The Town of Berlin has been trying to figure what to do with the Tyson poultry plant property for seven years now after buying the 63-acre parcel in 2016 for $2.5 million. It also has spent nearly as long looking for a way to get out from under that debt, especially since the cost of… Read more »
Editorial
Heron Park’s future awaits final decision
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Town still undecided on ways to develop 17-acre property (June 29, 2023) The continuing discussion of what to do with Heron Park resumed at the Berlin mayor and Town Council meeting Monday night, with officials still debating how to proceed with the development of a portion of it. The former… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Happy Fourth of July We’re still here despite our past craziness
The Fourth of July is when we celebrate our freedom to pursue our lives and happiness however we choose and to disagree with the ruling authority. Right? It doesn’t seem that way at times, as adherents to various political philosophies battle over whose version of freedom will be imposed on us. And make no mistake,… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
OP had cell service fix years ago, but it died
A motion from Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church for a Verizon tower … at the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant failed to receive a second from the other county commissioners during their meeting last Tuesday. The area has been known for dropped calls and generally poor service for years. Church said he brought the issue… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Case for abolishing voter ID laws Editor, This letter is in response to Dennis Evans’ letter “Advocating for voter ID law in Maryland.” I do agree with Mr. Evans that without “fair and free voting…we lose our republic.” That is exactly why I vehemently oppose voter suppression laws being legislated in Republican controlled states, including… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Must be better way to budget for schools
What is the point, one might ask, of the Worcester County Teachers Association negotiating teachers’ salaries with the board of education if the board of education has no power to guarantee the deal? Although the board is trying to honor the terms of the agreement it struck with the association as part of its budget… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Advocating for voter ID law in Maryland Editor, Fair and free voting is the most important activity the citizens of a free society can engage in. Without this, we lose our republic. Everything that the government does can be changed or supported by means of citizens voting the associated law-maker in or out of power…. Read more »