Duct Tape Again! is an After School Academy Class offered at Stephen Decatur Middle School that allows students to use their artistic talents to create works of art from duct tape. Displaying the Christmas trees the students have been working on are Karla Maldonado, Candace Allen and their teacher, Mrs. Davis. Submitted Photos
Owner TestifiesOCEAN CITY — Reese Cropper, III, owner of Insurance Management Group, Inc. in Ocean City, testified before the Economic Matters Committee on Dec. 13.The Task Force, chaired by Senator Thomas M. Middleton and Delegate David D. Rudolph, was convened to study the availability and affordability of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City Police this morning confirmed a deceased body was found on the beach in the area of 45th Street.OCPD public information officer Mike Levy this morning verified a body had been discovered on the beach at 45th Street. At around 10:30 a.m., the deceased was still on the beach as the investigation… Read more »
The Community Foundation honored the Wicomico County TAD Program and Wicomico High School with the Mary Gay Calcott Award for Excellence. These schools received Education Award Grants for their innovative programs benefitting not only their students but their communities as well. Pictured, front from left, Jennifer Watson, TAD Instructor; and Betty Wootten, Donor Representative; back,… Read more »
Wicomico County Board of Education President Ron Willey and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen recognize the school system’s first Support Staff Employees of the Month. They were Dee Calloway, office associate, Department of Instruction; Susan Tayman, principal’s secretary, Mardela Middle and High; and Joan Pitts, Special Education paraprofessional, Charles H. Chipman Elementary.
Members of the Ocean City AARP Chapter 1917 enjoyed a festive meeting on Dec. 13 and installed the new Board of Directors for 2013. Past President Nancy Howard presided over the ceremony. Pictured, front from left, are Nancy Howard, Sandy Kvech, Jeff McArthur, Norma Bull and Ray Jackson; and, back, Bob McCluskey, President Chris Norris,… Read more »
Jim Flaig, center, treasurer of Ocean City Elks Lodge, and members are pictured presenting Chief Bernadette DiPino a $2000 donation for the OCPD Christmas Drive.
The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently recognized Safran Labinal for their continuous support of the annual United Way campaign. Combined contributions totaled $49,937.48, almost a $5,300 increase, ranking them once again among the top 25 companies supporting United Way. Pictured, from left, are Helena Hearn, Carmel Gray-White and Janet Phillips of Safran… Read more »
Dr. David Cowall, Medical Director for Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care, received the Coastal Hospice Jean Camie Jackson Heart of Hospice award at his retirement party this month. Cowall came to Coastal Hospice in 1981 as volunteer associate medical director and became Medical Director in 2004. During his tenure at Coastal Hospice, he was pivotal… Read more »
Members of the Worcester County Garden Club held their annual Christmas party recently at the Ocean City Golf Club where they decorated 60 coffee mugs with greens and flowers for patients in the area nursing homes. Pictured, from left, are Doris Lloyd, Mary Ellen Jefferson, Joan Huntt, Carol Hageman, Joanne Kirby, President Carol Morrison and… Read more »