Who will be playing at this fall’s Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City? It’s on the minds of many.It was interesting to see the lineup released this week for a similar music festival in New Jersey to Ocean City’s Oceans Calling Festival. The lineup for the Sea Hear Now Festival, produced by C3 Presents as… Read more »
Support For Berlin Vision Editor: (The following letter was addressed to the Berlin Historic District Commission with a copy forwarded for publication.) I wanted to write an email in support of the vision for 19 Gay Street that is here before us now and another project forthcoming with the triangle property directly across the way…. Read more »
The Ocean City Mayor and Council is right to take a deeper dive into the Maryland Stadium Authority’s recent feasibility update for a local sports complex consisting of eight to 10 outdoor fields and a 125,000-square-foot indoor facility.The city paid $50,000 for the update and conceptual design cost estimate, and it’s a logical next step… Read more »
Wrong To Ignore PetitionEditor:(The following was an open letter to the Ocean City Mayor and Council.)First, thank you for dedicating your time and talent to serving the Town of Ocean City and all Ocean City residents. The positive things you do are much appreciated.I am writing to address my dissatisfaction and the dissatisfaction of many… Read more »
Before this week, there’s a good chance many were unfamiliar with ransomware attacks. Knowledge is quickly available through simple internet searches to learn these sorts of attacks carried out by terrorists are a major problem. The trend has become so significant the FBI several years ago created a unit of experts to investigate the cases… Read more »
It was surprising to learn last week a school safety committee has been dormant in recent years, but a relief to learn a new plan moving forward. It was concerning to learn the school safety committee has not been actively meeting to review current procedures, but we are certain keeping students and teachers safe in… Read more »
Over the coming months, many steps will be taken to provide the mechanism for a room tax rate increase for Worcester County. The first step is for Worcester, Kent, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties to agree to seek the enabling legislation for a room tax rate increase. Worcester County is on board with at least… Read more »
Coach DefendedEditor:I wanted to respond to the letter to the editor that was titled “Shameful Coaching Display” about our SDHS girls basketball coach and the game played against Mardela where the girls won 59-2.As the mother of an athlete, I have always paid close attention to the coaching done at all levels and all sports… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary School is next up on the major project list for the Worcester County school system project list. This will be a massive and expensive undertaking, costing about $73 million for the chosen direction — a new school with the current one demolished. This was a huge decision by the Worcester County Board of… Read more »
Justice Delayed, Justice DeniedEditor: A tale of two incomes.I work with a man. A nice guy. Hard worker. Supports his family. Even though he earns something well south of the Great American income divide, he gets by. In other words, he is poor.He got stopped by OCPD. Seems his license was expired. A fairly routine… Read more »