OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Center for the Arts welcomed more than 8,000 visitors from May to September, exceeding officials’ early expectations. Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) Executive Director Rina Thaler attended Tuesday’s Mayor and City Council work session to give an update on the activities and educational services of the new center…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The voice behind the Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice has taken on a familiar battle in Ocean City, threatening legal action against the Mayor and City Council if action is not taken to clean up the town’s registered voter roll. On Monday, Tony Christ, spokesperson for Ocean City Taxpayers for Social… Read more »
Why Common Core Should Aggravate Editor: You should be furious about the new national curriculum, Common Core State Standards (CCSS), being implemented this year. Let’s ignore the fact that Common Core standards are developmentally inappropriate for young children, or that Common Core amounts to a disservice to our students; it puts them at least two… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The somber search for a Salisbury man who went missing while fishing in a bass tournament on the Pocomoke River last Saturday ended on Tuesday morning when the victim’s body was recovered. Otto Paul Lynch, 63, was participating in a two-day bass fishing tournament on the Pocomoke River on Saturday when contact… Read more »
The Republican Women of Worcester County held its September luncheon meeting on Sept. 26 at Harrison’s Harbor Watch. Seventy two members and guests listened to William Campbell, left, who is running for Maryland State Comptroller, and Collins Bailey, First Vice President of the Maryland GOP. They are pictured with Joan Gentile, president of RWWC.
BERLIN — Frontier Town Western Theme Park will be hosting Upper Room Studio’s 3rd Annual Farm Day on Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will highlight farm activities, fiber arts and music complete with shearing of fiber animals by United States National Champion Shearer Emily Chamelin, who will be shearing two breeds of… Read more »
BERLIN – As a service to the community’s health, Atlantic General Hospital/Health System is again providing flu shot clinics free to the community. Individuals must be at least 13 years old to receive the vaccine at one of the free clinics. In Berlin at the hospital’s Outpatient Services Lobby, clinics are planned for Wednesday, Oct…. Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team enjoyed a big week, sweeping three games to improve to 6-1 overall on the season and 3-1 in the Bayside South standings. The week started with a 6-1 win over Snow Hill last Thursday. Jillian Petito led the offense with four goals and one assist, while Payton VanKirk… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School National Honor Society members Allison Willey and Sarah Hill hand out schedules to two parents who attended Back to School night.
OCEAN PINES — After nearly three terms in office, County Commissioner Judy Boggs has announced she will not be seeking re-election in 2014, opening up her seat for District 5, which encompasses Ocean Pines. Making the announcement Saturday, Boggs promised that she will serve the remainder of her term diligently. “It will be 12 years… Read more »