BERLIN — The Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club will be the celebratory hosts for the 21st Annual Santa’s Open Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 7, to benefit future operations provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake for the Eastern Shore. The club hosts 18 holes of gently sloping terrain and… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2013
License Board Revises Rules
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) made a minor overhaul of certain rules and regulations this month, including those governing entertainment, hearings and background checks for applicants. Many of the changes are housekeeping, but others are more impactful and address issues the BLC has encountered in recent months. For example,… Read more »
Salisbury Fire Raises Money For WSW Chapter
SALISBURY – On the heels of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Salisbury Fire Department presented a check to Women Supporting Women superseding prior year donations. “This is year three of our efforts to support Women Supporting Women and breast cancer awareness, and this is our biggest year to date. We hope that is a trend… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Decisions involving your finances might seem to be foolproof. But they could have underlying risks you should know about. Don’t act on anything until all the facts are in.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You’re attracted to a situation that appeals to your Bovine intellect. And that’s good. But… Read more »
Council Seeks Tweaks To New OCBP Home Design
OCEAN CITY – The new Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) headquarters’ preliminary design was presented on Tuesday afternoon with Mayor and Council requesting a few minor tweaks before approval. The new OCBP home was presented as a three-story building with the entrance facing the corner of Talbot Street and Philadelphia Avenue. The building represents a… Read more »
Two Worcester Schools Score Education Grants
BERLIN — Ocean City Elementary School (OCES) and Cedar Chapel Special School (CCSS) were recently awarded 2013 Education Award Grants from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. OCES was awarded a grant to support the school’s first grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program. The grant will be used to purchase digital microscopes… Read more »
Resort Council Approves First Social Media Policy
OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City approved a formal social media policy this week that will serve as a guide to how staff utilize the tools to communicate content to the public. “Social media has changed the way we communicate, both personally and professionally,” Communications Manager Jessica Waters said. “While social media is… Read more »
Agencies Issue Holiday Shopping Safety Reminders
BERLIN — With Thanksgiving in the books and the holiday shopping season now in full swing, local residents and visitors are flocking to area malls and shopping centers, prompting local law enforcement officials this week to issue a few common sense reminders to ensure they, and their packages, make it home safely. With the arrival… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1965 Volume XI Edition 7Issue HighlightsAn editorial opined, “The thing is the entire beach is there for public use and no one has the right to reserve a choice area as the beach umbrella renters do. A vacationer has the right to up-root an umbrella that happens to be sticking in the sand… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School Seniors Created Tributes To United States Veterans
Worcester Preparatory School seniors Megan Kuczma, left, and Chase Schmehling created tributes to United States veterans by creating two bulletin boards featuring relatives of WPS students who served in the armed services. Kuczma and Schmehling began with one bulletin board but soon realized that they had more information than would fit on the board.