Logging awareness needed throughout Worcester County Editor, I am writing to bring awareness to an issue that affects us all. The Maryland Forest Service, a division of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, has released the draft of their 2025 annual work plan. This plan tells what forests in our area are going to be… Read more »
Opinion
Letter To The Editor: Another early voting site needed for south end
Another early voting site needed for south end Editor, Over the years, voting has been made more convenient with Vote-by-Mail and Early Voting added to Election Day voting. If the Worcester County Commission wants to ensure maximum voter participation, it should add another Early Voting site in southern end of the county. Currently, Early Voting… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 10/17/2024: Sunset, cocktails and legally risky business
Sunset, cocktails and legally risky business The Ocean Pines Association’s tax-exempt status and federal anti-discrimination laws suggest that a more suitable name for the proposed “Sunset and Cocktails” adults-only night at the Yacht Club pool would be “Sunset, Cocktails and Risky Business.” That’s a shame, too, because even new parents will sometimes confess to a… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 10/10/2024: Re-elect incumbents to board of education
Re-elect incumbents to board of education To get right to the point, Jon Andes, Elena McComas and Donald Smack have our endorsement in this year’s Worcester County Board of Education election. These three incumbents have done their jobs over the past four years — through some exceptionally tough times — and should be returned to… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Generosity after a call for donations overwhelming
Generosity after a call for donations overwhelming Editor, On Thursday and Friday, October 4-5, a plea for help was issued to citizens of Worcester County to bring much needed supplies that were needed in North Carolina for towns that were ravaged by the remnants of hurricane Helene. Large amounts of rain, wind and horrific flooding… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Body armor serves all police officers well even if safe place
Body armor serves all police officers well even if safe place Editor, Your editorial of Sept. 27 concerning the need for OP Police to have body armor (bulletproof vests) is spot on. To paraphrase you, this is not a knock on your editorial. I would like to point out that the quiet and peacefulness of… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Weigh school board votes carefully since a lot at stake
Weigh school board votes carefully since a lot at stake Editor, We’ve all heard the expression “Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it!” This has come across my mind a few times lately when pondering the Board of Education race here in Worcester County. Worcester is blessed with a darn… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 10/3/2024: Low voter turnouts don’t make sense
Low voter turnouts don’t make sense Congratulations to District 3 Council member Shaneka Nichols, who won reelection walking away Tuesday by garnering 62 votes to her opponent’s 4. But wait, 62 to 4? That’s it? It’s difficult to accept that of the hundreds of people who reside in that district only 66 of them thought… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial 9/26/2024: Body armor in Pines becomes essential
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 »
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 »