Children and their families can escape the winter weather with two activities offered by Ocean Pines Aquatics at the heated indoor Sports Core Pool, located at 11143 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines.   On Friday, Feb. 12, area residents can enjoy a Valentine’s Family Night Out from 6-8 p.m.  The pool will be open for… Read more »

Scenic Worcester County will be featured on “Travels with Darley” on PBS stations nationwide Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. on MPT2 and Channel 268 on Comcast. During the 30-minute segment, TV host Darley Newman will take a family road trip through Ocean City and Assateague Island, as well as historic Berlin, Chesapeake Bay Farms in… Read more »

Valentine’s Day is coming up and Worcester County Humane Society has many furry valentines looking for their forever matches.   To promote cat adoptions during the month of February, the no-kill shelter will be holding its “Two of Hearts” campaign. During the entire month of February, any two cats who arrived at the shelter together… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) For four decades, the name “Jocko” meant one thing in the greater Berlin area: it was time to dance. Born in 1933, Francis “Jocko” Graye grew up during segregation, in a time when the color of your skin dictated what schools, business and shops you could go into. Until the 1960s, even… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) OPA Director Tom Herrick’s motion last Thursday to explore alternative options to its current general manager system, including employing an outside firm to manage the association, generated more debate than it did support. Roughly half the directors saw the motion as a slight to current General Manager Bob Thompson, while the other… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) Working on a long-term comprehensive plan for Ocean Pines continued this week, as the committee charged with creating the document met to go over a questionnaire that will be sent to all 8,452 homeowners in the community – and, potentially, some renters.   The hope is that the questionnaire will give the… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) Delayed a week by winter storms, OPA General Manager Bob Thompson’s town hall session on the proposed 2017 fiscal-year budget took place Saturday morning. Thompson started with an overview of the budget process, which began in September with the various department heads, and most recently involved several public meetings with the board… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) It wasn’t on the agenda, but Director Tom Terry did manage to introduce a first reading to change Ocean Pines’ investment policy during a public meeting on Jan. 28. The revision was developed by the association’s budget and finance committee, and the rules were suspended in order to allow Chairwoman Pat Supik… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department is inviting area children to dance, listen to music and hang out with their friends during two “Fantastic Friday” youth dances scheduled this winter. The first dance, which is for third and fourth graders only, will be he held on Friday, Feb. 5 from 6:30-8:30… Read more »

(Feb. 4, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center on Jan. 28. Happy birthday Board President Pat Renaud recognized Star Charities founder Anna Foultz, who celebrated her 90th birthday last month. During his opening remarks, Renaud also cautioned the directors that Robert’s… Read more »