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Category: Between The Lines

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 3, 2023

Feb 02,2023 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 3, 2023

Before this week, there’s a good chance many were unfamiliar with ransomware attacks. Knowledge is quickly available through simple internet searches to learn these sorts of attacks carried out by terrorists are a major problem. The trend has become so significant the FBI several years ago created a unit of experts to investigate the cases… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 27, 2023

Jan 26,2023 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 27, 2023

Over the coming months, many steps will be taken to provide the mechanism for a room tax rate increase for Worcester County. The first step is for Worcester, Kent, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties to agree to seek the enabling legislation for a room tax rate increase. Worcester County is on board with at least… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 20, 2023

Jan 19,2023 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 20, 2023

Buckingham Elementary School is next up on the major project list for the Worcester County school system project list. This will be a massive and expensive undertaking, costing about $73 million for the chosen direction — a new school with the current one demolished. This was a huge decision by the Worcester County Board of… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 13, 2023

Jan 12,2023 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 13, 2023

Wednesday marked the six-month anniversary of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp’s death in a hit-and-run collision on Grey’s Corner Road. Officially, there is nothing to report aside from the case remains an active investigation and no charges have been filed. Meanwhile, arrests continue to surface around the state after similar incidents. The aggravation with the pace of… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 6, 2023

Jan 05,2023 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – January 6, 2023

It was surprising and impressive to see the increasing value of Ocean City’s beach stands.In today’s world, it would stand to reason the beach stand business would not be what it was once was, considering beach equipment is widely available at dozens of stores in Ocean City as well as big box outlets everywhere. Many… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 30, 2022

Dec 29,2022 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 30, 2022

With this being the last issue of 2022, it’s time to look ahead and make some predictions for what will make news in 2023. Here’s some thoughts: The second time will be the charm, as Mother Nature will cooperate and allow a wildly successful Oceans Calling Festival to take place in Ocean City. A single… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 23, 2022

Dec 22,2022 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 23, 2022

It’s the week in the year to take a few moments and look back at the predictions I made for the news in 2022. Here’s how I fared:Right On The Mark It was the right call when I predicted Worcester County Public Schools would not follow other school systems and start the new year virtual… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 16, 2022

Dec 15,2022 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 16, 2022

As of last summer, there was hope Ocean City could land the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team for the 2024 Ocean City Air Show. With the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds already secured for 2023, the focus was on 2024 for the first Blue Angels show since 2019. Those hopes were dashed this week when… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 9, 2022

Dec 08,2022 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 9, 2022

In the coming months the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will be getting a lot of attention. Last year the Maryland General Assembly passed this sweeping legislation outlining where public education must go over the next decade. The intentions of the legislation seem sound on the surface, but it comes with tremendous pressure on local school… Read more »

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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 2, 2022

Dec 01,2022 by Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 2, 2022

The Maryland Stadium Authority’s updated “market and economic analysis” for the proposed sports complex in northern Worcester County was released this week. The scope of the work was carried out with the concept of the facility including eight to 10 outdoor athletic fields and an 125,000-square-foot indoor facility. The report serves as a current market… Read more »

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    Historic District Commission Delays Decision On Gay Street Building

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