Dr. Francis J. Townsend, Sr. was Ocean City’s first physician, serving the town’s medical needs from 1900 until his death in 1945. In an era when babies were born at home and the nearest hospital was 30 miles away, Dr. Townsend would ride his bicycle up and down the Boardwalk to call on his patients…. Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School fourth grade student Linley Hill was the local and regional winner in the 2015 If I Were Mayor Competition. Congratulating Hill in Annapolis on May 14th are Bruce Wahl, left, president of the Maryland Municipal League, and Larry Hogan, governor of Maryland.
Worcester Prep’s first grade students Priya Haldar, George Sapna, Ellie Windrow and Oliver Hershey perform with the rest of Worcester’s Lower School during the school’s Annual Spring Music & Art Festival.
Each year Worcester Preparatory School students in third grade compete in a Spelling Bee. This year’s best spellers were, from left, Madilyn Nechay, third; Isabella Sapna, second; and Emma Crivella, first place.
Some things you just have to laugh about, and I’m so thankful to my children for being the source of so much of it.While driving to the beach the other day, Carson started banging on the window to get our attention.It was a person dangling what looked like a cigarette out a cracked window that… Read more »
Each year, the Delmarva Irish-American Club awards tuition assistance scholarships to selected seniors at Stephen Decatur High School. This year’s awards were presented May 20 at the SDHS Community Awards Night to, from left, Dalton Warren, Matthew Scott, Brittany Wangel, Jeffrey Scheirer, Brittany Purnell, Emily Scheiber, Ashley Miller, Jennah Lupiwok, Matthew Krall, Brooks Holloway, Corey Gwin, Jacob Gaddis,… Read more »
Larry Batis from the Ocean City Elks Lodge congratulates Showell Elementary’s third graders Trista Harner and Hennessy Murphy for placing third and second, respectively, in the Drug Awareness Poster contest.
The annual Drug Awareness Poster and Essay Contest winners were awarded a plaque and soccer ball for their essays. Pictured, from left, are Mikayla Denault, third place; Emily Shea, second; Logan Cymek, first; and Larry Batis, Elks Drug Awareness chairman.
Stephen Decatur High School senior Jake Gaddis was named the Best All Around at the Senior Awards Banquet on May 18. Gaddis was the National Honor Society President, a two sport athlete and served as the Worcester County Student Page for the Maryland General Assembly this year. Gaddis will go on to attend Virginia Tech… Read more »
Outdoor showersThe flags Ocean City display along the Boardwalk on holiday weekendsObserving a baby’s first trip to the beachAn album full of Polaroid photosShaking hands with a little boyHow much my son loves to paddleboardSplinters that come out easilyA dip in a pool after a beach dayMorning coffee on an oceanfront balconyBeing exhausted at the… Read more »