{"id":38509,"date":"2026-11-05T19:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T19:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509"},"modified":"2026-11-05T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T19:39:25","slug":"that-blue-line-on-the-street-isnt-random-heres-why-its-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509","title":{"rendered":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new blue line painted between the yellow center lines on some U.S. roads is drawing attention as a tribute to police officers. In Ocean City, Maryland, the marking runs along 65th Street toward the police department, honoring officers who help keep the community safe. Mayor Rick Sheehan expressed support for the initiative, emphasizing how much the beach town depends on its police force, particularly during busy periods when officers manage crowds and maintain order. The blue line is intended to symbolize community appreciation for law enforcement while also helping guide drivers toward the police station\u2026<strong>READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new blue line painted between the yellow center lines on some U.S. roads is drawing attention as a tribute to police officers. In Ocean City, Maryland,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new blue line painted between the yellow center lines on some U.S. roads is drawing attention as a tribute to police officers. In Ocean City, Maryland,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"My Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"893\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29\"},\"headline\":\"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509\"},\"wordCount\":115,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509\",\"name\":\"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":893},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?p=38509#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"My Blog\",\"description\":\"My WordPress Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/popularnews74.net\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog","og_description":"A new blue line painted between the yellow center lines on some U.S. roads is drawing attention as a tribute to police officers. In Ocean City, Maryland,...","og_url":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509","og_site_name":"My Blog","article_published_time":"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":893,"url":"http:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/#\/schema\/person\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29"},"headline":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There","datePublished":"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509"},"wordCount":115,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509","url":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509","name":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There - My Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg","datePublished":"2026-11-05T19:39:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/#\/schema\/person\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/887275955_122186378294813689_1495986976246978110_n.jpg","width":1024,"height":893},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?p=38509#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"That Blue Line on the Street Isn\u2019t Random\u2014Here\u2019s Why It\u2019s There"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/","name":"My Blog","description":"My WordPress Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/#\/schema\/person\/864ad21b58e5b9b85f519f094888da29","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed84925f09760b790559bfdc5721891240acbaf4d6eed9e3d6b0528f62f923d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/popularnews74.net"],"url":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38510,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38509\/revisions\/38510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popularnews74.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}