Delegate Jim Mathias stopped in Buckingham Elementary School this week for American Education Week. Joining Mathias, right, outside the school are, front from left, Levi Metzger, Naaire Purnell, De’Aijah Hobbs and Michael Scott and Principal Roger Pacella, back.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Cast of Worcester Prep Sixth Grade Play
Some of the actors in the sixth grade play presented at Worcester Prep under the direction of teacher Linda Smith were, seated, Bridget Brown, Devin Hammond, Hannah Arrington, Rachel Berry, Lauren Dykes and Regan Shanahan; second row, Kathryn O’Malley, Julia D’Antonio, Victoria Middleton, Nate AbercrombieBiola Eniola, Alex Choy, Jordan Kilgore and Taylor Zarif; and third… Read more »
Bank of Ocean City’s SDHS Football MVP of the Week
The Bank of Ocean City has sponsored the live broadcast of Stephen Decatur High School’s football games on WQMR 101.1FM this season. In addition, the bank presented a weekly plaque to the MVP of each game and made a $50 donation to the football program’s athletic boosters each week. Above, from left, are WQMR’s Rick… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Christopher CofflandBERLIN – Suddenly while serving his country on Nov. 13, 2009, Christopher Coffland, a US Army soldier, had his life tragically taken. He was the cherished and loving son of David and Antoinette Coffland; loyal and selfless brother of Karen Bresnahan and her husband Kevin, Lynn Coffland and her husband Daniel Guill, David Lee… Read more »
One Burglar Arrested, Another Being Sought
WEST OCEAN CITY – One local man was arrested on burglary and theft charges this week and another is still being sought by local law enforcement officials after a month-long investigation connected them to a string of thefts of stolen fishing equipment in the West Ocean City area.Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) this week charged… Read more »
Sand Dunes Credited For Limiting Flooding
OCEAN CITY — Thanks to the sand dunes, Ocean City escaped the worst storm to hit the resort in over a decade last week with minimal damage.Aesthetically, Ocean City took a bit of a thumping from what City Engineer Terry McGean called the “Friday the 13th storm and the worst since 1998” as the downtown… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): There could be an unexpected change in plans for your upcoming holiday travels. But keep in mind that a little flexibility goes a long way in resolving any disappointments.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A new relationship might not be responding quite as quickly as you’d hoped. Could you… Read more »
Things I Like
That my son loves broccoli Fast elevators The first workout after a vacation College football weekday night games A dry weather forecast Planning to never read Palin’s book A great shower head Girl Scouts cookies A bloody mary rimmed with old bay Court TV documentaries A car full of dogs
Council Agrees on Bids for Nine Police Cars
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Police Department will be patrolling the town in nine new police cruisers as early as next spring, with some of them to be equipped with state of the art cameras, after the City Council’s unanimous vote on Tuesday.Council approved the purchase of six marked and three unmarked Ford Crown Victorias,… Read more »
Area Food Bank Demand Swells
BERLIN- More people in Worcester County are using food banks and soup kitchens than usual for this time of the year, local agencies report.“We saw probably a 200-percent increase in the people who are coming for food,” said Claudia Nagle, director of Diakonia homeless shelter, in the first week of November. Staff counted 40 households… Read more »