In lieu of gifts on her third birthday, Logan Oluvic of Salisbury asked guests to bring a stuffed animal to be donated to the Robert T. Adkins, M.D. Emergency/Trauma Center at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. The stuffed animals will be used to comfort young patients during their visit. Above, Ryan Killough, Clinical Manager of the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Three Worcester County Winners at 2008 Poetry Contest
The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland sponsored the 2008 Poetry Contest for children from special education and children from kindergarten through ninth grade. The theme was “Nature’s Song”. Three of the winners are from Worcester County and were sponsored by the Worcester County Garden Club. Winners from Worcester Preparatory School were third grader Abby Bright and… Read more »
AGH Receives $15,000 Matching Grant
Atlantic General Hospital recently received a $15,000 matching grant from the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation for the expansion and renovation of the Atlantic Health Center. Pictured, from left, are Atlantic General Hospital Foundation Chairman Todd Hershey, Foundation Vice Chair Laura Deeley Bren and Jim Leighton, Foundation member and Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Take time from your busy schedule to check out what’s going on around you. You might find that someone has been secretly trying to pull the wool over those beautiful Sheep’s eyes.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Once again, the Bovine’s boldness pays off in uncovering the source of… Read more »
Things I Like
Watching my son feed himself Any of the breakfast meats Leaving a doctor’s office Observing a bird building a nest Driving with the sunroof open Looking forward to the grass growing again Any cream-based soup with seafood A tree that keeps its leaves all year A year long ago etched into a sidewalk A clock… Read more »
Who’s Playing When and Where Musically Speaking
Back of the bag 410-250-3337 130 St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Feb. 20: Nothin’ But Trouble Saturday, Feb. 21: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys Every Tuesday: Open Mic Hosted By Tungsten Groove Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Feb. 20: TBA Saturday, Feb. 21: TBA Carousel Resort Hotel &… Read more »
Test Scores Show Local Achievement Gap Narrowing
NEWARK – While local African American students still lag behind white and Hispanic students in state testing scores, the achievement gap is narrowing steadily, Worcester County school officials said this week.The decreasing difference between black and white students shows in both reading and math scores on Maryland School Assessment (MSA) tests.In 2003, reading scores for… Read more »
Shopping Center Manager Hopes To Land New Tenants
OCEAN CITY – A new management team says it hope to restore the Montego Bay Shopping Center back to its prior distinction as being the premiere uptown shopping destination.”We are excited to be managing an Ocean City landmark that has served residents and tourists for over 30 years,” said Jerome B. “Jerry” Trout, III, Principal… Read more »
Planning Comm. Okays Boardwalk Display Changes
OCEAN CITY – The level playing field has been laid out, but Boardwalk merchants are going to be spared the official “referee” due to a lack of funds.The Planning and Zoning Commission have sent forward their amended guidelines to Boardwalk displays to the Mayor and City Council.City Planner Jesse Houston said that hopes to hire… Read more »
OC Fire Chief Seeks Uniformity In Future
OCEAN CITY – Once money becomes available, Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Larmore hopes to extend the new look of the department to the equipment as well.During Tuesday’s monthly report to the Mayor and City Council, Larmore said that a commission of volunteer and career firefighters unanimously approved a new logo that would be placed… Read more »