A team of Worcester Preparatory School seniors and faculty members created “Makerspace Playground” for attendees at the annual Association of Independent Maryland Schools Teachers’ Retreat in St. Michaels. The Makerspace Playground featured activities such as making Easter egg maracas, making a nut and bolt with a 3D printer, carving with a digital milling machine, making a piano keyboard using bananas… Read more »
BERLIN – The Auxiliary of Atlantic General Hospital and Health System recently held its awards luncheon and presented President and CEO Michael Franklin with a check in the amount of $180,000 to represent its fiscal year 2015 fundraising efforts.The auxiliary presented awards to Marlene Bohn and Janet Houser, in recognition of approximately 10,000 hours coordinating… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the wake of the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands of people in Nepal, 15 coastal restaurants on May 15 will each donate a portion of sales on that day to Save the Children, which is providing relief to the region.The Carl M. Freeman Foundation and the Matthew James Haley Trust… Read more »
BERLIN – Ocean Pines Association officials agreed to endorse a 60-unit duplex development proposed for the south end of the community.On April 30, members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to send a letter in support of the project, proposed by Marvin Steen, to Worcester County officials. Steen will need the… Read more »
BERLIN — With longer days and warmer temperatures, many are planning to spruce up the yards and businesses to enjoy the outdoors. When the time comes to put the green thumb to work, think about the benefits of planting native plants.Native or indigenous plants are those that naturally occur in our coastal and Chesapeake Bay… Read more »
Worcester County officials recently recognized Bill Killinger, chair of the Green Team at the Community Church at Ocean Pines, with the Green Community Leader award during the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association dinner meeting. Pictured, from left, are Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, Killinger, Deb Travers of Comcast Spotlight and Tourism Director Lisa Challenger.
OCEAN CITY – The Planning and Zoning Commission voted this week to hold a public hearing on a newly proposed housing district that would prohibit short-term rentals.On Tuesday evening, Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith reported on a housing compliance and regulation seminar that occurred earlier in the day.At the seminar Property Review and Enforcement Strategies for… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A great white shark spent much of the last week off the coast of Assateague Island as close as 20 yards from shore and even made a brief appearance in the Chincoteague Bay, but by Thursday morning, “Mary Lee” had taken a decidedly northern track and pinged near the mouth of the Delaware… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Despite failing to even get a committee hearing in either the Senate or the House, the bid for a state-mandated post-Labor Day start to the school year will continue.At the Ocean City Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting this week, Lower Shore legislators briefed resort business leaders on a variety of issues germane… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A multi-agency cooperative effort this week resulted in the successful rescue of a female kayaker who was extricated from a marshy area on Assateague Island on Tuesday evening after becoming lost and disoriented.Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Worcester County Emergency Services received a 911 call from a 26-year-old female kayaker from Virginia Beach… Read more »