Wicomico Names Teacher Of The Year Winner

Wicomico Names Teacher Of The Year Winner

SALISBURY — Lauren Monroe, a prekindergarten teacher at the Wicomico Early Learning Center (WELC) who dedicates herself to creating a successful start in school and life for her 4- and 5-year-old students, was honored as the 2014-2015 Wicomico Teacher of the Year at last week’s annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year Banquet at the Commons… Read more »

OC Spring Flag Football Leagues on Tap

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is gearing up for the spring flag football season with two alternatives being offered to teams and players.The department is offering a 4-on-4 non-contact flag football league along with a 5-on-5 contact flag football league this spring. The leagues are open to adults 18 years old… Read more »

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

Last week on these pages a portion of The Baltimore Sun’s recent editorial calling out Ocean City for not being progressive enough and outlawing smoking on the beach was printed.The opinion piece read in part, “The question is no longer whether tourist attractions are in danger of losing business if they ban smoking but whether… Read more »

New Traffic Light Among Planned Highway Changes; SHA To Remove Depressed Curbs In Median

New Traffic Light Among Planned Highway Changes; SHA To Remove Depressed Curbs In Median

OCEAN CITY — Fresh off the successful implementation of a vast pedestrian safety campaign last summer, the State Highway Administration (SHA) last week announced a series of changes for Ocean City this year, including a new traffic signal at 54th Street that went live last Friday.The engineering efforts are part of a comprehensive pedestrian safety… Read more »

We Remember Those We Have Lost

James L. ClendeningBERLIN — James Leonard Clendening of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Ocean Pines, passed away on March 19, 2014.He died at home under the care of his wife of 63 years, June Glenn Clendening.Jim was born on Oct. 3, 1927 in Washington, D.C. to John Leonard Clendening and Vera Harrison Clendening. The family… Read more »