OCEAN CITY – Though it’s still unclear who will win the bid to create the new town website, it got a little clearer this week what they will be bidding on.The City Council was slated to talk about the Requests For Proposal concerning the overhaul and redesign of the technologically outdated www.ococean.com site, but President… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Ocean City Eyes Bus Service Cuts
OCEAN CITY – A proposed wintertime scale down of the bus fleet in Ocean City could mean longer and unfortunately colder waits to catch a bus for residents.At Tuesday’s City Council work session at City Hall, another round of cost cutting measures was proposed targeting the winter bus schedule, and in the end, enough changes… Read more »
Bank Fraud Warning
Bank Fraud WarningBERLIN – Berlin police this week are warning area residents about a scam emanating from a local bank involving automated phone messages seeking information about personal accounts.On Monday, Berlin police officers were dispatched to Taylor Bank in reference to a fraud. It was reported several customers of the bank were receiving automated phone… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Thanks For NothingEditor:I would like to send out a big thank you to all the local contractors and businesses that employ illegal aliens. As a result of their diligent efforts to compete in today’s market and drive wages down even farther, many skilled craftsmen like myself are barely surviving. Thanks to them, I will be… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Clearly, the time has come for the town to shut down its “Sea For Yourself” guide, which essentially provides the same materials as the Ocean City Chamber’s tourist guide. The two publications essentially carry the same materials and a majority of the advertisements are duplicated from one to the other. All sides seem to agree… Read more »
BIS SADD Organization Get Leadership Training
Members of Berlin Intermediate’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) organization traveled to the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Department. There they met with the Worcester County Health Department and other SADD members for a day of leadership training. Above are Brooke Shelton, Rachel Stoler and TyNasia Wilson.
Snow Hill Police Chief Visits Elementary School
Snow Hill Elementary School celebrated American Education Week by inviting parents and community members to visit the school. Police Chief Kirk Daugherty is pictured with students Dorian Hobbs, Danny Shockley, Tayyab Ijaz and Chole Goddard
Snow Hill Middle Schoolers Treated to Speech from Award-Winning Author
Seventh grade students at Snow Hill Middle School were recently treated to a day with award-winning author Joyce Moyer Hostetter, who discussed what it takes to become a published author. With Hostetter are students Sidney Linton, Beth Bynum, Delaney Andrews, Becky Black, Kandis Kennedy, and Amirah Russell.
OC Elementary Students Learn About Thanksgiving
Julie Biscoe’s kindergarten students at Ocean City Elementary School learned about Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and the significance of the cornucopia. The class decided to write a Thanksgiving poem, create Thanksgiving foods, and use those foods to fill their own classroom cornucopia. Above, Jazmine Garcia, left, and Samantha Cummings look at the cornucopia they created.
Salisbury Doctor Talks to Worcester Prep Biology Students
Dr. Stephen Pavlos, a cardiologist from Peninsula Cardiology Associates in Salisbury, talked with Worcester Prep A.P. Biology classes about the variety of heart diseases he encounters in his work. Pavlos is pictured with sophomore Wes Scott, left, Lewes, and teacher Tom Westcott, Salisbury.