BERLIN- The 6th Annual Reindeer Run 5K, sponsored by Live Long Fitness, is set to return on December 7 with an early morning start time through downtown Berlin. The annual race, which has become a fixture on the local holiday schedule since its inception five years ago, starts and finishes at the Atlantic Hotel with… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2013
Things I Like
A personalized autograph in a bookHearty saladsA fountain drink with crushed iceThe first day after being sickListening to my kids’ giggle sessionsMemorable words of advice years laterBeing at bight football gamesAn exhausted kidTorrey SmithA juicy clementineBleu cheese on top of steak
School Board Hears Work-Based Learning Update
SNOW HILL — Work-Based Learning (WBL) programs in Worcester County were put under the spotlight at the November Board of Education with officials discussing the impact of the programs on students’ career readiness and how funding has evolved over the years. WBL is divided into five categories: Employment Experience Programs, Work Study Programs, Internship Programs,… Read more »
Holiday Wrappings Fashion Show, Luncheon Near
OCEAN CITY — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is celebrating two big milestones this year nationally and locally. The organization is marking its 100th year of existence in 2013 while in Ocean City the Holiday Wrappings Fashion Show and Luncheon turns 25 years old next month. Featuring raffles, auctions, food and fashion, Holiday Wrappings has… Read more »
Couple Awarded $1M In Verdict
SALISBURY — Two weeks after a similar accident in southern Worcester County had a comparitively happy ending, a Wicomico County jury last week awarded a couple injured in a motor vehicle collision with a large piece of farm equipment a $1 million-plus verdict. The Washington, D.C.-based Cochran Firm announced last week it had secured a… Read more »
Virtual Swim Added To Annual AGH Benefit
BERLIN – Planners of the 20th Annual Atlantic General Hospital Penguin Swim have announced a new feature of the event, the Virtual Swim. Now, shore residents can still participate in the popular fundraising event for the acute care community hospital, even if they plan to be out of town on New Year’s Day. “We wanted… Read more »
Museums Offer Holiday Events
BERLIN — The Museums of Worcester County have announced that a number of holiday programs will be offered throughout the month of December. On Sunday, Dec. 1, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum will be having an open house. The theme is “Christmas By the Sea.” The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to… Read more »
A Week In Business
Company Adds Three OCEAN CITY — Ed Wehnert and Mark and Lora Fritschle of the Mark Fritschle Group–Condominium Realty recently announced that three more real estate professionals had joined the company, Joy Snyder, Joe Wilson and Daniel Bunting. All three joined the company to improve their customer service by taking advantage of the group’s award… Read more »
Third Grade Gardeners From Showell Elementary Help With Beautification Of School Grounds
Third grade gardeners from Showell Elementary helped with the beautification of school grounds by planting new bushes during the Garden Club After School Academy class.
Outcry Leads To State Farm Plan Fizzling Out
BERLIN — The Eastern Shore farming community breathed a collective sigh of relief last week after the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced it was postponing the implementation of the controversial Phosphorous Management Tool (PMT) and was going back to the drawing board on the controversial issue. The new tool developed by the University of Maryland… Read more »