Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Paul Suplee It is 7 a.m. on a brisk winter’s morn. Felix – one of our older cats – digs a single claw ever so delicately into my cheek as I sleep in my warm bed. He wants to eat. Begrudgingly, I rise to the other two cats staring at me as though they… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) When it comes to golf operations, better communications are needed, members of the association golf advisory committee concluded last Tuesday. They also said the community should make up its mind as to which group is officially advising the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on golf considerations. Currently, the… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) Berlin Police helped to raise money for The Movember Foundation last month by participating in “No Shave November.” The organization describes itself as “the leading charity changing the face of men’s health … addressing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) As members of the Ocean Pines Golf Advisory Committee worried further budget cuts could harm golf operations, they received some assurances from leadership on Tuesday that money would be available next fiscal year to maintain the course. Committee Chairman Larry Davies said about $40,000 was cut from the… Read more »
It’s tough to manage the affairs of a community when the governing board is effective for only about six months of the year. But that’s how it is in Ocean Pines, where annual elections deprive the board of directors of long-term effectiveness. Director Ted Moroney touched on that during last week’s discussion of whether to… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) Berlin resident Mike Wiley last week marked the passing of 41st U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush on Nov. 30 by sharing a story and photos of the time they met. Wiley was a shift lieutenant at Anne Arundel County Fire Station 23 when Bush was vice president… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) The Merry Sherwood Plantation in Berlin recently reopened for event bookings under the direction of Ruth and Jim Arty, a couple who came to the Eastern Shore after retiring from the Baltimore area. Built in 1859, the massive home was something of a wedding gift from wealthy Philadelphian… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Dec. 6, 2018) A record-breaking $172,000 was donated during the one-day Giving Tuesday event, held Nov. 27, and was distributed to 98 charities and organizations in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties. More than 1,500 contributions were made by 1,000 donors during the 24-hour Shore Gives More Giving Tuesday campaign, which is… Read more »
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Dec. 6, 2018) When it comes to updating financial management systems in Ocean Pines, the association appears to have just two options: buying Northstar Club Management Software and running the operation in house, or contracting with Legum & Norman of Falls Church, Virginia, to do the job. How quickly the decision… Read more »
