Worcester Prep winners in the Elks Drug Essay 2014 Competition were Emma Koppenhaver, third from left, and Rylie Carey. With the winners are, from left, Head of Middle School Mike Grosso, Pete Peterson, Elks representative, and Larry Bavis, Elks representative.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
BLC Hears Violation Hearings
SNOW HILL — Alcoholic beverage license violations were light this spring, with the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) only holding two violation hearings at their May meeting. The hearings resulted in $1,000 in total fines and some minor limitations to one operation’s entertainment plan.The first hearing held by the board was for a… Read more »
Worcester Prep Headmasters For The Day Collect And Donate $543 To AGH
Worcester Prep students Myra and Hugh Thomas Cropper recently donated $543 to Atlantic General Hospital, benefitting the Eunice Q. Sorin Women’s Diagnostic Center. The siblings collected the funds during their stint as Headmasters for the Day at the school. Pictured with the students are their parents, Hugh Cropper IV and JL Cropper; Nancy Helgeson, from… Read more »
Things I Like
Hitting an outdoor shower after a day on the beachA picnic table full of steamed crabsAll the flags along the Boardwalk on holiday weekendsGoing to bed earlyGraduation photos on FacebookSeeing dolphins in the oceanThat Kiss and Def Leppard are touring together this summerFriendly police officersInsightful letters to the editorCalling “the guy” rather than trying to… Read more »
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity Donates $1,100 To Operation We Care
Salisbury University’s chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) service fraternity recently donated $1,100 to Operation We Care to help offset the cost of postage for the organization’s overseas military care packages. Pictured, from left, are Operation We Care representative Diana Merritt, APO members Jose Nina, Amy Sullivan and Andrew Kratzmeier, and Operation We Care… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
There is no exhaustion like that felt after a beach day with little ones. I love that feeling and I have missed it over the last six months.My kids are essentially growing up on the beach and that’s how I envisioned it years ago when the thought of raising a family here first started crossing… Read more »
Worcester County Commission For Women Distribute Summer Reading Materials And Book Bags To Seaside Christian Academy Students
The Friends members of the Worcester County Commission for Women distributed summer reading materials and colorful book bags this month to first, second and third grade students at Seaside Christian Academy. The Commission’s McGuffey Bookworm Club encourages students to read throughout the summer months. On June 2, approximately 1,600 students at six elementary schools will… Read more »
Berlin Activities Depot Developer Seeks Tax Breaks
BERLIN — An Olympic-caliber gymnastics studio complex took a step closer to opening in Berlin this week when the Mayor and Council indicated they are willing to consider a property tax phase in program to help make the project a reality.With a proposed location off of Old Ocean City Blvd. at an area that was… Read more »
OC Elementary Kindergarten Students Learn About Wildlife On Assateague Island
Kindergarten students from Ocean City Elementary enjoyed learning about wildlife on Assateague Island through puppets and real critters during the Assateague National Park Kinder Critter Show. Naturalist Micaela Hester is pictured with Chris Lieb’s students, Bo Gehrig, Ethan Meyer, Carlin Makibbin and Nadeen Hassanein.
Charges Filed In Hotel Room Attack
OCEAN CITY — A Silver Spring, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly trying to choke a female in an Ocean City hotel room on Sunday.Around 11 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police responded to a reported assault at the Commander Hotel on the Boardwalk at 14th Street. The responding… Read more »