OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is again welcoming teams for its adult indoor soccer league for the winter season with an organizational meeting set for next week. Some of the top indoor soccer players in Maryland and Delaware compete in the annual Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s winter league. Games… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2013
Berlin Supports Floodplain Work
BERLIN — After taking a tour of the proposed sites late last week, the Berlin Mayor and Council on Monday voted to approve a partnership with a private-sector environmental group on a project aimed at restoring the Pocomoke River floodplain. Nature Conservancy officials met with the Mayor and Council two weeks ago to bring the… Read more »
Son Completes Education, Joins His Father In Family Business
BERLIN — An oft-repeated saying around the Lower Shore goes the area’s brightest and best rarely get an opportunity to return to where they grew up after college and find meaningful, well-paying careers in their fields. At least one shining exception to the adage is former Stephen Decatur High School standout Bobby Hammond III, who… Read more »
Showell Elementary’s Garden Club After School Academy Helps In Beautification Of Their School
Showell Elementary’s Garden Club After School Academy, which meets on Thursdays, help with the beautification of their school by racking leaves. Students pictured include Alexander Hatfield and Cora Shaw.
Riddle Farm Service Area Expansion Gets Planners’ Nod
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation to extending water and sewer services from the Riddle Farm Service Area to nearby commercial properties in proximity to US 50. However, several commissioners were unsatisfied with the amount of public exposure given to the extension. The water and sewer expansion has been… Read more »
Ocean City Weighing Veteran Hiring Policy
OCEAN CITY – A formal veteran preference hiring policy will return to the Mayor and City Council for a vote to be added to the town’s Policy Procedure Manual. Human Resources Director Wayne Evans explained to the Mayor and City Council the federal government administers a formal program to give preferential treatment to the selection… Read more »
Salisbury Woman Arrested For Assaulting First Grader
SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was arrested on assault and other serious charges last week after allegedly accosting a first-grade student and threatening to blow up an elementary school in Salisbury Around 8:30 a.m. last Saturday, a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy arrested Shanna Myhail Spencer, 28, of Salisbury, in connection with an incident that had… Read more »
Pre-kindergarten Students At Ocean City Elementary Use Their Senses During Science Activity
Pre-kindergarten students Alex Abu-Zaid and Brianne Watson at Ocean City Elementary used their senses during a science activity. Students explored the inside and outside of several different sized pumpkins. Students used describing words like squishy, slimy, sticky and smooth to describe the inside of the pumpkin.
Worcester Preparatory School Holds Girls Fall Sports Awards Banquet
Worcester Prep girls awards went to, front from left, Julia D’Antonio, Varsity Soccer, Most Improved; Cecily Sass, Varsity Volleyball, MVP; Karlie Southcomb, Varsity Volleyball, Most Improved; Leigh Lingo, JV Field Hockey, Coach’s Award; Jordie Loomis, Varsity Field Hockey, Coach’s Award; and Alissa Talbert, Varsity Soccer, MVP; back, Meg Lingo, Varsity Field Hockey, MVP; Lilly DiNardo,… Read more »
Fatality Sparks Request For 113 Intersection Changes; Chief: 63 Accidents In 13 Years
BERLIN — Just days after a serious accident on Route 113 at Bay Street that claimed the life of one Berlin teen and left his brother with serious injuries, town officials and concerned citizens rallied during Tuesday’s Mayor and Council meeting with a concerted effort to affect major changes at the dangerous intersection. Last Friday… Read more »