(Feb. 26, 2015) With the fourth and final meeting Saturday, Feb. 21, Berlin wrapped the public input phase of strategic planning sessions intended to map out town projects for the next three-to-five years. Next, the process moves to town hall for a pair of meetings on Wednesday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,… Read more »
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Forum gives public first look at FY 2016 budget
(Feb. 26, 2015) Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson presented the latest draft of the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget during a public meeting on Saturday, Feb. 21. The $12.8 million draft includes an operating budget of $10.6 million, as well as $2.1 million in capital funding from reserves. Thompson said the goal of… Read more »
Commissioners sign off on Berlin annexation plan
(Feb. 26, 2015) Forgoing, for now, a commercial component that would have been constructed on the north side of Route 50 and Seahawk Lane and instead focusing on the 90-plus acres on the south side, the Worcester County Commissioners last Thursday approved the Town of Berlin’s annexation plan that will bring about the eventual construction… Read more »
Management not only thing changing at OP golf course
(Feb. 26, 2015) Ocean Pines appears to be changing more than management companies at the community golf course after selecting Landscapes Unlimited to replace Billy Casper Golf. Previously, Casper provided monthly financial and operational reports to the general manager. Under the new agreement with Landscape Unlimited, that will apparently change, as management could report directly… Read more »
Pines gives up the ghost on Casper
(Feb. 26, 2015) After months of speculation, public debate and untold hundreds of trees sacrificed for print media coverage, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted last Friday to oust Billy Casper Golf and hire Landscapes Unlimited of Lincoln, Neb. to manage the community golf course. The measure passed 4-3 during a closed session… Read more »
Suplee has fond memories of manoes
Many times over, I am sure, my wife has questioned her sanity as to why she married me. During the first few years of dating, we would drive from Baltimore to Denton to visit my mother, and every time we would pass a certain store, I would audibly wonder as to whether they were selling… Read more »
AGH accreditation could lead to early detection of heart disorders
(Feb. 19, 2015) Atlantic General Hospital has been granted a three-year term of accreditation in adult transthoracic echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Early detection of life threatening heart disorders and other diseases is possible through the use of echocardiography procedures performed at hospitals, outpatient centers and physicians’ offices. While these tests are helpful,… Read more »
Public input could be key to harmony in Pines
As Ocean Pines looks to the future and, hopefully, tries to determine how much and on what they will need additional member funding for, board members should follow the recent example of the Town of Berlin. Given the opportunity to make a landmark purchase of the old Tysons chicken plant and faced with a decision… Read more »
Benefit concert in OP raises $4,750 for Coastal Hospice
(Feb 19, 2015) A benefit concert for Coastal Hospice on Dec. 23 at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club given by former American Idol contestant Jimmy Charles, raised $4,750 for the nonprofit organization. Charles, who currently is a musician in Nashville, chose Coastal Hospice for the benefit because it was the organization that cared for his… Read more »
Berlin Award celebrates 50th anniversary during banquet
(Feb. 19, 2015) The annual recognition for outstanding community service known as “The Berlin Award” will be celebrating its 50th anniversary banquet on Thursday, April 23, at the Berlin Fire Hall, located on North Main Street. The banquet, sponsored by the Berlin Lions Club, begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner… Read more »