In the absence of data on the illegal immigrant population, if any, in Worcester County, the public might wonder whether public school Superintendent Lou Taylor or county Sheriff Matt Crisafulli was right to assure parents of their children’s safety considering the federal government’s aggressive deportation program. On one hand, Taylor reassured parents that protocols are… Read more »
Opinion
01/30/2025 Bayside Editorial: Board right to explore cell tower possibilities
The cell phone tower argument continues in Ocean Pines, where the years-long disagreement pits objections to a tower’s sore-thumb appearance against its function as a vital component of a stable and dependable means of communication. So far, concerns about esthetics have carried the day, as tower opponents contend that such a structure would pierce the… Read more »
01/23/2025 Bayside Editorial: Wind: cloudy picture
Wind: cloudy picture When President Trump’s executive orders came out yesterday, Ocean City and Worcester County officials, as well as parties on both sides of the offshore wind energy argument, asked, “What does this mean?” That’s about all anyone would conclude judging from the official responses from Ocean City and Worcester County governments on how… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Homestead cap projects residents
Homestead cap projects residents Editor, Your article “Local Property Assessments Jump” in the January 10 edition left out a very important piece of information. The statewide Homestead Tax exemption credit allows both counties and cities to adopt a lower ceiling for the exemption than the state standard of 10%. The exemption applies only if the… Read more »
01/09/2025 Bayside Editorial: Policy on tree removal should be made clear
Policy on tree removal should be made clear It’s not called “Ocean Pines” for nothing. When the idea of the planned community was conceived in the late 1960s, its developers, Boise Cascade, wisely concluded that a peaceful bayside residential development in the woods would sell better under that name than it would as a 3,000-acre… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Technical basis for wind opposition
Technical basis for wind opposition Editor, As an engineer with more than 40 years of experience in the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of power plants including wind farms, I need to express my concerns regarding Maryland offshore wind turbine development. There is clearly a lack of electric power generation understanding from our Maryland State… Read more »
01/02/2025 Bayside Editorial: Keep on keeping on, but with aspirations
It’s a new year and another 12 months to keep on keeping on, as the saying goes, although most people aspire to do much more than merely get through another annual cycle. In Ocean Pines, for instance, many of the projects being worked on in the past year will pick up steam in the year… Read more »
12/19/2024 Bayside Editorial: Skate park banking on local generosity
Skate park banking on local generosity It’s difficult to say how Tony Weeg’s appeal for contributions toward the cost of building Berlin’s skate park will go, although this area’s generous nature suggests that donations will be made. How much the total might be and how long it will take to get to a number of… Read more »
12/12/2024 Bayside Editorial: Design standards will serve town … for now
Design standards will serve town … for now The Town of Berlin made a major move in a positive direction this week when the Town Council agreed to adopt Worcester County’s building design guidelines and standards for commercial properties. By doing so, town government has given contractors and developers a foundation, as it were, on… Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Offshore wind positives ignored
Offshore wind positives ignored Editor, On the issue of offshore wind for Ocean City, each person’s viewpoint is colored by a personal agenda or individual experience. It might be the lens of business and economics, tourism, the environment and ecosystems, climate change, local livelihoods, etc. The dominant theme of local opinion has been driven by… Read more »