OC Today-Dispaatch FEBRUARY 23, 2024
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Rank and file back closing seasonal program Many Ocean City police officers began their careers here as summer cops, and while they credit that for what they learned, they agree the time for change has arrived. — Page 20 GREENWAYS
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Scott Fox of Mead & Hunt, right, talks to a South Point resident about the development of the Worcester County Greenways Master Plan during a public input meeting Feb. 20 at the Berlin library. Story on page 16.
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future
County faces hard choices School program panel says commissioners have tough decisions ahead Although county government is ahead of other counties in funding parts of the state-mandated overhaul of public education, it needs to play catchup fast in other areas to keep pace with the state
plan’s timeline. That, says the board overseeing the program’s implementation, could require the county to cut funding in other areas to cover the cost of what they need to do. — PAGE 56
YOUR COMMUNITY Opera award winner: Soprano Katerina Burton, a 2012 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, captured a top prize in a New York singing competition. – PAGE 57
Foster homes needed: The county Department of Social Services has just six foster care facilities and needs more now.— PAGE 54
Rotary donation: The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently bought blankets and hygiene kits for two local nonprofits. — PAGE 63