Where’s proof on whale death claim? Editor, Last week, Ocean City’s mayor sent out a social media post stating misinformation in strong opposition to the position of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There are many in the offshore wind opposition community that don’t believe in science. Since the mayor of Maryland’s premiere resort… Read more »
Opinion
Editorial: Dissolve of Ocean Pines Racquet Committee, Berlin staff bonuses analyzed
Ocean Pines Board resolving racquet committee is on the members; Berlin staff bonuses fair
Letter to the Editor
Pines board needs to put attention on canals’ health Editor, Because we allow our residents to fertilize their lawns and blow grass into the canals we are destroying our waterways. This spring algae blooms have been worse than ever. We should be able to see to be the bottom and see grasses growing but all we… Read more »
Clear process needed for community center
Considering that it has been at least six years since the Town of Berlin floated the idea of replacing the old multi-purpose building on Flower Street with a community center, the critical question these days is when the talking will end and the doing begins. Time is money, as they say, and the longer it… Read more »
Make no assumptions about Rt. 113 bridge
The only bridge that will be built with the million-dollar grant to the Town of Berlin to solve the problem of access from one side of Route 113 to the other is the bridge to hope — hope that something will be done to show there is a genuine interest in connecting two communities that… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Planning commission should support comprehensive plan Editor, I attended the April 4 planning commission meeting in Snow Hill because a text amendment was being introduced to allow farm-based slaughterhouses to be used in A-1 zoned land, 400 feet from residential homes (Text Amendment ZS 1-201 (c)(34) – Farm-based Slaughterhouses in the A-1 Agricultural District). I… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Tireless efforts of educators lauded by county residents Editor, I used to believe that the role of an educator was solely to “educate,” but I now realize how mistaken I was. I had the chance this past Friday to schedule an appointment with Ms. Jenifer Hoffman Rayne at PHS. It was my first time visiting… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Offshore wind revisions questioned after hearing Editor, Forgive me if I seem angry, but I am. I am angry at the lies coming from US Wind and the State of Maryland. I am angry that US Wind and the Natural Resources Planner of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) apparently think we are a… Read more »
Racquet committee’s usefulness in ruins
Whether the false claim of mold in the racquet center building arose out of a misunderstanding, an innocent conversation that went deeper than it should have or a clumsy attempt to force the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors to erect a new facility, the board’s racquet sports advisory committee is in a heap of… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
What would ocean say about turbines? Editor, What if the Atlantic Ocean could share its thoughts about the offshore wind turbines? Would it be pleased to have over 100 offshore wind turbines planted in its ocean floor? Could it agree to the height of the turbines which could be over 900 feet? Will it be offended… Read more »