(Sept. 1, 2016) Improving the local economy is a tall order for any person, and has proven especially difficult to balance here because of a divide that exists somewhere to the south of Berlin — where, currently, the tourism/hospitality market falls away and the agricultural aspects take precedence. Yet those are the responsibilities vested in… Read more »
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Former Pines GM Thompson talks about dismissal, future
(Sept. 1, 2016) Bob Thompson – once the general manager and now a private citizen living in Ocean Pines – remains upbeat after being dismissed from his job by the OPA Board of Directors last week. Thompson said he was in his office working that Friday evening when Board President Tom Herrick delivered the news…. Read more »
Brett Hill statement as new Ocean Pines GM
(Sept. 1, 2016) One day after the Ocean Pines Association announced it had terminated the contract of General Manager Bob Thompson, and that Board of Directors President Tom Herrick had appointed Director Brett Hill as his interim replacement, Hill released a public statement on the matter. “To the residents of Ocean Pines, thank you to… Read more »
Claims against Oglesby dismissed
(Sept. 1, 2016) District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled on a number of motions brought by the defendants in the case between three former Pocomoke City police officers and a large number of government officials and staff last Friday, denying all but one. The charges against State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby have been dismissed. Motz,… Read more »
State Highway sets stormwater crossing schedule
(Sept. 1, 2016) With the first of four stormwater drainpipe replacements finally in the books, the State Highway Administration has released the preliminary schedule for two of three other crossings that will require lane closures overnight on Route 113. According to SHA liaison Bob Rager, these crossings are just the beginning of this kind of… Read more »
Exodus: Renaud and OPA Elections Committee resign
(Sept. 1, 2016) In apparent fallout from the firing of Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson last week, one member of the board of directors and the entire membership of the Ocean Pines Elections Committee has resigned. Former director Pat Renaud, who had one year left on his three-year term, announced Monday that he… Read more »
Thompson terminated; Brett Hill becomes GM
(Sept. 1, 2016) Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson was fired last Friday in a 4-3 vote of the board of directors, as newly elected members of the board followed through on campaign promises to replace him. Thompson, whose six-year tenure as the association’s chief operating officer was a political lightning rod in the… Read more »
Israeli couscous absorbs immense flavor
Almost as though it was too much to ask for (my apologies for ending an opening statement with a preposition; you’ll simply have to bear with me), we suddenly received the cool weather so many people were so desperately seeking out. And my feet, sitting atop the bricks in our tiki bar, are cold. Yes,… Read more »
Final steps to cap Berlin Rubble Fill
(Aug. 25, 2016) The next steps in the Berlin Rubble Fill closure project was approved by the Worcester County Commissioners at its meeting last Tuesday. John Tustin, county Pubic Works director, provided background on the project. “We are under consent order by the Maryland Department of the Environment to construct a cap and closure to… Read more »
Spots still available for 2016 Paint Berlin show, competition
(Aug. 25, 2016) The deadline for Paint Berlin is fast approaching, and only about 10 slots remain for the seventh annual plein air show and competition. Registration is open to 50 artists, and Worcester County Arts Council Executive Director Anna Mullis said the nonprofit had “close to 40” artists sign up so far. The deadline… Read more »