Judge to Rule Sept. 27 in Farr Case Says Ballot-Counting Can Clared Eligible to Run

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES FREE MALLORY PANUSKA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE TEACHER RALLY Worcester County Public Schools teachers gathered Tuesday at the Stephen Decatur High School stadium for a back-to-school kick-off event for the 2021-22 year. School officially starts for students on Tuesday. See story on page 4. Judge to rule Sept. 27 in Farr case Says ballot-counting can clared eligible to run. tee, while restricting counting returns campaigning prior to the late July rev- By refusing to extend an injunction or certifying results. elation. proceed, while he weighs that stayed the election on Aug. 11, Farr was declared ineligible to run “His name was on the ballot dis- testimony, legal arguments Judge Sidney Campen, retired from on July 27, even though Ocean Pines tributed through the elections com- the Talbot County Circuit Court Board member and Secretary Camilla mittee,” he said. By Greg Ellison bench, recognized requests from Farr Rogers certified Farr’s candidacy on Additionally, Bright noted Farr had Staff Writer and the OPA for a speedy resolution of May 11. An “anonymous tip” however, participated in an election forum with (Sept. 2, 2021) The property own- the argument. To that end, Campen suggested that Farr was not a property fellow candidates Stuart Lakernick, ership status of Ocean Pines Board of scheduled a hearing on Sept. 27, when owner at the qualification deadline of David Hardy and incumbent Frank Directors candidate Rick Farr remains he will issue his decision. Jan. 1. Daly. undecided after a Worcester Circuit Farr’s attorney, Bruce Bright, had “He believes he had strong support Further, Farr had placed election Court judge on Monday agreed to let argued that the injunction was in- from his community,” Bright told the signs throughout the community and the ballot counting proceed, while he tended to keep ballots in the custody court. went door to door visiting hundreds of decides whether Farr should be de- of the Ocean Pines Elections Commit- Bright argued Farr had wrapped up See FARR Page 14 DID YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMEND PHYSICAL THERAPY? CHECK OUT FYZICAL BEFORE YOU CHECK IN ELSEWHERE! 11204 Racetrack Rd, Suite 101 • Ocean Pines, MD, 21811 • Fyzical-Delmarva.com Stop in for a tour or give us a call, 410-208-1525 Page 2 Bayside Gazette September 2, 2021 September 2, 2021 Bayside Gazette Page 3 OP Environment Cmte. looks ALL NEW, STATE OF THE ART, PRIVATE DANCE STUDIO at golf course effluent spray Jean Marie OC Studio located in South Point By Greg Ellison from the Worcester County Commis- Staff Writer sioners to explore the possibility of "LETS DANCE" (Sept. 2, 2021) After hosting an ex- spraying treated sewage effluent at pert speaker to review the possibility the site. Classes Start of spraying wastewater effluent on Wolf said the Stiehl’s presentation Sept 7th the Ocean Pines Golf Course, the was highly informative, since associ- for All Ages OPA’s Environment and Natural As- ation officials received preliminary including Adults sets Committee discussed other proj- designs for related infrastructureup- ects during its grades this spring. Register Now meeting last Wednes- Among the benefits of spraying for Fall Dance day. treated wastewater on the golf course, Classes Speaking to the the committee learned, would be committee about pulling less from the aquifer to water SPACE IS using highly treated greens and fairways. LIMITED wastewater effluent to On average, 200,000 gallons of irrigate golf courses ground water are used daily to main- was Ocean Pines Ken Wolf tain conditions at the golf course dur- 443-994-8561 Service Area Water & ing the summer. [email protected] Wastewater Advisory Board mem- “It would be recharging the aquifer WWW.JEANMARIEDANCESTUDIO.COM berFred Stiehl. rather than taking water out of it,” “Highly treated effluent” is defined Wolf said. as water meeting current Maryland Employing that irrigation method Department of the Environment Bay at the course would reduce demand Restoration standards. on the five water supply wells that Environmental and Natural Assets serve Ocean Pines. Committee Chairperson Ken Wolf Wolf said the approach also might said Stiehl was invited in advance of reduce nutrients being discharged an “Effluent Town Hall,” slated for into area waterways. Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Golf Course “It still has trace amounts of nitro- Clubhouse. gen and phosphorus,” he said of the In February 2020, the Ocean Pines effluent. Service Area Water & Wastewater Delving into other topics, commit- Advisory Board received permission See COMMITTEE Page 4 Serving Maryland and Delaware NOW HIRING PROFESSIONALS INSTALL LEAD MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OFFERING COMPETIVE PAY AND BENEFITS CALL US TODAY AT 410-641-1434 Page 4 Bayside Gazette September 2, 2021 Taylor welcomes back WCPS teaching staff ‘with a bang’ By Mallory Panuska “You were asked to do things that Staff Writer nobody dreamed possible,” he con- (Sept. 2, 2021) Worcester County tinued. “You were asked to do things Public Schools teachers are going that your superintendent didn’t know back with a bang — literally. whether it was right or wrong. You With Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” play- were asked to do things with kids that ing and fireworks blasting into the are above and beyond, which you are sky, Superintendent Lou Taylor made required to do. I wish there was a a beeline Tuesday morning for his greater word than ‘thank you.’” elderly mother to give her a hug com- Roughly 700 teachers will preside memorating his “first day of school” over public classrooms across the at the district’s annual kick-off for county this school year, teaching teachers and staff at Stephen Decatur about 6,600 students. Of those teach- High School’s stadium. ers, 55 are new to the district, several Taylor’s parents were seated of whom stood up for recognition among many of the district’s 2021-22 during keynote speaker Hammish MALLORY PANUSKA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE teachers, who gathered — distanced, Brewer’s upbeat, motivational speech Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor speaks during a back-to-school kick- outdoors — to ring in the new school See WORCESTER Page 5 off event Tuesday for teachers at the Stephen Decatur High School stadium. year under a banner that read “BACK WITH A BANG!” in large bold letters. “Thank you, thank you for what you did,” Taylor said, referencing the educators’ response to the challenges Committee talks future concepts of the pandemic over the last year and a half. Continued from Page 3 would get a lot of visibility,” he said. fits for property owners,” he said. tee members explored approaches for “So the community could actually see Wolf said one idea was to restore a addressing mailbox clusters long in what what was involved.” bayside pier that existed at the site need of repairs. Another topic committee mem- roughly a quarter century back. Worcester County “The mailbox issue is kind of in bers discussed was the use of a small “The fact that we have that water- purgatory,” he said. section of bay front property on a front property there’s some potential offices closed for Wolf said members bandied ideas sliver of land across from the Beach ... at least we’re looking at it,” Wolf on how “to make it manageable.” Club on 49th Street that the associa- said. Labor Day holiday “Maybe we can’t move forward on tion leases to Seacrets for parking. Wolf said the Marine Activities all these mailboxes, but let’s take a “To see if there’s an opportunity Committee once explored the concept (Sept. 2, 2021) Worcester County look at moving forward on a few of there to do something to benefit the but to no avail. Government (WCG) offices, includ- them,” he said. environment,” he said. “We’re in the “We did get the benefit of a report ing the Central Landfill in Newark, Last year, association officials es- early stages.” that was submitted to the board Homeowner Convenience Centers, timated costs for pedestals at While not looking to alter the long- about 10 years ago by the Marine Ac- Worcester County Recreation Center $35,000, with roughly $20,000 for standing agreement to lease the area tivities Committee on ideas that they (WCRC), and the five branch li- mailboxes and about $10,000 in con- to provide 450-plus parking spots, had to utilize some portion of that braries, will be closed Monday, Sept. crete work per cluster. committee members looked for ways property,” he said. 6, for the Labor Day holiday. The committee proposed a piece- to accommodate Seacrets and their Wolf said none of the earlier pro- The recreation center will also be meal approach for the task would be own objectives. posals for developing the section of closed Sunday, Sept. 5. determining opportune spots to “It’s not anything about stepping bayside waterline earned support. Worcester County Government of- begin the years long undertaking. away from the Seacrets’ use of the “They were totally spurned by the fices will resume standard operating “It could be a combination of the property, but what we could do to co- board about doing anything 10 years hours on Tuesday, Sept. 7. worst and then some that we thought exist with that, and have some bene- ago,” he said. September 2, 2021 Bayside Gazette Page 5 Man injured after being hit by car on Bay St. in Berlin By Greg Ellison The unidentified man was subse- Staff Writer quently released from TidalHealth. (Sept. 2, 2021) Berlin Police re- Investigators discovered the driver ported a 74-year-old man was injured involved in the collision was unli- after being struck by a vehicle in the censed and operating an unregistered 500 block of Bay Street last Wednes- vehicle.

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