(March 17, 2016) Students at Buckingham Elementary School in Berlin gathered en mass last Wednesday for a sneak peek at a community art project they helped to envision and to paint. The mural that now graces the side of the town’s visitor center depicts Berlin’s history from its Victorian era through modern times. The work… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) In a letter espousing the benefits of doing business in the county seat that Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman distributed to county and state officials he mentions a scaled-down version of the Summerfield project, which stalled after 2008’s economic meltdown. Royal Plus president Matt Odachowski, brother of Mark, who first proposed the… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) Two rezoning requests passed through public hearings, and were in turn passed by the town council, with few objections during a public meeting in Berlin Monday evening. The first, Resolution 2016-03, rezoned 109 Decatur Street from B-2 shopping to R-1 residential district, allowing for a new police station there. A public hearing… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) The OPA Board of Directors met with members of its comprehensive planning committee on Monday to finalize questions for a study that is to be the basis of a long-term comprehensive plan. That meeting was short lived, however, as BEACON Director Dr. Memo Diriker did not show up for the session. Last… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) Of the five people attending a meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Comprehensive Planning Committee on March 2 at the administration building, only two were committee members, a circumstance that has led the question of whether a quorum was present and even if having a quorum is required. The five at the… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) In addition to Monday’s confusion over a survey produced by Ocean Pines’ comprehensive planning committee, the circulation of that questionnaire could be delayed, according to OPA Board President Pat Renaud. The directors had met to finalize the language of the survey, which was intended to collect data that would then be put… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department and Delmarva Beach Tennis will offer a family tennis play day on Sunday, March 20 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex, located at 11443 Manklin Creek Road in Ocean Pines.   Designed for all ages and open to the… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) General Manager Bob Thompson had a relatively routine town hall meeting last week, breezing through an overview of current projects in about 45 minutes. Public comments, however, lasted more than an hour and included one fiery exchange with a homeowner over the performance of the community’s yacht club. Thompson started things off… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) Thirty minutes before the town hall meeting with Sandpiper Energy began last Thursday night in the Ocean Pines Community Center, the room was largely vacant, save for about a dozen uniformly dressed Sandpiper representatives. Personnel from the Chesapeake Utilities subsidy were on hand with their matching blue shirts to address concerns about… Read more »

(March 17, 2016) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a meeting at town hall on Monday, March 14: Utility recognized Electric Utilities Director Tim Lawrence, first lineman Claude Littleton and line superintendent August Wienhold accepted a Certificate of Excellence in Reliability, from the American Public Power Association, on behalf of their… Read more »