BERLIN – The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will usher in spring with a concert designed to bring listeners from Leipzig to London.For its March event, which includes performances March 19, 21 and 22, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will greet audiences with a variety of upbeat pieces.“It’s always important to pick a piece that’s cheery for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2015
False Bomb Threat Disrupts Friday Night In Berlin; Main St. Businesses Evacuated
BERLIN — America’s “coolest small town” lived up to its reputation last Friday in the face of a bomb threat in the heart of the downtown Berlin area with a calm and cool evacuation of businesses and resumption of the typical Friday night festivities after the “all clear” was given.Around 6 p.m. on Friday, the… Read more »
Worcester Prep Students Participate In Milton, Del. Youth Chess Tournament
Participating in the recent Milton, Del. Youth Chess Tournament were Worcester Prep students, front from left, Jude Damouni, Frankie Carter, Ayush Batra, Daniel Chen and Chipper Becker; back, Hugh Thomas Cropper and Pranay Sanwal. Batra, won second place in the 10 & Under category, and Sanwal finished first in the 11-18 category.
Adventures Of Fatherhood
The family is packed up and headed to Disney World.This has been planned for months, but we didn’t let the kids know about it until a couple weeks ago for a few reasons.One, we didn’t want them to get overly excited too early and lose focus on school.Secondly, we were cooking up a cool way… Read more »
County Officials Get Look At New Snow Hill High School
SNOW HILL – Local officials toured the gleaming new gym, cafeteria and music rooms at Snow Hill High School this week as construction crews wrapped up the first phase of the school’s renovation and expansion.Town leaders, school board members and the Worcester County Commissioners joined representatives from Oak Contracting to walk through the completed portion… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
The Shoreham Hotel on the corner of 4th Street and the Boardwalk was built in 1922. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in Ocean City and remained so until surpassed by the George Washington Hotel on 10th Street in 1931.The Shoreham was similar to the other Boardwalk hotels of that… Read more »
County Commissioners Present Proclamation Recognizing March 8-14 As Girl Scouting Week And March 12 As Girl Scouts Of The USA Day
The County Commissioners presented a proclamation recognizing March 8-14 as Girl Scouting Week and March 12 as Girl Scouts of the USA Day to Girl Scout Leader Anna Foultz to mark the 103rd anniversary of the organization.
Oyster Chart Donated To SU Research Center
SALISBURY — Many on the Eastern Shore have heard about the fabled Oyster Wars of the Chesapeake Bay, but increasingly few have actually seen a representation of the “battlefields.”Thanks to Worcester County businessman Reese Cropper III, members of the public will have a chance to see those battle lines more clearly drawn at Salisbury University’s… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Disappointed about something that didn’t go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could find a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It’s a good time to do some reassessing of plans and… Read more »
Gwen Lehman A Decatur ‘Icon That Will Be Missed By All’; Beloved High School Teacher To Retire In June
BERLIN – Gwen Lehman never set out to become a teacher.When she graduated from Hood College in 1968, she saw herself making a living as a writer. The senatorial scholarship she had received, however, committed her to two years in the classroom first.A few months of teaching high school English convinced her that wasn’t such… Read more »