OCEAN CITY — The red carpet premiere of the long-awaited “Ping Pong Summer is set for tomorrow night at the Sun and Surf Theater for invitees and local dignitaries, but it appears unlikely the event will match the scale and scope of the premiere of the last major movie filmed in the resort nearly three… Read more »
Worcester Prep senior Lucas Payne was honored by US Lacrosse with the Bob Scott Award, an award that recognizes a player who goes above and beyond in service to his team, his school and his community. Payne, who will enter Washington & Lee University in the fall, is pictured with his coach Kevin Gates.
SALISBURY — Six months in, the freshly created Office of Business Development gave its first status update to the Salisbury City Council this month.So far the outlook is good, according to Director Laura Kordzikowski, as the office has made headway with its “Let’s Do Business Salisbury” campaign and economic interest downtown appears to be growing.Seeing… Read more »
SNOW HILL — As technology advances, social media starts to play a larger role in all aspects of everyday life, including education. Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) acknowledged that last week by unveiling their new website and by implementing a social media use policy for staff.The new website, which launched earlier this month, is significantly… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Surf Club will hold its 14th Annual Longboard Team Challenge next week with a weekend-long festival of contests and parties at different venues around the resort.The annual event gets underway next Friday, June 6 with an Ocean City Legends party at the new Barn 34 beginning at 6:30 p.m. On… Read more »
Salisbury University senior Emily Lembo has earned a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant to travel to South Korea for the 2014-15 academic year. The U.S. Department of State exchange program places recipients in schools overseas to supplement English language instruction and provide a native speaker in classrooms. A New York native who moved… Read more »
Students from Faith Murray’s fourth grade class at Ocean City Elementary School recently visited the Philadelphia Zoo. Pictured are Dylan Braica, Trystan Duffy, Natalie Elko, Brandon Quach, Andrea Stefan-Murphy, Gus Emm, and Christian Anderson. Prior to their field trip, students completed a research report on an animal from the zoo and were excited to see… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – The Town Council will deliberate over adding private commercial properties under those required to apply for special event permits and pay associated fees to cover public safety expenses.At Friday’s monthly Town Council meeting, Councilman William Weistling, who serves on the Charter and Ordinance Committee, brought forward a discussion to amend Chapter 116,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite a significant increase in the size of the crowd, Memorial Day weekend 2014 was relatively calm from a crime standpoint, although the jury is still out on whether the trend will continue as the peak season continues.According to the resort’s Demoflush statistics, an average of around 250,000 people were in Ocean… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School fourth grade student Abbey Miller is congratulated by Neetu Dhawan-Gray, Assistant Director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), for her exceptional performance on a rigorous, above-grade-level test given to academically talented second through eighth grade students. She received a High Honors Pin for her excellent scores in the 2013-2014… Read more »