Registration is open for the Susan G. Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure, which features a competitive and recreational 5K run/walk and 1-mile family fun course, Saturday, April 16 on the Boardwalk beginning at the inlet. Through Friday, Jan. 22, Komen Maryland is offering a $15 early bird discount on all adult… Read more »
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Even though writing about budgets is part of reporting, there’s no way to present a story with sufficient detail to give the public anything more than a general idea of how a proposed financial package is going to work. Or not work, as the case may be. Even on the local level — never mind… Read more »
Former Dir. Clarke has own ideas about budget, again
Last year, when Marty Clarke was vice president of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, he proposed several changes to a fiscal-year budget draft that would have saved residents $130 in assessments. It did not go well, and the ensuing debate led Clarke to declare he would not seek reelection this past year. This week,… Read more »
OCEAN PINES BRIEFS
The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following items during a budget review meeting at the country club on Tuesday. The board also met on Wednesday to discuss the budget, after press time. Also present during the meeting were General Manager Bob Thompson, Controller Art Carmine and Budget and Finance Committee Chairwoman Pat Supik…. Read more »
Golf budget irks Pines committee
Budget and Finance Chairwoman Pat Supik met with the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Tuesday to discuss a lengthy list of recommendations, developed by the committee, for the fiscal year 2017 budget. The majority of the recommendations were minor, and Supik said the committee’s meetings on the budget, held last week at the country… Read more »
First look at Pines ‘17 budget shows revenue, fee increases
Although the Ocean Pines Association’s board will not formally release a draft of the fiscal year 2017 budget until Saturday, an early copy of the document was made available at the administration building last week. If that draft does not change, the basic annual assessment in Ocean Pines would grow $22, to $943. Water/estate assessments… Read more »
After rocky start, Pines Yacht Club sailing smoothly
The Ocean Pines Yacht Club faced plenty of criticism during its first year, from the dining room’s resemblance to a school cafeteria, to the lower-than-expected financial performance across the board. Last year, the second for the new facility, the financials were closer to budgeted numbers, and the facility itself has been – slowly, but steadily… Read more »
Bomb threats continue at Decatur
Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin and other county schools have seen an unprecedented level of bomb threats during the last two weeks, triggering evacuations on three different days. The high school was evacuated on Jan. 13 and 19, and all county schools were cleared on Jan.15. Last Friday, hundreds of Decatur students were moved… Read more »
In ‘world gone mad,’ food can be comfort
Lemmy and David Bowie are dead, the market is crashing, OPEC is holding secret meetings, Iran has detained 10 of our sailors, and watching the news is akin to watching the psycho-thriller movies of the ’80s. Do you remember those flicks; the ones that we always thought we’d never live to see? I guess we… Read more »
Free investment seminars to be held in Ocean Pines
The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will offer free investment seminars presented by Carrie Dupuie, AAMS, a certified financial investor at Raymond James. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, she will discuss how to maximize Social Security income. On Tuesday, March 1, she will explain the potential benefits of market-linked notes. The seminars will be held… Read more »