The Worcester County Commission for Women has reserved Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Clarion Hotel, Ocean City for its annual gathering of community leaders to recognize local women whose lives show exceptional vision and leadership. The event is a fundraiser for the McGuffey Literacy Summer Reading Program for Worcester County elementary students. Pictured, front… Read more »
Long & Foster adopted four local families in conjunction with the Helping Hands for the Holidays program of Worcester GOLD. Toys for children and household items for the families as well as gift cards for Food Lion were provided by the agents and staff of the Ocean City office of Long and Foster Real Estate… Read more »
Brian and Christine Selzer of the Merrill Lynch Ocean City office hosted their annual Toys for Tots Drive again this holiday season. Above, they are pictured with this year’s donations.
Participants from the Easter Seals adult day program in Georgetown enjoyed a holiday outing complements of long-time Easter Seals supporters Herb and Judy Schoellkopf, owners of Old Pro Golf course. Pictured are Lori Hickman, Bonnie Milligan, Eli Steverson, Linda Gibbs, Jose Rodriguez, Persephone Whaley, Connie Osborne, Douglas Pollard, Tony Cox, Glenda Mitchell, David Doane and… Read more »
Adults dressed as elvesHelping others this time of yearTaking my sons to get their hair cutSitting in a room with no lights on except the Christmas treeOld shirts that look newThe feeling of Christmas EveGuys who can pull off a moustacheBig cupsSmell of a real Christmas treeA bloody mary with a bit of Worcestershire SauceWhen… Read more »
Cropper Testifies At HearingOCEAN CITY — Reese Cropper III, CIRMS testified at the Maryland Insurance Administration’s (MIA) quasi-legislative hearing this month on the availability and affordability of property and casualty insurance in the coastal market.The Maryland Insurance Commission called the hearing due to some insurance carriers who no longer want to insure in coastal areas… Read more »
Encounters with Santa Claus have been interesting annual occurrences for my family, particularly for my oldest son.Earlier this month, we made our traditional jaunt over to Worcester Prep for its annual Christmas bazaar, an annual stop for us so we can get the kids’ pictures taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus.This is the fourth year… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A West Ocean City man arrested in March on numerous charges after a two-hour standoff resulted in one of the largest mobilizations of local law enforcement in recent memory was sentenced earlier this month in Circuit Court to three years in jail, all of which was suspended but the time he served… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Worcester GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) is in the midst of its 15th season of “Helping Hands for the Holidays” and is looking to provide gifts to roughly 1,000 people.Concentrating mostly on providing gifts to children, Helping Hands also covers what Worcester GOLD Executive Director Darlene Onley referred to as “vulnerable adults”… Read more »
BERLIN — Four Western Maryland counties have formed a coalition in the hopes of presenting a unified voice in Annapolis and are seeking to expand the organization to the Eastern Shore, but at least one Lower Shore county appears to have little interest in joining the party.Elected officials in Carroll, Frederick, Alleghany and Washington counties… Read more »