Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 17, 2023) The sea air can be hard on a vehicle around here, so proactive maintenance is important to keep it in top shape. Joe Farro, who has a car detailing business, Inside Out Car Care in Salisbury, is well aware of that, and so has just opened a… Read more »
In the 1967 film, “The Graduate,” a friend of the family corners young Benjamin Braddock, as played by Dustin Hoffman, and says, “I want to say one word to you, just one word … Plastics.” That was his career advice to the bewildered new college graduate, and pretty good advice it was, considering that society’s… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Today I’m going to take it easy on you. This is an easy recipe but, of course, it all starts with the ingredients. One of my all-time favorite grains, nay, my favorite grain, is black or forbidden rice. A meaty (umami) grain that stands on its own whether made… Read more »
Thanks for support for OP Library Editor, Two weekends ago was the largest annual event held at the Ocean Pines Library. The volunteer organization Friends of the Ocean Pines Library sets up a book sale that encompasses over 25,000 books, DVD’s, audio books and music CD’s divided into about 25 categories. Most are sold over… Read more »
By Hunter Hine, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) The owners of Zoom Car Wash, a business off Route 50 near Walmart captured security camera footage of a man taking down their 24-by-32 foot American flag, and then writing on it in black marker. At first, the incident appeared to be an act of mean-spirited vandalism… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) Tim Robinson started on Aug. 1 as Ocean Pines new chief of police and was introduced to residents that evening at the local law enforcement’s First Night Out event in White Horse Park. “I believe in being present and responsive to the citizens of this incredible community,”… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) The Berlin Historic Commission approved two requests on Wednesday. Matt Powell requested and received approval for a playhouse with a platform and swing set at the historic Waverly home on South Main Street. Ed Hammond requested permission to hang a sign to identify his office, which is… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) On June 17, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved the appointment of Amy Peck to the Rec and Parks Committee. On Aug. 1, the board voted in an emergency session to remove her from the same committee. The vote was 4-2, with directors Steve Jacobs… Read more »
Best laid plans didn’t work, forcing association to delay ballot counting to Aug. 24 By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (Aug. 10, 2023) After a troubled start, Election Trust, the Washington State company that the Election Committee entrusted with the 2023 Ocean Pines Association elections, has begun receiving and counting ballots. Election Trust has counted 1,519 … Read more »
The decision to shift the management of this year’s Ocean Pines Association election from a local business to a West Coast company has turned out to be a huge mistake, as the distance between Election Trust in Washington State and Ocean Pines has proven to be the problem that critics of the move feared it… Read more »