By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) Conditions at the Ocean Pines Golf Course and estimated costs to improve it and the golf and country club became the subject of some debate during a town hall meeting last Thursday. After fielding a volley of questions from former Director Dave Stevens about the rationale of renovating… Read more »
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Third annual Rock for Recovery set for Sunday
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) Live music, door prizes and auctions will be part of the third annual Rock for Recovery event this Sunday at Trader Lee’s in West Ocean City, starting at 1 p.m. The Taylor Knox project and DJ Wax will perform, and Chinese and silent auctions are planned in the… Read more »
‘Beer Notes’ program offers heady, hoppy education
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) NPR listeners may be familiar with “Bird Note,” a brief, factoid-filled segment carried by stations across the country that’s identifiable by its woodwind intro music and recordings of bird songs. The program claims about 1.7 million daily listeners, including those on social media. Shore Craft Beer founder Ann… Read more »
County orders OPA Swim and Racquet park area restored
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) Worcester County officials have ordered Ocean Pines to restore the swim and racquet club park area to open space and the association has provided a timeline to do so, based on correspondences from both parties. A resident group for months has fought to have bulkhead-staging materials removed from… Read more »
Cricket Center gala brings in thousands for child advocacy
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) More than $25,000 was raised on Oct. 24 during an annual fundraiser for the Cricket Center held at the Hobbit in Ocean City. The center, based in Berlin, is the only child advocacy center for sexually and physically abused children in Worcester County. Since opening in 2009, the… Read more »
Editorial Cartoon: Golf statue
Veteran’s Day Activities in Ocean City, Pines
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Nov. 8, 2018) This year marks the 100th anniversary of Veteran’s Day. American military veterans and families will be honored during this day filled with activities and ceremonies, Sunday, Nov. 11, throughout Worcester County. Ocean City: American Legion Synepuxent Post 166: The American Legion Synepuxent Post 166 will have its centennial… Read more »
O’Brien to help lead first recovery house in Worcester
By Josh Davis Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) A year ago Brandon O’Brien was sleeping in his car on back roads and in parking lots near Ocean Pines, thinking about taking his own life after struggling with drug addiction for close to a decade. Today, he’s turned his life around and was recently named the house… Read more »
Membership, leadership converge during town hall
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) During the first of a series of town hall meetings triggered by an Ocean Pines Board of Director vote in July, the directors, General Manager John Bailey and staff members fielded a series of questions from homeowners. Here are some of the highlights: On golf Asked why the… Read more »
Pines Police quarters called cramped, unsafe
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Nov. 8, 2018) The Ocean Pines Police headquarters was an architectural afterthought and it shows, according to Police Chief David Massey. The Ocean Pines Administration Building was constructed in the 1980s, when police were moved there from quarters shared with the fire department. Space was made for six officers “and it… Read more »