BORN THIS WEEK: You can find beauty where many cannot. And you enjoy sharing your discovery with others. ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You Ewes and Rams will find your ideas cheered by a mostly receptive flock. Those few dissenters could well be turned around by your charm and powers of persuasion.TAURUS (April 20 to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Things We Like
Early Spring flowersSneaky Pete’s openingShopping the outletsBig beach towelsCrab CakesOur best friends Long walksSuntansOcean City Home Away From Home— Barbi Altland
Monday, May 7 – Springfest Cut Short By High Winds
OCEAN CITY – High winds, gusting up to 50 mph in some areas, forced Ocean City officials yesterday to cancel Springfest early.Springfest, Ocean City’s official launch to the peak season, began on Thursday with live entertainment, arts and crafts and an abundance of food and drinks all under the big tents.The event was to run… Read more »
School System To Launch New Website May 7
BERLIN – Worcester County Public Schools will launch its newly designed website on Monday, May 7. The new website, located at www.worcesterk12.com, will provide increased functionality and a fresh look, while providing visitors with timely information, in an easy to access format.The need for a new website was apparent through the school system’s annual Communications… Read more »
Resort’s Play It Safe Gearing Up For Seniors
OCEAN CITY – The month of May marks the end of school for many graduating high school seniors and with that brings a well-known ailment commonly known as senioritis, which is not necessarily a bad thing and most times can be cured with a trip to the beach come June when the wait for summer… Read more »
Resort Aims To Narrow Sites For Adult Businesses
OCEAN CITY – After weeks of outcries from several local residents demanding zoning codes and other types of regulations on sexually oriented businesses in the town, only one resident was in attendance to show support of the regulations at the Planning and Zoning Commission’s public hearing Tuesday night.The purpose of the public hearing was to… Read more »
An Ocean City landmark formally recognized.
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City landmark and a lasting tribute to a different era in the resort was formally recognized yesterday with an unveiling of a sign celebrating its importance to area history.The old Henry Hotel, a late 19th century building on the corner of Baltimore Ave. and South Division Street, for nearly a… Read more »
Mystic Harbor Sewer Plant Needs Replacing, Report Finds
SNOW HILL – The Mystic Harbor wastewater plant must be replaced, concluded the four-year sewer report created by ‘sewer czar’ Dennis Escher, but regionalization is not part of his recommendations.The report was commissioned originally as a sewer regionalization study on how to handle growth in the northern end of Worcester County, but the focus of… Read more »
Latest Wor-Wic Addition Eyes Fall Completion
BERLIN – April marks the one-year anniversary of Wor-Wic Community College breaking ground on its newest building project – the Workforce Development Center (WDC).Since the $15 million project began, steady progress has been made on exterior and interior construction of the 48,000-square-foot building. With about 75 percent of the building complete and warmer weather in… Read more »
Fine Arts Fest Showcases Work Of 800 Area Students
BERLIN – Over 800 students participated in Worcester County Public Schools’ annual Fine Arts Festival, held on April 25 at Pocomoke High School. The festival showcased over 500 art exhibits from students at each of the school system’s 14 schools. The evening also featured performances from elementary and middle school choruses, as well as performances… Read more »