Hundreds of individuals crammed into the cafeteria at Ocean City Elementary School this week to participate in the first of two in-person public meetings as part of the process to create a final environmental impact statement on US Wind’s offshore wind project, which will include 121 turbines in the ocean, four offshore substation platforms and… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Pride, Fairness At Play With Buckingham
Stuck in limbo amid the politics and the letters, comments, social media posts and statements issued this week are the people inside Buckingham Elementary School.This is a proud school. The pride can be seen in the community supporting it each day. For instance, a local church recently sent over a month’s span letters of support… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – October 20, 2023
Are Worcester County public schools unsafe? No. I’m a parent of a middle school student and I am not worried about his daily safety. I have spoken to many high school parents in recent weeks. While many have specific concerning incidents to share, there is not a perception of a pervasive crime problem in the… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – October 20, 2023
Support For SchoolEditor:To the leaders of Worcester County and the State of Maryland, I cannot convey how troubled I am about the recent news that the new Buckingham Elementary School project is in jeopardy. I have a son at Buckingham.I adamantly oppose the idea that Berlin students be bussed to neighboring town schools. I find it disturbing that state and local… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – October 13, 2023
County Disappoints With Memorial HandlingEditor:In 2017 our family sought to correct multiple inaccuracies on the Vietnam Memorial at the Worcester County Courthouse in Snow Hill. Because our two brothers’ names were on that memorial, we had some skin in the game. That memorial was “dedicated to the memory of the men of Worcester County who gave… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – October 13, 2023
Though all hope is not lost on a possible reconsideration, the state’s rejection of a funding contribution for a new Buckingham Elementary School is a major blow to any type of future project. It was disappointing to learn this week despite a committee working on the design with state, county and town officials that Buckingham… Read more »
Authorities Sound Alarm On School Safety
The blunt talk included in the letter to the Worcester County Board of Education from State’s Attorney Kristin Heiser and Sheriff Matt Crisafulli should be concerning.The letter was a call for change in the way the school system handles behavior and the reporting of incidents as well as a general order to the school board… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – October 6, 2023
Human Perspective On Route 113’s DivisionEditor:Over the past seven decades, Route 113 has divided our town geographically. In 1952, a network of interstates was developed across the nation, often intersecting low-income neighborhoods and splitting communities apart.Today, we find ourselves at a juncture where we can address the consequences of this geographical division. While one crosswalk was… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – October 6, 2023
A random collection of thoughts from my weekend attending the first Oceans Calling Festival in downtown Ocean City. It’s tough ahead of time to imagine 50,000 people gathered on the beach and Boardwalk south of N. Division Street and in the Inlet parking lot. It just must be experienced. This event was unlike anything Ocean… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – September 29, 2023
Request For HelpEditor:A few weeks ago, my friends I went out for drinks to the Caribbean, The Angler, MR Ducks and Shotti’s. Somewhere along the line I lost my backpack.It is a black Under Armor book bag with three pins and a Pit N Pub keychain on the outside. Inside was a daily planner, a… Read more »