(May 7, 2015) Marty Clarke, current vice president of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors, has decided against running for reelection in 2015. For him to leave quietly, as those who have followed his time on the board well know, would be out of character. Clarke, 67, was first elected to the board in… Read more »
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Bonser second suspect charged in Berlin vandalism
(May 7, 2015) Two suspects, instead of one, will be tried as adults in the Berlin spray paint vandalism spree that caused thousands of dollars in damage to vehicles and buildings in January. Nick Bonser, 18, of Berlin, will join Jordan Denton, 18, of Ocean City in having his case heard in District Court, following… Read more »
Landscapes takes control of Ocean Pines golf course
(May 7, 2015) It was something of a long and winding road, but the Lincoln, Neb. firm Landscapes Unlimited officially took the reigns of the community golf course in Ocean Pines last Friday, replacing the former course manager, Billy Casper Golf. Despite the change in companies, Casper’s entire Ocean Pines team, including PGA Director of… Read more »
Berlin officer reflects on Baltimore
(May 7, 2015) Six officers from the Berlin Police Department got a closer view of the unrest and its aftermath Baltimore after being called on to relieve the exhausted police force there. Lt. Jeffrey Lawson, who led the members of the Berlin SWAT team during the trip, said he got the call at approximately 7:30… Read more »
Plate so easy board member could make it
(Reprinted from Bayside Gazette May 1, 2014 issue) Yesterday at the club, I had the opportunity to discuss life, liberty and the pursuit of bigger and better things in Ocean Pines with one of the directors on the board. While we may not have agreed on everything (disagreement and discourse being some of the great… Read more »
Bishop’s Stock hosts plein air show in May
(April 30, 2015) During May, Bishop’s Stock will celebrate plein air painting with work by Gary Pendleton from North Beach in southern Maryland. Pendleton is the past president of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association and the author of 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic, published in 2014 by Schiffer books. As a native… Read more »
Free open house at Ocean Pines Sports Core Pool
(April 30, 2015) Ocean Pines Aquatics will host an open house at the Sports Core Pool on Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Guests will have free use of the pool, located at 11143 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines, during the open house…. Read more »
PTA hosts May 4 raffle fundraiser for Berlin school
(April 30, 2015) The Berlin Intermediate School PTA is holding a raffle fundraiser to raise money for the students on Monday, May 4 at Sweet Frog, located in the 67th Street TownCenter. Each year, the PTA hosts a variety of fundraisers to raise money for student programs and activities. One of the final events… Read more »
OC Community Health Fair, May 5
(April 30, 2015) The 29th annual Ocean City Community Health Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street, featuring 89 health and medical service vendors as well as eight different free screenings and tests. “We’re able to offer a… Read more »
Police called to help elsewhere sad situation
It’s a sad state of affairs indeed when local law enforcement agencies are called on to help quell violence in any jurisdiction other than their own, and it’s even more unsettling when they are needed in a metropolitan area. This isn’t to suggest that our police aren’t capable of doing the job if called upon…. Read more »