SALISBURY – In an effort to lower the State of Maryland’s retailer violation rate when it comes to minors purchasing tobacco products, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and the Health Department will partner to step up enforcement.A resolution authorizing County Executive Bob Culver to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for reimbursement costs associated with… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Worcester Prep 10th Grade Biology Students Conduct Observations In Science
Worcester Prep 10th grade biology students, under the direction of teacher Jenn Corron, conducted observations in science with Cathy Auxer’s and Tracey Berry’s kindergarten students. The students worked together to make their own version of scientific slime. With help from the older students, the kindergartners followed a recipe, measured ingredients and mixed colors. Above, sophomore… Read more »
Boardwalk Smokers Will Have To Light Up On Beach; Smoking Ordinance Headed For Approval Next Month
OCEAN CITY – The resort’s new restricted smoking policy advanced this week as the Ocean City Council agreed to prohibit smoking on the Boardwalk with designated smoking areas on the beach only.During Tuesday evening’s Mayor and City Council meeting, City Manager David Recor continued the discussion from Jan. 5 when staff first proposed designated smoking… Read more »
Region’s Hospitals Report Major Jump In Flu Cases; AGH, PRMC Under Modified Visitation Policies
BERLIN – Last year, staff at Atlantic General Hospital saw 20 cases of the flu.This year, halfway through flu season, that number has already reached 241.Twenty-two flu patients have been admitted to the hospital.“In all my years here, this is the first time we’ve admitted that many patients because of the flu,” said Michaelann Frate,… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Frances E. SpannOCEAN PINES – Frances Elise Spann, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 at Berlin Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in McSherrystown, Pa., she was the youngest of eight children. After graduating from high school, she traveled by train to Spokane, Wash. where she met and married her husband of 50 years,… Read more »
Worcester Prep Kindergartner Has Fun Working With Sophomore In Science Class
Worcester Prep kindergartner Mario Dahr has fun working with sophomore Davis Taylor during a recent science class.
Things I Like
The show, “Broadchurch”Running outside in JanuaryQuiet, uneventful daysPacking for a warm destinationThat my kids like going to churchA bookcase with leather-bound booksFinding money when I clean my truckCrab dip with capersWatching kids ice skate at the CarouselLeaving the office after deadline is metThe wildlife visible from the Life of the Marsh trail on Assateague
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Mixed signals could create problems. Make sure your views are presented clearly, and insist others do the same. Don’t let an unanswered question go by without a full explanation.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Financial pressures ease, allowing for more budget flexibility. But as the money-wise Bovine will appreciate,… Read more »
Host Seahawks Solid At War On Shore
BERLIN- Host Stephen Decatur turned in a solid performance in its own War on the Shore wrestling tournament last weekend, finishing in the near the middle of the pack among 22 of the top programs in the mid-Atlantic region.Decatur hosted the annual War on the Shore last weekend at the Berlin high school featuring a… Read more »
CFES Awards $4,000 Community Needs Grant To The Charles H. Chipman Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) awarded a $4,000 Community Needs Grant to the Charles H. Chipman Foundation to support a Masters Piece performing artist guild for 2015 cultural performances. Pictured, from left, are Kimberly Clark-Shaw, Project Director, Charles H. Chipman Foundation; Vance Elbert, Board President, Charles H. Chipman Foundation; and BJ Summers,… Read more »