Body armor in Pines becomes essential Not that they shouldn’t have it, but you have to wonder what the world’s coming to when the police officers in one of the quietest, most peaceful communities in the three-state region need bulletproof vests. This is no knock on the Ocean Pines Police Department or its request for… Read more »
Editorial
Bayside Gazette Editorial 9/19/2024: Nothing to see here, just following rules
Nothing to see here, just following rules When Matt Ortt Companies was brought into run the Ocean Pines Association’s beleaguered food and drink operations a little more than six years ago, chances are no one expected that organization and the venues it would be managing to do as well as they did. Judging from the… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Spend wind lawsuit dollars on flooding
Spend wind lawsuit dollars on flooding Editor, I read the news that the plan to build offshore wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City is moving forward and I find that a promising and exciting step for the future of our area. It’s exciting because our area will be part of the solution to… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: County needs to fix food truck problems
County needs to fix food truck problems Editor, I feel I must respond to the comments made by the Worcester County Health Department in reference to mobile food trucks and trailers. That they are willing to work with vendors is just wrong. When I purchased a food trailer several years ago, I had made a… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 9/12/2024: Town needs right fit for planning director
Town needs right fit for planning director There’s no such thing as a “plug and play” planning director who can be put behind a desk in any town or county and begin to get things done. Aside from being required to understand, interpret and explain the local compendium of land use rules and regulations, planners… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 9/5/2024: A truly good deed
A truly good deed Another example of outstanding community service was in evidence last week when Worcester County Twilight Wish Foundation Chapter Director Carolyn Dryzga and Barb Peletier lined up a little show and tell — and ride — for two long-time clients of the Worcester County Developmental Center who love cars. Volunteers Dryzga and… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 9/5/2024: Nichols for council
Nichols for council Daniel Packey, who is seeking to unseat Shaneka Nichols as the District 3 representative on the Berlin Town Council in the Oct. 1 municipal election, has a good resume except for one thing: he isn’t from here. As much as that sounds like small town parochialism, it really isn’t. It’s simply a… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 8/29/2024: What’s next for AGH?
What’s next for AGH? Atlantic General Hospital, 31 years into its improbable existence, is about to do … something. Or not. The statement released Tuesday by the AGH Board of Trustees says as much. Between quotes and assurances that all is well and will get even better, the statement provides no real information other than… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 8/22/2024: Preserving farmland isn’t just saying ‘no’
Preserving farmland isn’t just saying ‘no’ As the argument continues on whether the installation of solar arrays on Worcester County farmland is in the best interest of the general population, the point that is being overlooked is that agricultural property in this county is not communally owned. It’s private land and county residents have no… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Bertino issues opinions on state
Bertino issues opinions on state The following is adapted from welcoming remarks Worcester County Commissioners President Chip Bertino made at the opening of the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City last week: Editor, Worcester County continues to be negatively impacted by decisions of the state legislature and state agencies regarding wind turbines… Read more »