Maryland voters in November will face a referendum question with huge ramifications for education.A constitutional amendment will appear before voters that if passed would prevent the state from using gambling revenues from the state’s six casino operations for any project outside of education.According to an article in The Washington Post, “The “lockbox” bill is intended… Read more »
At some point in this legislative session, I expected Gov. Larry Hogan to put pressure on state Sen. Jim Mathias to align with him on an important matter. It seemed logical for the Republican governor to do so considering he wants to see Mathias, a Democrat, bumped out of office by Delegate Mary Beth Carozza,… Read more »
Regrouping and focusing on education while dropping plans near a school is the right direction for the organization looking to bring a recovery home to Berlin.Hope4Recovery deserves credit for understanding its proposal for a recovery home on William Street near the Berlin Intermediate School was worrying parents and neighbors.“We decided as a group that what’s… Read more »
Worcester County Public Schools handled the inclement weather perfectly this week. Schools were closed two hours early on Wednesday as a precaution and opened two hours late on Thursday. Like many, I was surprised there was school on Thursday following the snowfall the night before, but it turned out to be the right call. The… Read more »
School safety has become a political hot potato in many arenas, including the Worcester County Sheriff’s race.From the tone of his Facebook post, Sheriff Reggie Mason, who is in the last year of his law enforcement career, is irritated by any sort of reference that the county is not doing enough to protect local students…. Read more »
While revisiting matters from time to time is wise, the Ocean City Mayor and Council have beaten up the fireworks start time enough. A compromise time of 10:30 p.m. was decided upon last year after weeks of discussions weighing business owners’ concerns with that of families.Currently, fireworks displays are fired off on Mondays and Tuesdays… Read more »
From the beginning, the promoters of the fall and spring Cruisin events have been looking to be a part of the solution with the problems caused by these wheeled events in Ocean City. That included having Team Productions’ Bob Rothermel testifying before a Maryland Senate committee this week.“It seems counterintuitive for someone from the private… Read more »
Ocean City scored a significant special event this month when the Canadian jet demonstration team – the Snowbirds – was announced for late May.While this is great news, my only concern with it is the timing on the calendar of Wednesday, May 23. It’s a great thing that it’s mid-week, but the jet team would… Read more »
The Worcester County Commissioners made the right call this week when they approved a salary restructuring plan aimed at reducing the turnover within its departments.Over the last year, the county has been experiencing significant vacancies in its entry-level positions because the wages for similar jobs in the private sector have exceeded the county’s rate. This… Read more »
With the excursion train operation proposed from Berlin to Snow Hill seemingly dead now, Worcester County needs to focus on sports tourism when it comes to economic development.Sussex County is leaps and bounds ahead of its southern neighbor on this front. Wicomico, too, is well ahead of Worcester on the sports tourism front.On Tuesday, the… Read more »
