Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Robert Thomas Stone Ocean Pines July 31, 1937 – Oct. 5, 2021 Bob was born and raised in Lombardee Beach, Maryland. He graduated from Glen Burnie High School in Baltimore in 1956. Bob was a role model husband, father and daddad. He was friendly and kind to everyone. A strong man who never let life… Read more »
There’s nothing quite like a hotly contested election to juice up the level of local interest, especially when no one knows whether the final ballot count is truly an election or just a legal exercise to be used as the basis for a court decision. As this is being written several hours before ballot counting… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) Half a dozen old-school Ocean Pines residents participated in a “History Panel,” discussion on Sunday as part of the larger Worcester County History Week that began that day. Panel speakers included Sue Adkins, Jack Barnes, Sharyn O’Hare, Gloria Richards, Ed Moran and Alta Weiss. Weiss and her husband, Fred,… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) While agreeing to hold off mailing ballots until after a court hearing scheduled this Wednesday for the contested 2021 board election, the Ocean Pines Election Committee convened last Friday to review materials for a re-run election. On Sept. 30, the board voted 4-3 to re-stage its election, which is… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) Attracting new committee members and considering potential projects dominated discussions during the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Committee meeting on Monday. Committee member Kathi Gottesman gave an update on the current roster of participants, which is anticipated to shrink next year. Gottesman said members Trey Denk, Joe Pino and… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) The Berlin Historic District Commission approved several requests during its meeting last Wednesday. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells presented plans for a decorative design to cover up the “No Parking,” warning painted on the asphalt by a mural in front of the Welcome Center at 14 S. Main… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 15, 2021) In a sharp rebuke of the “highly irregular” election machinations executed by an Ocean Pines Board of Directors majority, Circuit Court Judge Sidney Campen on Wednesday blocked the majority’s plan to hold a new election of directors and ordered all ballots from the summer’s disputed contest to be counted… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) Adrian Bowen Sr.’s long sought-after refresh for the basketball courts at Henry Park on Flower Street in Berlin has come to fruition with a “Love Day” community celebration planned at the site on Sunday starting at noon. Berlin native Bowen initially pictured revamping the aging court facilities nearly two… Read more »
Members unsure how art will work with preservation of Victorian architecture By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) Concerns about commercialization and façade preservation led Berlin’s Historic District Commission to block plans last Wednesday for a downtown building-side mural honoring native son Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley. Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells presented the proposal… Read more »
Leaves with sharp words directed at OP leadership By Greg Ellison (Oct. 14, 2021) Threatened with potential removal for a derogatory statement last week aimed at Ocean Pines Board member Colette Horn, Ocean Pines Association Director Tom Janasek jumped the gun and resigned during a special meeting on Monday. “I was going to write it… Read more »