Jim, Doris and George Glovier enjoyed Art League of Ocean City’s Arts Night at Seacrets last month that featured local artists’ work, a Chinese auction and good food and music.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Kiwanis Sponsor Local Cub Scouts
Kiwanis Sponsors Cub Pack 480 Assistant Pack Master Tim Collins, left, representing the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City, presents a check to Pack Master Joe Coleman of Troop 480 in Ocean Pines for equipment.
BIS Students Plant 40 New Trees on School Grounds
On Saturday, April 24, Berlin Intermediate School students with the help of their families, members of Ocean City Parks and Recreation, PNC Bank, Worcester County Garden Club and the OC Beautification Committee planted 40 new trees on their campus. Local Arborist Greg Purnell and BIS Extended School Administrator Tamara Mills spearheaded the event, with the help of… Read more »
Hertrich Ford Loans a 2010 Fusion To Worcester Tech
Hertrich Ford of Pocomoke has loaned a 2010 Ford Fusion to Worcester Technical High School to help students prepare for the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, to be held at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on May 8. Pictured, from left, are Worcester Tech automotive technology instructor Anthony Saullo, Hertrich Service Manager Colleen… Read more »
Star Charities Donate Thousands to Alzheimer’s Association
Volunteers from Star Charities presented a check for $4,000, representing the proceeds of the 13th Annual Alzheimer’s Gala to the Alzheimer’s Association on Friday, April 30 at the Ocean Pines Library. Pictured, from left, are volunteers Lee Tilghman, Dorothy Morse and Eileen Salafia, Star Charities President Anna Foultz, Imgarde Heinecke, Barbara Mazzei, Star Charities Treasurer Stacy Schaffer and… Read more »
Friday, May 7–Lee Files For County Seat To Help Minority District
SNOW HILL – Edward Lee made it official Monday – he filed to run for the District 2 Worcester County Commissioner seat.Lee will challenge long-time incumbent Jim Purnell for the District 2 nomination in the Democratic primary on Sept. 14.District 2 is the minority-majority district established by court order to give the county’s minority population… Read more »
Mayor Briefs EDC On Current Events
OCEAN CITY – Perhaps in an effort to reassure town business leaders the approved and potential cuts to programs and services in the resort in the face of serious budget issues will not greatly impact the tourist season, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan this week briefed Economic Development Committee (EDC) members of a wide variety… Read more »
Jobless Costs Hurting City
OCEAN CITY — Driving the Boardwalk Tram in Ocean City is certainly not the most glamorous of jobs, but it appears it isn’t a bad gig either.As the City Council nit-picked over the Transportation Department’s budget on Wednesday, the biggest concern seemed to be with the amount of unemployment insurance being paid out on an… Read more »
High Court Reverses Murder Conviction
BERLIN – A Worcester County man found guilty on a second-degree murder charge and sentenced to 30 years for his role in the beating death of a woman in a rural area near Pocomoke in January 2008 could get a shot at a new trial after the state’s Court of Special Appeals last week overturned… Read more »
County Recycling Rate Dips
SNOW HILL – The county recycling rate for 2009 has gone down slightly compared to 2008, but it is still twice the legally required rate.The recycling rate in Worcester County went down 2 percent last year, with the 2008 recycling rate of 32.38 percent rate becoming 30.14 percent in 2009.“This is still a good rate,”… Read more »