Cash raffle Believe in Tomorrow House by the Sea will be selling $50 raffle tickets up until the winner is drawn on June 9 at the Ocean City Golf Club in Berlin. The winner will take home $2,500 or $5,000, depending on how many tickets are sold. Winner does not need to be present. To… Read more »
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Father, son group still trying to raise funds for record
(June 1, 2017) Father-and-son band, Blind Wind, has been performing in the Ocean City music scene for years, and now the duo is seeking the community’s support in creating its first all-original album. Guitarist Frankie Moran and his 14-year-old son, Cole, a harmonica-playing phenom, have one cover album and a live album under their belts…. Read more »
Wascak brings team spirit, gov’t experience to OPA race
(June 1, 2017) Brenda Lynn Wascak, 56, brings several decades of experience with the U.S. Department of Defense to the 2017 Ocean Pines Association Election. She has worked at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County for 33 years, most recently in human resources, but is planning to retire in September and wants to become more… Read more »
Judge postpones Dacanay trial on attorney request
(June 1, 2017) A man accused of threatening his family with a kitchen knife before barricading himself in his Ocean Pines home had his trial in District Court delayed until July 18 over the protests of his attorney, Marc Zeve. State’s Attorney Heather Clarke opened the proceeding by requesting a later start, citing her difficulty… Read more »
Brett Hill to hold town hall in OPA Thursday, June 1
(June 1, 2017) Acting General Manager Brett Hill announced he will hold a town hall meeting to provide updates on all of the capital projects and improvements the Ocean Pines Association has accomplished during the last several months. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 on the second floor of Mumford’s… Read more »
Coastal Hospice addresses OPA
(June 1, 2017) The new Coastal Hospice at the Ocean facility in Ocean Pines is being classified – and treated – as a business, according to President Alane Capen. Capen and Coastal Hospice Director of Development Maureen McNeill attended an Ocean Pines Board meeting on Saturday to give an update on the project and ask… Read more »
Forbes: OPA one of best retirement locales in nation
(June 1, 2017) Forbes magazine, a leading source for business news and financial information, has named Ocean Pines as one of the top places in the nation to retire in 2017. “The news was greeted with plenty of enthusiasm from the Ocean Pines Association,” Ocean Pines Marketing and Public Relations Director Denise Sawyer said. “We’ve… Read more »
Pines man honors U.S. soldiers who liberated village
(June 1, 2017) Ocean Pines resident Roelof “Dutch” Oostveen recently visited the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in his native country to honor the people who helped to liberate his small village more than 70 years ago during World War II. He plans to return there next year and has an offer for anyone reading… Read more »
Commissioner Purnell asks for community input
(June 1, 2017) County Commissioner Diana Purnell made a call for civic engagement during a sparsely attended town hall meeting at the Pocomoke Library, last Thursday. Fellow Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw had planned to cohost the town hall, but could not be there because of scheduling conflicts. Purnell said she and Worcester County Director of Economic… Read more »
Groundbreaking of new $6M Berlin library set for June 6
(June 1, 2017) Worcester County and Berlin officials, and members of the Worcester County Library Board, will lead a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $6.25 million Berlin branch on Harrison Avenue, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The new, four-times larger library will be 12,000 square feet spread out over two stories. “The current branch opened in… Read more »