Worcester County Arts Council Executive Director Anna Mullis attended a recent ceremony to award Stephen Decatur High School students Emily Cook, Alea Aul and MaryJo Wheatley the President’s Award for volunteering at the Arts Council. Each volunteered 100 hours to qualify for the award.
BERLIN — The Berlin Mayor and Council showed support this week for a proposed $13.9 million, 41-unit development on Cannery Way at Flower Street. Headed up by developer The Osprey Property Company, the proposed project, named Cannery Village, would provide 40 single-family rental homes as well as a community building. “This is quality built housing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An ongoing effort to derail proposed plans to allow seismic air gun testing off the mid-Atlantic coast and up and down the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Florida continued this week. With a renewed interest in tapping potential oil and gas reserves just off the mid-Atlantic coast, the federal Bureau of Ocean… Read more »
Salisbury Urban Ministries recently received a $33,000 check from United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore in support of their local outreach programs. The grant will provide funding in 2014 for their Kids Café After School and Summer Camps and Youth Outreach Programs. Pictured, from left, are Salisbury Urban Ministries’ Bill Perry, Judy Barclay, Debbie… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity field hockey team picked up a nice win on Monday, routing North Caroline, 7-0, to improve to 3-9 on the season. Chloe Maykrantz led the Decatur attack with two goals, while Hannah FauntLeroy scored a goal and added an assist. Brooke Davis, Kacie Moore, Emily Knopp and Erin Florek each scored… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — With the 11th hour deal to end the federal government shutdown reached late Wednesday night, an annual surf fishing tournament is heading back to the Assateague Island National Seashore just one week after the Ocean City Mayor and Council approved an emergency contingency plan. Assateague Mobile Sportfishermen’s Association (AMSA) officials learned early Thursday… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City is considering outlawing passengers from riding in the back of pickup trucks. According to Ocean City Police Lt. Scott Harner, on Oct. 1 the state enacted several laws to increase seatbelt usage by expanding the requirements under the law, and Harner proposed an ordinance to enact in… Read more »
In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, Ocean City firefighters taught children the importance of having two ways out of their home, the dangers of fire and what to do should their home catch on fire. Approximately 715 students will receive instruction, handouts and participate in demonstrations. Above, firefighter Nick Nosbisch picks up Kai Steedman,… Read more »
The first nice day after a Nor’easterGetting a new applianceKids with a sophisticated sense of humorCarryout on the weekendsSeeing deer on AssateagueWrap-around front porchesPlaying ball with my boysRandom things you discover when you live in an old house long enoughChildren running in the sandBoardwalk arcades on rainy daysWhen sincerity is easy to see
It’s been a while since the Ramadans have been in the news, but this week some new major news broke. Basel and Samir Ramadan, along with a dozen or so cohorts, were arrested earlier this year for their leading roles in a vast cigarette smuggling operation involving millions of dollars of untaxed smokes. While that… Read more »