Germantown School celebrates author Editor, The Germantown School Community Heritage Center is a vital source of community pride, historical significance and educational outreach In the Berlin area. Over the past few months under the effective leadership of President Barbara Purnell, board members, and many faithful volunteers the school has sponsored many events including the very… Read more »
Opinion
Letter to the Editor
Board of ed. budget should be dynamic Editor, Last week’s article “Money found to fund Worcester County summer school program,” has definitely stirred up some responses. The headline accomplished the goal of grabbing the reader’s attention. The headline uses “money found,” which implies it was lost or missing. But the funds were neither lost nor missing…. Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Latest US Wind changes questioned after hearing Editor, Last Monday, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) held a public hearing regarding US Wind’s application to turn Ocean City’s small commercial fishing harbor into its Maintenance and Operations Facility (M&O). Sadly, US Wind and MDE neglected to inform any elected official representing this area, or the… Read more »
Planning commission needs rules to follow
No one can blame the neighboring property owners and residents for opposing the prospect of a Microtel motel on Route 113 near Franklin Avenue. They have legitimate reasons: the traffic, strangers in their midst, the fear of a changing neighborhood, and generations of resentment about being viewed as a repository for things not wanted elsewhere…. Read more »
County grant formula should be tied to CPI
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan has a point, when he says the Worcester County Commissioners should tie their annual grants to the towns to the Consumer Price Index. Not only would all the towns and the Ocean Pines Association benefit from this more logical grant structure, the annual “beg-a-thon,” as these bended-knee appeals for money… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
What is hidden agenda? Editor, As a community member and education advocate, I have been attending County Commissioner meetings and Board of Education meetings. What I see happening is very disturbing. The Board of Education has worked diligently to share with the County Commissioners the budget information they requested. However, the commissioners wanting the school… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Teacher addresses school safety Editor, I’ve spent my entire teaching career at Stephen Decatur Middle School. This is year 22. Never have I ever feared for my safety. I have had three of my four kiddos in my building. Never have I ever feared for their safety. My husband now works in my building as… Read more »
School safety dispute damages reputations
If the intention of county law enforcement’s press conference last Tuesday was to beat the board of education into submission with its allegations of school safety mismanagement, it did not work out as planned. Three days later, public school system officials staged a forceful countermove that might cause the public to wonder if this is… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Why are county commissioners fighting our schools? Editor, (The following letter was addressed to the Worcester County Commissioners and sent to this publication for inclusion.) “You break it, you own it.” And I refer to Worcester County Public Schools. The downgrading of WCPS will be your legacy. For some reason, the County Commissioners seek to… Read more »
School crime claims warrant skepticism
The attack on public education by Worcester County elected officials shifted into another gear Tuesday with a press conference that accused the county school system and its top two administrators of being soft on crime. Asserting that crime in the schools is out of control and that school officials have refused to work with law… Read more »