Commander Joe Verdura and Adjutant Tom Wengert of the Sons of the American Legion Post 166 recently presented Master Chief Sparks and her crew of men and women of the Coast Guard with a fuseball table.
BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association and its Communications Advisory Committee to offer a free health fair to the community. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 from 8 a.m.-noon in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines.Atlantic… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man was arrested on fleeing and eluding charges last week after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase first on a dirt bike and then on foot.Around 5:50 p.m. last Thursday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in the area of Germantown Road and Harrison Road in Berlin and… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School honored its first fall season “VIPs of the Game” between quarters of the Sept. 18 football game. Honored were seniors Maury Izzett and Reagan Dunham. Both were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the school and community and for exemplifying the principles of “The Decatur Way.” They are pictured with teacher… Read more »
At their Sept. 15, meeting, the Worcester County Commissioners presented a proclamation recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Month and urging participation in the Out of Darkness Walk to Prevent Suicide on Sept. 26 on the Boardwalk at Caroline Street to Health Department Planning, Quality and Core Services Director Jennifer LaMade and other community partners. Pictured,… Read more »
Apple Discount Drugs recently received certification as an Alzheimer’s Friendly Business. Home Instead Senior Care, a non-medical home care provider who serves the lower Eastern Shore, facilitated the training for the Apple employees in the Berlin and Fruitland locations. The training provided insight into Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and offered tips for how to… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Although practical situations continue to dominate this week, there’s time for the Lamb to indulge in the fun things in life — like maybe taking a special someone out for a great evening.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This week favors relationships. Take time to renew old ones, and… Read more »
Assateague Island is one of my favorite places, and it was interesting this week to watch a 15-minute You Tube video titled “Saving Assateague” prepared by the Assateague Island National Seashore on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the legislation that protected it from development forever. I recommend watching it on… Read more »
Randomly seeing friends in the oceanThat Facebook doesn’t have a ‘dislike’ button (at least for now)The full moon lighting up a back yardThat the ocean is still warmGetting a check from a health insurance companyPassionate teachersDriving in peaceThis paper’s new podcastsBig breakfasts on the weekendsMy kids’ crazy hair first thing in the morningSomething that brings… Read more »
might be best remembered as the storm that famously destroyed Ocean City’s Boardwalk 30 years ago this weekend, but can Gloria also be remembered as the storm that helped make Ocean City stronger?If you ask many of the officials who were involved with the repairing the millions of dollars in damages Gloria left behind, they’ll… Read more »