(June 9, 2016) For more than a decade, the Worcester County Commission for Women has supported literacy programs in local elementary schools, donating almost 10,000 books to students each year. On Monday, volunteers from the local nonprofit gave bags of books to children across the county as part of the annual McGuffey Bookworm Club program…. Read more »
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Smarter chefs, better food – start reading
It seems an eternity since I was a high school teacher. While I still hold many fond memories of teaching at that level, I much prefer being at the college level, where more of my students are further-intrigued about the craft of cooking. Plainly put, I can get some of them to actually read a… Read more »
Rec and parks hosts June bus trips
(June 2, 2016) Hit the road with one of the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department’s bus trips scheduled in June. On Sunday, June 5, watch the Baltimore Orioles take on the New York Yankees at Camden Yards. The bus will leave Ocean Pines at 8 a.m. and arrive in Baltimore before the 1:35 p.m…. Read more »
Pines Chamber to celebrate 40th anniversary June 9
(June 2, 2016) The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce commemorates 40 years of serving the businesses in the Ocean Pines area. An anniversary celebration will be held on Thursday, June 9 from 5-7 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club, with food, live music by Troy Mawyer, and the organization will be recognizing members. For… Read more »
Ocean Pines Youth Theater presents ‘Salem’s Daughter’
(June 2, 2016) Under the direction of Paulette DeRosa-Matrona, the Ocean Pines Youth Theater presents performances of “Salem’s Daughter,” June 7-8. Written by Craig Sodaro, this gripping drama is a tale of suspense that draws the audience in and doesn’t let go until the unforgettable climax. The shows are on stage at St. Peter’s… Read more »
Aquatics continues to profit, offer activities
(June 2, 2016) Finding something everybody in Ocean Pines can agree on can be tricky. One notion that’s nearly universal, however, is the widespread praise for the aquatics amenity, which has consistently shown positive numbers and won rave reviews from nearly all of the homeowners. The most recent monthly financial report shows an improvement of… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Make the effort Editor, An excerpt from a letter that ran in the May 26 Gazette read: “They held the entire Ocean Pines community hostage for three or four years by insisting that Sandpiper Energy pay a franchise fee to the OPA in order to convert the community to natural gas. Ocean Pines has been… Read more »
Cheers to Church Mouse
Fifty years of helping people is a rare thing, even among the largest of organizations, but when it’s the smallest of enterprises that itself depends on the public for help, it’s exceptional. That’s why praise for the Church Mouse Thrift Shop at a short ceremony marking its half-century of service last week in Berlin was… Read more »
Pines approves lease agreement with Dumser’s
(June 2, 2016) Ocean Pines Association meetings can be long, as was illustrated last Thursday when acting President Tom Terry quipped that, with him the driver’s seat, the meeting would “probably go five hours.” That was not the case, however, as the regular meeting ran just under three hours, including a lengthy period of public… Read more »
Berlin Jazz & Blues Bash brings music to downtown
(June 2, 2016) The ninth annual Jazz and Blues Bash will bring live music, artisan merchants, craft beer – and likely thousands of visitors – to downtown Berlin on Saturday, June 4, as it opens what should be another busy season of events in the town. The Shrapnels, the New York Connection, the Larks and… Read more »