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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
SERVING NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY
Annual Ocean City festival this weekend features food, music, arts and crafts. Coverage begins on page 50. FREE
MICHAEL PANCO PHOTOGRAPHY
FULL UP Crowd estimates provided by Chase Michael of Katancha Corp. of Wisconsin, organizer of OC BikeFest/Delmarva Bike Week, suggest that the past weekend’s motorcycle rally might have been the largest single event of any kind on the coast. Michael put the number somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 participants, while city officials pegged it at 150,000. Either way, the aerial photo provided by Michael Panco Photography shows an inlet parking lot with no room to spare.
Weed whacked Lawsuit challenges pot license award to lower-ranked Worcester applicant
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (Sept. 23, 2016) Accusations of malfeasance on the part of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission may affect the standing of Worcester’s only outfit, Shore Naturals RX, to receive preapproval from the commission to begin growing marijuana. Another applicant, GTI Maryland, filed a complaint in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Monday seeking a declaratory judgment and
injunctive relief from the commission, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the individual commissioners, based on claims the commissioners capriciously altered the application review process. GTI contends that during the double-blind ranking process when Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute vetted the 145 applications for 15 grower and 15 processor preapprovals, it was ranked 12th in See LITIGANTS Page 5
Superintendent search narrows School board names two finalists for top education position By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Sept. 23, 2016) The search for a superintendent of Worcester County Schools has reached its final two candidates and each finalist will participate in a “Day in the District” experience next week.
“They are two very strong candidates,” said Worcester County Board of Education President Jonathan Cook. “Everyone will have the opportunity to participate in the process, from students to teachers, principals and business leaders. Our work is to make a decision by following the process and identifying the best candidate for the position.” See DURING Page 7