The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently recognized Safran Labinal for its support during the annual United Way campaign. Employee and corporate contributions totaled $49,246. Safran Labinal has partnered with United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore with annual campaigns for over 10 years. Since 2004, employee and corporate donations from Safran Labinal… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Fuchsluger Wins First Place In Knights Of Columbus Drawing Contest
Charges Likely In Weekend Accident
POCOMOKE — A Lower Shore man and a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office vehicle were struck by another vehicle on Sunday morning while attempting to tow a third vehicle that had overturned on a rural roadway near Pocomoke.Around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy was investigating a crash on Meadow Bridge Rd. near… Read more »
National Soccer Coaches Association Of America Announces Worcester Preparatory School Girls’ And Boys’ Varsity Soccer Teams Earn NSCAA Team Academic Awards
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced that Worcester Preparatory School girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer teams earned NSCAA Team Academic Awards, which are based upon the team academic performance throughout the entire school year. To be eligible, teams had to have a combined grade point average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0… Read more »
Some Public School Buses Get Longer Life Extensions
NEWARK — Nearly two dozen Worcester County Public School buses were approved this month for longevity extensions beyond the state’s 12-year period after assurances the mandated inspection programs would ensure their continued safety.Maryland law requires public school buses owned and operated by private contractors be retired after 12 years on the road to ensure their… Read more »
Prom Night Event To Benefit Children’s House
OCEAN CITY – Prom night is coming early this year as a unique benefit for the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation House by the Sea.The inaugural Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation prom night fundraiser, A Night in the Spotlight, will benefit the House by the Sea located in Ocean City on Saturday, Feb. 8, starting… Read more »
Quilters By The Sea Member Presents Quilt She Made For Grandson
Council Approves $300K TAB Budget …OC Sandfest Added as Special Event in August
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City officials this week approved a $300,000 expenditure for the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to keep established and increasingly popular special events going in 2014 along with the addition of a late-August sand sculpture event along 10 blocks of beach in the downtown area culminating with a festival on Labor Day weekend.At… Read more »
Petition Aims To Halt Local Man’s Deportation
OCEAN CITY — While immigration reform was a significant pillar of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, a local case of an undocumented illegal alien and single father taken into custody in Ocean City in early 2013 and now facing yet another deportation hearing continues to plod forward this week.On Feb. 5,… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
The development of Ocean Pines by the Boise Cascade Corporation began in 1968 and continued at a rapid pace throughout the 1970s. In the early years, there was no Route 90 bridge and unique marketing strategies to sell lots “in the middle of nowhere” included Hawaiian Luaus, a private clubhouse and pool on the beach… Read more »