Ocean Pines Association Briefs

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 5, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last Saturday discussed the following items during a public meeting at the community center: Agenda addit...

Gazette Editorial: Thick skin needed to govern Ocean Pines

Just stop it. That’s what the Ocean Pines Board of Directors should do about this latest kerfuffle between Director Slobodan Trendic and Association President Doug Parks, following the resignation o...

WHP Boat Launch: Pines puts out call for help

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 5, 2018) For those concerned about parking at the White Horse Park Boat Launch, the Ocean Pines Board has issued a call for volunteers to help collect data to de...

My dog ate my homework and my glasses

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I don’t know why anyone, including myself, spends so much on sunglasses. You can fill my head with all the hooey about techno-gobbledygook, but once you perfect one te...

Five take part in candidate forum

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (July 5, 2018) Five of the seven remaining candidates for the Ocean Pines Board participated last Wednesday in the only scheduled public forum. Held at in the upstairs...

Spray Paint Fumes On Boardwalk Worry Business Owners, Citizens

OCEAN CITY — A group of Boardwalk business owners and concerned citizens asked the Mayor and Council this week to intercede on their behalf over the impacts of spray paint fumes on the Boardwal...

290 Geese Removed From Ocean Pines, Euthanized By USDA

BERLIN – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture removed 290 Canada geese from the community last week. Ocean Pines Association (OPA) officials announced on Friday that the homeowners ass...

Local Siblings Launch Offshore ‘Balloon Round Up’ Contest

OCEAN CITY – A brother and sister are teaming up to clean the ocean and are asking boaters and fishermen to collect and report any balloons found offshore as part of a summer-long contest. Last wee...

Program Targets Substance Abuse Among Area Hospitality Workers

OCEAN CITY – A new program is targeting addiction among hospitality industry workers. The Worcester County Health Department (WCHD) has launched a new campaign, “Addiction in the Workplace,” th...

In Last-Minute Change, OC Tweaks Music For Downtown Fireworks Display

OCEAN CITY — The Fourth of July fireworks show in downtown Ocean City will have a traditional patriotic soundtrack after all on Wednesday after resort officials made the last-minute change from...