Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

The field for the four open City Council seats became more congested this week and that’s not good news for any of the individual candidates.If this election’s outcome was uncertain before this week, it became further clouded with the council field now up to 10 candidates.What happens in large fields like this is the voters… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

With the expected departure of Police Chief Bernadette DiPino within the next year, the next Mayor and Council will be tasked with appointing the next chief, reinforcing the importance of the fall election.No matter what happens with her aspirations to be the next chief of Sarasota, Fla., DiPino’s successor will be named by the next… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

There were more theatrics at Silly Hall in Ocean City on Tuesday.Emotions ran high once again this week after Councilmen Brent Ashley and Joe Hall motioned for the City Council to vote to officially oppose this fall’s referendum on whether general employees can form a union.The motion was awkward and poorly timed and even their… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Is it a big deal that Ocean City Councilman Joe Hall billed the city $3,300 for 220 meals his restaurant served to emergency responders during Hurricane Irene?Some say yes, some say no. Some even bashed me when the story was produced electronically on Wednesday for even finding the transaction newsworthy in the first place. That’s… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Eight months after the horrific accident on Coastal Highway, the Baby Ava case came to a quiet close on Wednesday when the man responsible accepted fault, plead guilty and immediately went to jail.As is the case with many court cases of this magnitude, the judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation that will hopefully result in Andre… Read more »