The Berlin Planning Commission did what it was supposed to do this week when it scrutinized the specifics surrounding a Wawa convenience store at the intersection of Route 50 and Main Street.A site plan for the property was approved by the commission back in 2021 for Athena Properties. At that time, a 7-Eleven and a… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Voices From The Readers – December 15, 2023
Creating Problems Where There Are NoneEditor:After listening to the Nov. 21, 2023 Board of Education meeting in its entirety, I along with many others, was appalled by the unkind comments of several speakers, especially Bobby Cowger and Grant Helvey.I believe that there is far more being asked here than the professed claim of protectingour children from… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – December 8, 2023
Unacceptable CommentsEditor:During a recent Ocean City Planning Commission meeting, Palmer Gillis disparaged members of the City Council with reckless and baseless accusations. In response to learning about the Council’s decision to return a set of proposed code amendments to the Planning Commission for further review, Mr. Gillis made allegations suggesting that the Council members are… Read more »
OC Air Show’s Move To Late August Unfortunate
It was a good news, bad news deal for the OC Air Show this week.First, the event date change from mid-June to late-August is a major negative. The event will not be as successful and well received late in the season as it has been held in June for every year except 2020. The 2024… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 8, 2023
It was a no brainer for the Worcester County Commissioners to strike a $37 million central office building for the Board of Education from the county’s capital improvement plan submitted to the state. It’s puzzling why it was even listed on the plan, considering current conversations about aging school facilities and the capital projects needed… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 1, 2023
At last week’s Worcester County Board of Education meeting, Board member Dr. Jon Andes, the former 16-year superintendent of schools, suggested a potential compromise measure after hearing from citizens concerned about some books available to students in libraries. Andes suggested the school system consider creating “an adjustment to the policy” to have media specialists create… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – December 1, 2023
School Board Flirting With Concerning ChangesEditor:This letter is written with all due respect to Editor Steve Green and in response to the editorial he penned in “Between the Lines,” The Dispatch, November 24. Editor Green writes of a proposal made by BOE member Dr. Jon Andes that the BOE consider requiring school media specialists to create… Read more »
Sad, Embarrassing End For Riverboat
Back in September of 2020, in this space the headline read, “County’s Riverboat Purchase A Risky Venture.” The County Commissioners had just voted 5-2 to sign off on the purchase of a riverboat from across the state to boost south end tourism. The editorial read, “Though we don’t understand the rush to a decision, the… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – November 24, 2023
360 Families ServedEditor: I would like to publicly thank and acknowledge those members of the Worcester County Bar Association who donated to our annual Thanksgiving Charity fundraiser, which is in its 25th year.This year, through our member’s efforts, we provided 360 needy families in Worcester County the food necessary to have a Thanksgiving dinner in… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – November 24, 2023
Revising the county’s five-year school capital improvement plan to include Buckingham Elementary was a procedural step needed before officially asking the state to reconsider denial of funding support for a new school. The state’s decision-making body will now meet next month to take another look at the recent decision to not allocate state funds to… Read more »