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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
After all the votes were counted, the Worcester County sports complex referendum – whether a public bond could be issued for design and construction costs of a facility – failed by 697 votes. There were four different ways to vote in the general election. Breaking out the results by method was interesting and shows mixed… Read more »
This week marks the conclusion of 30 years of representing Worcester County for Bud Church. After serving 10 years as a then-appointed member of the Worcester County Board of Education, including eight years as president, and then focusing on his real estate business for many years, Church decided to join elected political life when he… Read more »
Some thoughts on this week’s gubernatorial election: After early voting and election day votes were counted, the Board of Elections in Worcester County had about 4,800 more votes to count through the mail-in ballots and provisionals. On the surface, it would seem some results could change, including the sports complex referendum, for example. However, history… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School will host a playoff football game Friday evening. I attended last year’s playoff game and it was an exciting and electric atmosphere with the stands full of parents and students. I observed a few poor decisions by students, but nothing out of line and unexpected. It was a safe and fun… Read more »
Early voting began yesterday across the state and in Worcester County the site is the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City. This is the first time early voting will not be held in Berlin since it began. In the years since early voting was initiated by the state to provide greater opportunities for… Read more »
