Salmon or cod cakes perfect for autumn

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Oh, these fickle times during which we reinvent the wheel, conforming this terrible fantasy into something a little tastier. Right when things start to look better, new ...

OP Beach Club closes subpar season

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) Despite coronavirus slowing down most aspects of life during 2020, the Ocean Pines Beach Club, which closed for the season after Labor Day Weekend, managed to stay afl...

Third aquatics staff positive, pools largely closed

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) Another Ocean Pines Aquatics staff member tested positive for coronavirus last week, while the bulk of pool facilities have now been shuttered for the season. Last Thu...

Parks reviews financials in treasurer report

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) Recently ensconced OPA Treasurer Doug Parks reviewed short-term investments, annual assessment payments and replacement reserve fund balances during the Board of Direc...

OP drainage project scope revisions outlined

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) The Ocean Pines Board reviewed proposed revisions for drainage upgrade plans around Bainbridge Park and improvements in other community areas, while also holding a cer...

OPA financials trend positively

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) OPA General Manager John Viola, in addition to reporting overall positive budget numbers, highlighted several proposed amenities upgrades during the board of directors...

Directors suspend Clubs Committee for now

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) Based on perceived lack of need, the Ocean Pines Board of Directors last Wednesday  voted to suspend the clubs committee, while leaving the door open to revive the ad...

Pair of Pines Golf Committee members quit over inaction

By Greg Ellison (Sept. 17, 2020) Recently resigned OPA Golf Committee charter member Olga Novy clarified this week that her decision to step down was not because of ground conditions at the Ocean Pine...

OP creating succession standards

By Greg Ellison When time comes to hire new GM, directors will have guidelines and procedures (Sept. 17, 2020) When the time comes to make changes in the Ocean Pines Association’s top layers of admi...

Berlin Planning Commission approves office building plan

(Sept. 17, 2020) The Berlin Planning Commission last Wednesday approved a site plan with conditions to construct a two-story office building on the south side of Old Ocean City Boulevard directly acro...