APRIL 18, 2024
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
Incumbents seek return to OP board Farr, Heavener will run as May filing deadline nears
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OPENING DAY PARADE Hundreds of players, parents and coaches walked from the Berlin Fire Company to the Berlin Little League fields on Saturday morning in the traditional parade to start the season.
By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (April 18, 2024) The Ocean Pines Association’s Board of Directors is gearing for the 2024 election process as two seats on the seven-person volunteer panel are up for grabs. According to Elections Committee Chairperson Tom Piatti, the terms currently held by Board President Rick Farr and Director Jeff Heavner are coming to an end. However, both members have publicly announced their candidacy for reelection. Ocean Pines homeowners who wish to run for the community’s governing group must complete a candidate application and submit it to OPA Secretary John Latham by May 10 at 4 p.m. The resident’s eligibility will then be determined. Piatti said that on June 7, the Elections Committee will conduct a workSee PINES Page 4
Multiple ideas aired for community center Citizens roll out wish lists during preliminary session on long-awaited project By Charlene Sharpe Associate Editor (April 18, 2024) Dozens of residents shared a wish list of items they’d like to see in a community center on Flower Street at a kickoff meeting last week. A pool, exercise equipment, office space and a community kitchen were among the numerous ideas voiced by members of the public in attendance
at a community center meeting held last Wednesday. Mayor Zack Tyndall said that while the town would have to be realistic with its plans, at this phase officials are still brainstorming for what the new facility will include. “We really want to make sure that this is a place that everyone feels welcome,” he said. Close to 50 community members gathered at the Berlin library at the invitation of Tyndall and the Berlin Community Center Advisory Committee to kick off the planning process for the new facility. For years, See FUTURE Page 5
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A crowd of about 50 citizens turned out last week to hear the plans for a new community center in Berlin, incuding providing ideas to Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall and committee members.
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