Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines. Year-round featuring locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, kettle corn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. For more info, 410-641-7717.Every Saturday: Habitat ForHumanity Warehouse Sale8 a.m.-noon, 7033 Worcester Hwy., Newark. Currently accepting donations in the form… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 27th annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament returns this weekend with roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the mid-Atlantic region expected to converge on the resort for the four-weekend event.From modest beginnings 27 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament has grown by… Read more »
BERLIN – Salary increases for teachers and funding for technology upgrades highlight the budget approved this week by the Worcester County Board of Education.At the school board meeting Tuesday, held via conference call because of the snow covering area roads, the Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the $102 million budget for the coming… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While snow fell on Ocean City this week and spring seems as far away as ever, efforts were already underway in places like Moldova and Poland to fill out the resort’s summer workforce with international students from around the globe.Each year, several hundred J-1 visa-carrying international university students arrive in Ocean City… Read more »
It’s rare that Worcester and Wicomico school systems do not agree on closings and delays. Typically, they announce identical decisions and usually around the same time. The exception was Thursday.Wicomico announced before the end of the work day on Wednesday that its schools were closed on Thursday, while Worcester waited until Thursday morning around 5… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Federal officials last week announced a new national recreational saltwater fishing policy.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries officials announced the new national policy was crafted with input from recreational fishing and boating communities, conservation organizations, and fishery managers across the nation. It reflects recreational anglers’ voices on a variety of existing… Read more »
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Anna Dolle Bushnell, a 1996 graduate of Worcester Preparatory School, was the featured speaker at the Class of 2015 100-Day Brunch, hosted each year by the Worcester Preparatory School Alumni Association. Bushnell spoke to the students about her 13 years at Worcester followed by her studies at American University. Pictured, with Bushnell are from left,… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Accused murderer Matthew Burton, held in Worcester County for over two years, has been sent back to Delaware after exhausting his attempts to avoid extradition.The Maryland Court of Appeals late last month denied Burton’s writ of certiorari, which, if approved, would have allowed the state’s highest court to rule on the accused… Read more »
BERLIN – This fall’s freshmen will be the first students to benefit from the digital conversion planned for Worcester County public schools.Members of the Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $570,000 from the current year’s budget to purchase laptops for incoming ninth-graders and begin outfitting elementary and middle schools with digital… Read more »