(June 30, 2016) Ocean Pines Association (OPA) will mail out election ballots to its members in good standing on Monday, July 11. In accordance with OPA bylaws, no member may vote if the member has failed to pay the annual charge, including any assessed interest levied by the association. There are 11 candidates to fill… Read more »
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Berlin reaches agreement with electric consultants
(June 30, 2016) Berlin and Booth & Associates, the town’s electric utility consultants since 2008, have reached an agreement regarding an issue last year that increased electric expenses related to peak shaving operations, Mayor Gee Williams announced. Booth has been assisting the town in determining when to generate to reduce demand-related power costs since 2009,… Read more »
‘Lost’ actress, ‘Guiding Light’ cast to perform
(June 30, 2016) Opening next month at the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center at UMES, Michael O’Leary’s “Breathing Under Dirt will bring a handful of actors from the “Guiding Light” soap opera, which ended a 57-year run on television in 2009, and local actor Robert Forester to the stage. O’Leary, recognizable to Guiding Light fans… Read more »
Berlin mural panel unveiled at WYFCS
(June 30, 2016) Children who worked on the second panel of Berlin’s new community mural got a first glimpse at the finished product last Tuesday evening at Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services. Also attending the event were Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, Economic Development Director Ivy Wells, District Court Judge Gerald Purnell, muralist John Donato,… Read more »
Events planned for July 4 throughout county
(June 30, 2016) From patriotic concerts and fireworks to a hot dog-eating contest and 5K race, Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin and Snow Hill have numerous ways to celebrate Independence Day. Here are a few activities taking place this weekend. Ocean Pines: • Freedom 5K: Ocean Pines kicks off its Independence Day celebration on Monday with… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
‘Concerned citizen’ to host forum Editor, A concerned Ocean Pines resident has organized a board of director candidate conversation and Q & A event. The event is July 16 at the Worcester County Library, Ocean Pines Branch at 9 a.m. This year, three candidates will be chosen for the board of directors for the Ocean… Read more »
Much ado about ballots
Ocean Pines Board of Director member Cheryl Jacobs has a good point: an elections committee gathered for the sole purpose of counting ballots does not constitute a meeting in any legal sense. The committee isn’t empowered to take any action other than to assure ballots are valid and to count them. It does nothing beyond… Read more »
Third ‘Warriors’ meeting turns focus on Christian recovery
(June 30, 2016) The third meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction last Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Ocean City focused on faith-based recovery and featured guest speakers from Teen Challenge in Seaford and Stand Fast Recovery in Snow Hill. Teen Challenge Executive Director Bob Carey claimed an 86 percent success rate… Read more »
Ocean Pines Association Briefs
(June 30, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting on Saturday. Two absences Two directors did not attend the meeting. Dave Stevens was on vacation, while President Pat Renaud was in New York to attend the “very happy occasion” of a film premier, according to Vice… Read more »
Outdoor movie nights presented through Aug. 27
(June 30, 2016) For the second summer, the Berlin Parks Commission and Arts & Entertainment Committee join together to host a series of outdoor movie nights continuing until Aug. 27. Movies will be screened on alternating Saturdays downtown and in Stephen Decatur and Dr. William Henry Parks. “Last year we had four showings – two… Read more »