Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Membership sales poured in at high rates during May as summer season begins By Greg Ellison (July 8, 2021) Ocean Pines appears to be springing back to life in the aftermath of covid-19 with amenity memberships higher than average through May and revamped beautification efforts underway. General Manager John Viola said revenues from pool memberships… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Apparently, I left a nice tip at the Rum Bar on one of our first nights in Dominical, Costa Rica. Sometimes the conversion from US dollars to colones gets muddled, but I felt it wasn’t a huge tip, although I do know it was decent. I tend to leave… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 8, 2021) After hitting pause in 2020 because of covid-19, the Berlin Bathtub Races return for their 31st edition tomorrow and piggybacks on the Second Friday monthly celebration for an evening of family-friendly activities starting at 5 p.m. Berlin Chamber of Commerce Deputy Director Steve Frene said the dual events would… Read more »
Voters get another opportunity to ask candidates their thoughts on issues By Greg Ellison (July 8, 2021) The second installment of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election forum is scheduled for July 13 at 7 p.m. in the Golf Clubhouse. The entire candidate field of Rick Farr, David Hardy, Stuart Lakernick and incumbent… Read more »
Ocean Pines holiday celebration breaks record for attendance By Greg Ellison (July 8, 2021) Following the sudden cancellation of Fourth of July firework displays in Ocean City on Sunday, corresponding crowd surge was seen at the Independence Day festivities in Ocean Pines. Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue said the return of pyrotechnics at Veterans… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Longtime OP resident from Limburg looking forward to visiting native land in future By Greg Ellison (July 1, 2021) Ocean Pines bicycle enthusiast Roelof “Dutch” Oostven is already highly anticipating the 70th anniversary next year of Club Kampioen, a bicycle riding group he helped form in his native Limburg. Born in Oct. 1931, Oostven was… Read more »
(July 1, 2021) Independence Day fireworks displays and other festivities take place from Friday through Sunday throughout Worcester County, as large-scale public gatherings are again permitted with statewide pandemic restrictions now lifted. Snow Hill The weekend of patriotic revelry kicks off Friday in Snow Hill with fireworks at Sturgis Park. The Independence Day Celebration, which… Read more »
Democracy is messy, in OP and everywhere The Ocean Pines Association’s Strategic Planning Committee is overlooking one of the basic elements of the electoral process as its members wonder how to reduce the turmoil inherent in board of directors turnover. Ranking this turnover and occasional election campaign nastiness as one of the association’s greatest weaknesses,… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 1, 2021) Reviving talking points from several years ago, the Berlin mayor and Town Council on Monday returned to the discussion of short-term rental licensing regulations. Planning Director Dave Engelhart said the issue was raised in 2018 without any further action taken. “The intent is to maintain the character of the… Read more »