Not to be preachy, but isn’t this the time of year that we should be thankful that we’re here and functioning rather than being self-involved, angry and uncivil because, well, this is America and it’s our right to be anyway we want? One might argue that we’re simply following the tone set by the increasingly… Read more »
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Pines celebrates annual Hometown Christmas, Nov. 28
(Nov. 26, 2015) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department invites area residents and visitors to enjoy a cup of hot cider and treats by a warm fire and kick off the holiday season with the community’s fifth annual “A Hometown Christmas” and tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in White… Read more »
Harrison, Bergey join Taylor board
(Nov. 26, 2015) Raymond M. Thompson, President and CEO of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc. and Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, has announced that G. Hale Harrison, and James Ryan Bergey, III have joined the board of directors of the holding company and the bank. Harrison, an Ocean City native, is vice president of operations… Read more »
CFES education grants give $55K to county schools
(Nov. 26, 2015) The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) honored Maryland Lower Shore schools and educators with $59,968 in grants through the Foundation’s 2015 Education Award Grants Program. Education awards are made annually in conjunction with National Education Week through a competitive process to public and private schools on the lower Eastern Shore… Read more »
Berlin A&E hosts Holiday Arts Night exhibits, Friday, 5-8
(Nov. 26, 2015) Holiday Arts Night, the area’s longest running art stroll with a specific theme, returns to downtown Berlin on Friday. The event started in 1988, as local painter Patrick Henry held an event inside his gallery, then located at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets. By 1991, Victorian Charm joined the event… Read more »
OCEAN PINES BRIEFS
(Nov. 26, 2015) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting at the community center on Nov. 19. Executive council Board President Pat Renaud said several chairpersons were missing during the Nov. 12 executive council session, when various advisory groups met to discuss upcoming agendas with members of… Read more »
Berlin announces fall yard waste-collection schedule
(Nov. 26, 2015) The Town of Berlin is reminding residents of its fall yard waste-collection schedule. If residents’ normal trash day is a Tuesday or a Wednesday, yard waste pick up day is Wednesday, Dec. 2. If normal trash day is a Thursday, yard waste pick up day will be Wednesday, Dec. 16. Residents are… Read more »
Berlin’s $4 million library replacement moving along
(Nov. 26, 2015) Adopting a model used before in Ocean City but not elsewhere in Worcester County, the replacement of the Berlin Library is proceeding without the tugs and snags of other county projects. Pursuing an ultra-efficient building nearly triple the size of the existing library, in use since 1970, is but one of the… Read more »
Quarterly forecast shows positive variance for Pines
(Nov. 26, 2015) The Ocean Pines Association released a quarterly forecast and variance report during a public meeting last Thursday. The report, dated Oct. 31, showed an overall positive variance of $44,197 for the fiscal year, which ends on April 30, 2016. Recreation, $22,969, aquatics, $59,000, marinas, $53.981, and the beach club, $42,175, and beach… Read more »
Developer Steen makes pitch for OP Beach Club bathrooms
(Nov. 26, 2015) In a somewhat unusual move, developer Marvin Steen presented a cold pitch for renovating the men and women’s bathrooms of the Ocean Pines Beach Club during a public board meeting last Thursday. The 13-page, $464,600 proposal packet, given to each of the directors, was signed by Berlin-based developer Sens Inc. The proposal… Read more »