It’s been 15 years since I have voted in Berlin and it was confirmed this week nothing has changed. It was charming and embarrassing at the same time. It reminded me of how we cast a ballot for class president back in high school. There’s no disputing Berlin has an archaic way of voting. For… Read more »
Over the last decade, the local lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has become a player in Ocean City elections. The lodge started playing a role when it launched its eventually successful bid for collective bargaining with binding arbitration and its active role has continued in recent years with candidate endorsements and high-profile visibility… Read more »
It must be campaign season if local media outlets are receiving unsigned, poison pen emails and letters about candidates running for office. While we carry a general disdain for these types of unsubstantiated communications, there was one presented this week that an investigation determined to at least have some merit.Two knowledgeable sources, speaking on the… Read more »
Campaign signs are sprouting up all over. Leading the way in Berlin as far as signs posted by our unofficial tally is interim Mayor Gee Williams followed closely by Thom Gulyas, a District 2 council candidate. As far as aesthetics go, the nod has to go to Gulyas, who may have an advantage on others… Read more »
A pet peeve of mine for years has been driving into Ocean City and spotting the stationary police vehicles with illuminated lights at the foot of the Routes 50 and 90 bridges. I mention this at least once a year, and I know there are numerous businesses and residents, and at least a couple elected… Read more »
The local election season is heating up. The county offices are exempt this year, but there are seats up for grabs in Ocean City and Berlin. With Berlin’s filing deadline passing this week and five people filing so far for the four open council seats in Ocean City,we are getting a better picture of the… Read more »
Coverage of last night’s meeting in Berlin about the ongoing electric rate situation occurred too late to be included in this edition, but it’s great to see residents getting involved in this important matter. Volunteers were spotted all over town last weekend affixing yellow meeting notice signs to telephone poles and in other high-profile spots… Read more »
The recent AOL Travel list of top 10 “East Coast Family Vacations under $250” proves a point I have been trying to make for years. Ocean City has a reputation for being an expensive vacation destination. Whether it’s accurate or not, all folks in tourism understand this perception is out there among the visiting public…. Read more »
Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin’s comments last week regarding a recent spate of vandalism to the town’s guard stands revealed an unpleasant side few know to being a lifeguard in this resort. In an interview last week on the various vandalism acts found by lifeguards in the morning, Arbin said the acts this… Read more »
The County Commissioners were understandably hot under the collar this week after discovering a stoplight was being erected on Route 113 in front of the new tech school in Newark. The commissioners apparently were unaware of the State Highway Administration’s plans and were particularly annoyed because a couple of the commissioners, especially President Virgil Shockley,… Read more »