By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Asked to review a segment of Resolution M-09, governing the search committee, members of the Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee last Friday determined the issue already had been discussed at length. The Ocean Pines Board, on April 28, held a first reading on an updated version of… Read more »
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Committee members say OPA Board not following mtg laws
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors “is not following the requirements of the [Maryland] Homeowner’s Association Act regarding closed meetings,” according to bylaws and resolutions committee member and attorney Jim Trummel. According to Committee Chairman Marty Clarke, a former director, the issue is not new. “What the… Read more »
Tattoo group seeks public support
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Seeking to update Berlin’s decades-old tattoo laws, the town’s Tattoo Ordinance Committee is asking supporters to attend the next Monday’s mayor and council meeting starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on 10 William Street. The committee was formed in response to discussion during a Town Council meeting… Read more »
Hall pleads guilty to theft scheme, writing bad check
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Former Berlin councilwoman and mayoral candidate Lisa Hall pleaded guilty to felony theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and felony issuance of a bad check before Judge Newton Jackson in Circuit Court on Tuesday, according to Interim State’s Attorney Bill McDermott. Sentencing was delayed until a pre-sentencing investigation is… Read more »
Berlin man charged in fatal hit and run
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) A Berlin man on Thursday was taken into police custody and charged in connection with a fatal hit and run that occurred Sunday near Berlin. Interim States Attorney Bill McDermott said Thursday afternoon that Jonathan Torin Kidder, 59, of Berlin, was charged with DUI homicide, DWI homicide, DUI,… Read more »
Love story started on Flower Street
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Just before former U.S. Air Force Airman First Class John Dale Smack was handed a microphone last Thursday during a ceremony honoring service members in Ocean City, his wife of more than six decades told him what to say: that it was a good experience and he learned… Read more »
‘Heroes’ program honors veterans
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) The Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 last Thursday honored 40 service members as part of its 2018 Hometown Heroes Military Banner program. The fifth annual banner dedication ceremony, held near the Firefighter’s Memorial on the Ocean City Boardwalk, honored 31 local, living World War II and Korean War… Read more »
Reggae Playday bringing party to downtown Berlin
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 10, 2018) Ocean 98/Seacrets Irie Radio will host the first Reggae Playday in downtown Berlin Friday from 5-9 p.m. The event is an evolution of May Day Playday, an annual outdoor music festival offering free, family-friendly entertainment. Organizer Tom Sholtis, also known on air as Big Al Reno, said the… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall last Monday: Tennis foul Josh Taylor, project manager with Davis, Bowen & Friedel, said costs to renovate the tennis courts at Stephen Decatur Park would be about $12,000 more than originally estimated…. Read more »
Ocean Pines Association Briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors on Saturday discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center: Agenda changes Several first readings for resolution amendments were removed from the agenda because the bylaws and resolutions committee reportedly had issues with some of the wording…. Read more »