There are some things in the news business that are predictable, but others not so much. This week’s hubbub over the injured bald eagle on Route 50 was one that caught me by surprise. Even CNN contacted us about it.Once it was learned motorists were standing guard over the injured bald eagle on Route 50… Read more »

It was exciting to learn this week that an indoor hockey arena and its viability in the northern Worcester County area will at least be further studied. I view this as a long shot to ever actually being built here, but it was disturbing to see studying the potential facility nearly did not happen.The Worcester… Read more »

Ocean City continues to struggle with beach playground equipment options. A couple years ago, the city decided to remove the former wooden playground sets because of safety and other less wholesome concerns. Last year the city placed the dinosaur equipment on the beach and it was hoped to be the first of several different pieces… Read more »

In the end, the death of Pennsylvania man Justin Cancelliere in Ocean City was most likely accidental in nature. Otherwise, the State’s Attorney’s Office would not have agreed to a plea agreement in this high-profile case.The exact details of what transpired last August in downtown Ocean City between Cancelliere and the suspects, who plead guilty… Read more »

On the last day of 2014, there’s no better time than to look ahead to what will make news in 2015. Here are some of my predictions as I look into my crystal ball.Nothing will officially happen in regard to Berlin purchasing the Tyson property in 2015, as the initial time frame of six months… Read more »

It has become tradition in our issue closest to Christmas to look back on some predictions I made at the end of 2013 for the year 2014.As usual, there were many that were completely wrong, some that were right and others somewhere in between. Next week, I will take another stab on the prediction front.In… Read more »

It’s impossible not to be impressed with the new Ocean City Performing Arts Center inside the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. It’s a beautiful and intimate facility with tremendous visuals, an outstanding sound system highlighted by amazing acoustics and comfortable seating.Last Saturday’s opening concert featured The Texas Tenors, a country opera group that mixed in… Read more »

There is much to contemplate ahead for Ocean City officials when it comes to the “road diet” concept pitched by the State Highway Administration (SHA).The two most worthy takeaways at this early stage for me in this process were the need for a dedicated bike lane as well as some sort of median barrier to… Read more »

Although they handle a lot of business throughout the year, the decision the Worcester County Commissioners consider each year that impacts the most amount of people involves education funding.That’s why numerous concerns were privately expressed this week following Commissioner Jim Bunting’s ascension to the president’s chair. For the last five years, Bud Church, who served… Read more »

Labor Day falls the latest it possibly can in 2015 — Sept. 7 — and that’s likely why Worcester County parents for the first time will get to weigh pre- and post-Labor Day start dates for the next school year.Three possible calendars will be under consideration for the 2015-2016 school year after being developed by… Read more »