Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
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 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 »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Election case ruling will define ownership There’s no way to know how Circuit Court Judge Sidney Campen will rule Monday after he weighs arguments over whether the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors rightfully declared would-be candidate Richard Farr ineligible to run after the election was underway. At issue is whether a trust’s ownership of… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 23, 2021) After gaining sign-off from the Board of Directors last week, a property owners’ survey created by the Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee is being released on Sept. 27. Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chairman Bernie McGorry presented survey specifics and related costs during the board meting on Sept. 15. “We feel… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 23, 2021) Property ownership questions concerning Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidate Rick Farr could be decided next week when Farr and Ocean Pines representatives appear at a Worcester County Circuit Court hearing next Monday. On Aug. 30, Judge Sidney Campen, retired from the Talbot County Circuit Court bench, opted against… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I hate socks. And I mean I loathe wearing the damn things. It will not be long before I reside somewhere I can walk barefoot into the supermarket year-round; say Hawai’i or Costa Rica. And if I am forced to wear my Olukais, then so be it. But I… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 23, 2021) Ocean Pines good financial performance in July and August has put the association roughly $1.1 million ahead of budget for the first four months of its fiscal year, OPA General Manager John Viola reported last Wednesday During July, the association took in $254,000 more than budgeted in revenue, while… Read more »
Banjo, guitar players will share stage during town’s 29th annual convention By Greg Ellison (Sept. 23, 2021) After taking a pause in 2020, the annual Fiddler’s Convention returns to downtown Berlin this Friday through Sunday. Berlin Chamber of Commerce Deputy Director Steve Frene said the 29th year of the musical extravaganza will see a few… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Sept. 23, 2021) Although a comparison of geese control methods was requested, the Ocean Pines Board last Wednesday considered a proposal to test a patented form of turf grass to deter wildlife around ponds by the North and South Gates. Director Tom Janasek, who serves as liaison for the Environmental & Natural… Read more »