Start Room Tax Increase Talks Soon

The Ocean City Mayor and Council voted 4-2 this week to slightly increase the room tax distribution for marketing in phases.Over the last couple months, city officials have been discussing with touri...

Voices From The Readers – December 10, 2021

Step Up Education OfficialsEditor:Week after week, I keep seeing justification for student mask wearing by the MD Department of Health, MD Department of Education, local school boards and this editor...

Decatur Wrestlers Edge Caesar Rodney

BERLIN- It couldn’t have been much closer, but Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team edged visiting Caesar Rodney, 37-36, on criteria in the season opener at home on Monday.The Seahawk...

Winterfest 5K Another Big Success

OCEAN CITY – The Winterfest of Lights 5K run last weekend at Northside Park was a huge success with over 300 participants competing on a perfect early December evening.The annual event was held ...

10th Boat Limit in a Row

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK51MSCVDd4Check out Hooked on OC’s 12 Days of Christmas for awesome deals at Atlantic Tackle!We had a real cold start to the morning with frost just about everyw...

OPA’s GM, executive assistant resigning posts

John Viola leaving in Feb., assistant Michelle Bennett departing end of month By Greg Ellison (Dec. 9, 2021) Ocean Pines Association Senior Executive Assistant Michelle Bennett tendered her resignatio...

Pines Bylaws vet work group, other proposed changes

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 9, 2021) Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee members last Friday discussed how to format a list of proposed rule changes produced by a committee work group charged with ...

Viola set course, OPA needs to stay with it

Whether one agreed with the way he did things or questioned his decisions, John Viola’s performance as the top administrator of the Ocean Pines Association since March 2019 shows he has been the bes...

Copy Central in Pines nearing 20-year mark

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 9, 2021) Over the past 20 years of operating Copy Central in Ocean Pines, proprietor Linda Dearing has expanded services to accommodate a range of business and personal printing ...

Strategic Plan cmte. prepares survey report

Advisory group set to share data details during board meeting this Sat. at 9 a.m. By Greg Ellison (Dec. 9, 2021) After wrapping up collection efforts for the Ocean Pines property owners’ survey in m...