(March 2, 2017) Former Ocean Pines Association Director Marty Clarke made his presence – and his intention to run again – known to the public last week in a scathing series of letters and comments. It started with a letter sent to the current board and to local media, last Wednesday. “Approximately three years… Read more »
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Collaborative first committee mtg.
(March 2, 2017) Berlin Councilman Zack Tyndall will chair the “Naming Parks and Public Spaces Committee.” Carol Rose, the chairwoman of the Berlin Historic District Commission, will co-chair. The committee, which also includes Councilman Dean Burrell, Berlin Parks Commission Chairman Mike Wiley, Berlin Arts & Entertainment Committee Chairwoman Heather Layton and resident Bill Todd, held… Read more »
Flurry of project updates during Sat. OPA meeting
(March 2, 2017) Ocean Pines Interim General Manager Brett Hill provided updates to several ongoing – and completed – projects during a public meeting on Saturday. Hill, during his monthly report to the board, said new heaters had been installed on the second floor at Mumford’s Landing, formerly known as the yacht club. Security gates… Read more »
Pines benefit dinner for local Girl Scouts set for March 13
(March 2, 2017) Anna Foultz and friends will host a spaghetti dinner to benefit the local Girl Scouts on Monday, March 13 at DeNovo’s Trattoria in Ocean Pines, at 5 p.m. Foultz, 91, is recognized as the oldest Girl Scout in the U.S. and said the event would support girls who cannot afford scouting activities…. Read more »
OP beach club parking and golf rates two late additions
(March 2, 2017) A pair of 4-3 votes on Saturday cleared the final two hurdles in passing the fiscal year 2018 budget for Ocean Pines. Four directors, Brett Hill, Cheryl Jacobs, Pat Supik and Board President Tom Herrick, voted to approve a $25 increase in the annual fee for beach club parking passes. The fee… Read more »
Pines budget approved; board weighs in on pluses, minuses
(March 2, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved a $13.5 million fiscal year budget for 2018 during a meeting, Saturday. In the document, total projected revenues are $11.8 million, equal to the amount of operating expenses and transfers. New capital from reserves was about $1.7 million. Two late changes to the budget… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Where was the coverage? Editor, I have been unable to find the (Tymeir Dennis fatal accident) story in any local print publications or their online versions. I believe the (local television station) version omits multiple important facts. The trooper, Hager, was only 21 years old at the time of the accident. He was driving an… Read more »
Addressing gulf on golf
Returning the Ocean Pines golf course to local control by ending the contract with Landscapes Unlimited was the right move for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, who ascertained correctly that saving money in this instance is as good as making it. Even though Landscapes did make improvements in the operation, the course looks to… Read more »
Bishop’s Stock book signing Sat. features Deborah Newell
(March 2, 2017) The lesson in Deborah Newell’s book, “Memories in a Daughter’s Heart,” is that dealing with grief can take many forms. For Newell it came as writing a book about dealing with the loss of her mother. Newell, a Snow Hill native now residing in Virginia Beach, lost her mother, Rachel Chapman, about… Read more »
Pocomoke election voter registration ends next Tuesday
(March 2, 2017) District 3 residents have until next Tuesday to register to vote in the April 4 contest between incumbent Dale Trotter or challenger Monna Van Ess for a seat on the city council — if they had been previously unregistered or allowed existing registrations to expire. In Worcester County, registrations expire after a… Read more »