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 »
Ocean City voters will elect four council members when they head to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on Tuesday. Mayor Rick Meehan has secured a second, two-year term by virtue of running unopposed.In this election, and nearly all others for that matter, we look for candidates who pledge to be independent and have the… Read more »
Keep On SpeakingOut Against TreatmentEditor:I emailed your fine Mayor Richard Meehan regarding the harassment during bike week and I got nowhere. He said he would phone me and I did get a message on my phone while I was at work so I emailed him back and gave him my cell but he never called… 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 »
Our EndorsementsVoters in the town of Berlin will head to the polls next week to elect a mayor and a new council member. Registered voters living in Districts 1 and 2 will vote at Buckingham Presbyterian Church on Main Street and those calling District 3 and 4 home should head to the Flower Street multipurpose… Read more »
Community Input Was Never SoughtEditor:I live on 4th St. at the corner of St. Louis Ave. Not many year-round residents live on this block but of the five I spoke with, no one had even heard of these 640 forms for public response to St. Louis Avenue development, said to have been mailed to residents… 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 »
The majority of the resort’s City Council was wrong when it voted last month to not include a designated bike lane on the multi-million-dollar redesign of St. Louis Avenue. The good news is that poor decision can now be excused, at least somewhat, because the council has approved a plan tweaking the design’s dimensions, allowing… Read more »
Comp Plan Being GuttedEditor:My comments come to you in the interest of the “Critters” which populate our county. The ones that help our marsh grass and wetlands grow and subsequently protect our lives and property from catastrophe. And the Critters who want to flourish in our bays, and thus continue to massage the economic engine… 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 »