Just-released questionnaire garners 200 quick replies By Greg Ellison (Sept. 30, 2021) The newly released Ocean Pines property owners’ survey is already producing a solid response, with more than 200 completed questionnaires returned by last week. The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee, which developed the 15-question survey, met last Thursday to review the early results… Read more »
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Berlin Town Council debates rental license law details
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 30, 2021) Proposed licensing for short-term rentals in Berlin raised concerns during the mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday, as Planning Director Dave Engelhart reviewed a draft of a short-term rental ordinance developed in June at a council work session. Engelhart’s summary of points established then by the council touched… Read more »
OP board to discuss holding new election
Court still has to decide whether Farr was legally denied right to seek office By Greg Ellison (Sept. 30, 2021) Following a delayed motion hearing on Monday in Worcester Circuit Court for board candidate Rick Farr’s lawsuit against Ocean Pines, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors scheduled a special meeting today (Thursday) at 3… Read more »
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OPA board majority just plain wrong
The decision by the Ocean Pines Board of Directors to resume its pursuit of a three-candidate field in this year’s election is not just wrong, it’s self-servingly wrong. By refusing to establish which of the homeowner association’s governing documents — the deed restrictions, the charter or the bylaws — holds precedence over the others, it… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Trendic weighs in on Farr case Editor, After reading the opinion titled “Election case ruling will define ownership” and Mr. Bright’s letter I wanted to bring this to your attention. As a former member of the OPA Board and the Association’s Secretary I understood how important it was to become familiar with our governing documents…. Read more »
William Pace Hunter
William Pace Hunter Berlin William Pace Hunter, Aug. 28, 1942 – Sept. 22, 2021 Bill Hunter, beloved father, friend and member of the “shore family,” died suddenly of natural causes on Sept. 22, 2021, in Berlin, Maryland. To his friends and family, he was larger than life with a brilliant sense of humor and wit…. Read more »
Chef Suplee serves up fried alligator bites
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I was a nerd as a child. Hell, I am a nerd now, so I guess not much has changed. I adore history. When I step off the plane and make my way to the French Quarter, or St. George Street in St. Augustine, or a castle in Heidelberg,… Read more »
Carol Jean Caldwell
Carol Jean Caldwell Ocean Pines Carol Jean Caldwell, 82, of Ocean Pines, passed away on Sept. 18, 2021, after a short illness. She was born Feb. 9, 1939 to Oscar and Evelyn Klaburner in Baltimore, Maryland. Carol graduated from Eastern High School in 1956 and met the love of her life, Jack Edward Caldwell, later… Read more »