(Aug. 25, 2016) Tom Herrick, last year’s leading vote-getter, was elected president of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors during an organizational meeting on Monday. The vote totals were not announced, as the seven-member board elects officers by secret ballot. Also during the meeting, Dave Stevens was elected vice president and two newly elected… Read more »
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Road not taken: Harrison Ave. feud continues in Berlin
(Aug. 25, 2016) The ongoing feud between leadership in Berlin and the Adkins Company has apparently not abated, and no resolution to the closing of Harrison Avenue, which Adkins owns, appears imminent. Adkins put up barricades on a portion of Harrison Avenue in June after town officials and the company could not reach agreement to… Read more »
Enjoy beautiful bounty of produce stands
Chefs are a different breed of people. We are bizarre, and often try to convince others that there is a romance or mystique about our career. In fact, there is nothing more mysterious about us than the fact that when we’re done cooking, we still have to scrub the floor, wipe out the floor drains,… Read more »
Rackliffe House presents chamber music in Berlin
(Aug. 18, 2016) Rackliffe House Trust will present an evening of chamber music in Berlin on Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. The concert at Buckingham Presbyterian Church in downtown Berlin will feature internationally acclaimed musicians Elena Urioste (violin), Benjamin Beilman (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola) and Nicholas Canellakis (cello), performing a program of classical chamber… Read more »
Chesapeake Martial Arts offers more than karate at new Ocean Pines spot
(Aug. 18, 2016) Parents looking for a different kind of after-school or summer camp for their children should check out Chesapeake Martial Arts in the Ocean Pines Plaza on Cathell Road. The school has grown from teaching tae kwon do classes to the addition of kickboxing, tai chi, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, basic gymnastics and tumbling classes,… Read more »
Comprehensive plan decision looms
(Aug. 18, 2016) One of the first items facing the new Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors when it meets for the first time next week, might be what to do with the comprehensive plan. Earlier this year, the comprehensive planning committee had a disastrous meeting with the previous board. That led to the termination… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Process flawed Editor, The election process [in Ocean Pines] was a bunch of garbage. As I said in an open meeting, Joe Reynolds brings [ballot counting] up every year to get people fired up and get people to his website. Then he doesn’t say a word about it until the next year and waits until… Read more »
Congratulations to the newly elected OPA board
Fresh off the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors elected come the pledges from the new members to change the way the board conducts business by bringing greater degree of civility to the board’s discussions. This isn’t a new promise, as virtually no one goes into office anywhere saying he or she intends to be… Read more »
Ocean City Elks honor two scouts during ceremony
(Aug. 18, 2016) Two scouts from Troop #225 were honored during their Eagle Scout Ceremony held at Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 on July 31. OC Elks Lodge sponsors Troop #225 and is very proud of this troop who has produced at least 30 Eagle Scouts to date. Evan Haas built 13 wood duck boxes… Read more »
Driver in crash that killed county worker in Feb. fined $1,000
(Aug. 18, 2016) Marion Jones, 59, of Stockton was found guilty in Circuit Court last Wednesday on charges stemming from the Feb. 22 accident that killed one county worker, Scott Tatterson of Pocomoke City, and severely injured another, Wade Pusey of Seaford Delaware. According to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Tatterson and Pusey had exited… Read more »