Anyone who walked through the dozens of flags flying at full staff over the last six weeks in Ocean Pines probably found it impossible to not wonder about the stories each flag represents. Since May 18 (Armed Forces Day), the flags have been on display at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial. The patriotic display is… Read more »
Opinion
Bayside Gazette Editorial 6/27/24: Slow progress on bays shows tough job ahead
Progress is painfully slow, but the overall state of the coastal bays and their tributaries is slightly better than it has been over the years, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program reported this week. How slow? Consider that in 2008, the program’s annual report card gave the six areas surveyed — the St. Martin River, Assawoman… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 6/20/24: Return incumbents to board of directors
As members of the Ocean Pines Association begin to receive their ballots for this year’s board of directors election, the two questions they will have to answer for themselves is whether the current board has been doing a good job and, if it has, can it be made even better by replacing the two incumbents… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 6/14/24: Straightening out our home delivery route
Straightening out our home delivery route Please bear with us as we figure it out. That’s the message this week to our Bayside Gazette home delivery customers in Ocean Pines as we switch to a new distributor. We made the change last week, and despite starting from scratch without a precise list of recipient addresses,… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Community support for cause saluted
Community support for cause saluted Editor, A community is not just defined by its geographic proximity; it is defined by its willingness to work together for the betterment of the whole. This past spring, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the compassion of our community during a Stephen Decatur High School sponsored beach supply… Read more »
06/06/2024 Bayside Gazette Editorial
Appearances can be as important as money It’s not a matter of whether the Berlin mayor and council want to sell Parcel 57 on the Heron Park tract, that’s been established. At issue is how town officials want to sell it and how many strings they want to attach to its development. The latter will… Read more »
Letter To The Editor
Decision makers hurting our county Editor, Residents should know that the Worcester County Commissioners are being incredibly short-sighted and setting up our schools for future failures if they continue down this path of politicizing education in our county. It isn’t (just) that Worcester County teachers are paid the lowest in the state(marylandpublicschools.org), or that our… Read more »
5/30/2024 Bayside Gazette Editorial
OPA board needs no membership shakeup Despite the ideas, goals, observations and the merits of the challengers in the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election this year, it’s difficult to find a real need for change in the membership of the community’s ruling authority. The absence of drama on the board and the relative… Read more »
Letter To The Editor
Dumbfounded over MDE messaging Editor, Have you ever read something that just made your jaw drop at the sheer idiocy of the writer? Loaded question, I know – I’m sure there are quite a few readers who believe that about my writing. However, I am utterly confident that I and others who are opposed to offshore… Read more »
Letter To The Editor
Is flip-flop in summer season really a surprise? Editor, Last week a county commissioner switched up their vote. People were surprised and disappointed. Apologies were rendered. Why? Isn’t this the time of year for flip-flops. James Hughlett Berlin