to home and the two recent ones on Sandy Hook and Ocean Parkway are total devastation. How does it happen? We should look toward total prevention of house fires through education. If the fire department would… Read more »
Patricia O’Neill Wayson Ocean Pines Patricia O’Neill Wayson, age 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 31, 2021. Born in Govan, Scotland in February of 1936, Patricia was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ann (McCann) O’Neill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Deveney, and her sister, Ann Ferguson. She is… Read more »
Rules outlined, forums arranged, process begins for voting to start in June By Greg Ellison (June 10, 2021) With four candidates vying for two open seats in the Ocean Pines Board of Directors election, the Election Committee set the ballot order and laid out the rules last Friday for this year’s contest. Election Committee Chairman… Read more »
OP supports fire victims Editor, Last week a tragic fire hit one of our Worcester County families in Ocean Pines. Within moments of posting needs for the family, the community came once again in full force to help “thy neighbor.” Clothing, food, tablets, toys, furniture, prayers…the outpouring of love this community gives in times of… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 We catered a wedding last weekend at a private residence. The happy couple happens to be family friends, and they own my great-grandfather’s mansion in Cumberland. George Truog, my great-grandfather, was an eccentric Italian-Swiss artist who owned one of the largest glass companies on the East Coast at the… Read more »
Stephen Decatur graduates aided Editor, For the past few weeks, Stephen Decatur High School has been extremely fortunate to host live events and celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2021. Members of the class of 2021 did not have the easiest of senior years. In the prime of their high school experience, the… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Separate budgets not route to compromise The Town of Berlin’s tale of two budgets and the conflict between the two should never have happened, and wouldn’t have if the mayor and council had been working on the same spreadsheet from the beginning. But no, Mayor Zack Tyndall dropped his version on the council as a… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (June 3, 2021) Although the Ocean Pines general manager position remains filled until at least next June, the Board of Directors last week approved succession-planning documents that outlined a lengthy list of qualifications. Director Frank Daly, who chaired the workgroup that developed the list of qualifications, said the planning criteria would prove… Read more »