SNOW HILL- A Millsboro, Del. man facing attempted murder charges for a drive-by shooting in Ocean City in May 2006 pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Worcester County Circuit Court to first-degree assault and now faces a maximum of 20 years in jail pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.Kyle Combs, 21, of Millsboro, was in… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Boulanger, Ruppert Win Coveted Del. Bragging Rights
BERLIN – More than 100 surfers from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida met at the Delaware Seashore Tower Road State Park to compete for state titles and $1,500 in prizes from Quiet Storm Surf Shops at the 2007 Quiet Storm Delaware State Surfing Championships. ESA All-Star Vince Boulanger of Ocean City over-powered the small surf… Read more »
Worcester Prep
Worcester Prep third grade student Neva Richardson recently earned first place on every event at the 2007 Level 4 Maryland State Championships in St. Mary’s, Md. to become State Champion on all five events. Her all-around score of 38.675 is the highest all-around ever scored in any compulsory gymnastic meet in Maryland and earned her… Read more »
Worcester Prep
Worcester Prep Grade 5 teacher Erika Phillips, Ocean City, was awarded a grant from Exxon-Mobil to support her unit on flight and rocketry. Here the students show some of their designs for paper planes and kites they’ve made so far in the unit. Pictured, first row from left, are Daniel Rosa, Lewes; Alex Scott, Lewes;… Read more »
Worcester Prep Lower School
Worcester Prep Alumna Leigh Remy, ’03, a senior at Vanderbilt University with a double major in Voice and English, treated Worcester Prep Lower School students to a performance of show tunes and operatic selections. The young students had a great time talking with Remy about her studies in music. The program was sponsored by Nancy… Read more »
Worcester Prep
Marion Chambers, right, representative of the Colonial Dames, has announced that Worcester Prep students Alex Lewis (second from left), Ocean City and Jackie Wangel, Berlin, will receive a week-long, all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to study the government first hand. With Chambers and the winners is Dr. Barry Tull, Headmaster.
Stephen Decatur High School
The Stephen Decatur High School Annual Mentoring Luncheon was held last month in the school cafeteria. Students and their mentors attended and enjoyed pizza, friendship, and prizes. Above, front from left, are mentors Jack Roub and Catherine Bocci and student Gabrielle Murray, and, back, students Jay Johnson and Delonte Bobbit.
Ocean City Elementary School
First grade students at Ocean City Elementary School along with student volunteers from Stephen Decatur High School enjoy the hippity-hop relay, which was one of the many different relays the students from grades pre-kindergarten through grade 4 participated in on Friday, June 1 for the school’s annual field day.
How Others See It
Editor:The alarming situation at Trimper’s on Ocean City’s famous boardwalk is an example of primal pontification at its finest. In all the posturing, finger pointing and the wringing of tax collector hands, no workable solution has been proposed or put on any table by anyone. What the town of Ocean City and Worcester County Commissioners… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
A Moving Event Deserving AttentionEditor:This past Memorial Day I was privileged and honored to have been able to attend the most moving and beautiful event held at the Veterans Memorial at the south entrance to Ocean Pines.The folks who labored to put this program together and those who volunteered to perform deserve a great deal… Read more »