BERLIN – Federal funding cuts could soon mean big changes for one of Worcester County’s key child advocacy groups.A portion of funding for CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — in Worcester County could be in jeopardy. According to Brigitte Southworth, CASA director, the roughly $26,000 a year the organization usually receives through the Victims… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Kiwanis Club Of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City Donate $500 To Five Local Schools
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City donated $500 to five local schools to supplement the schools’ budget. Check presentations were made recently by Immediate Past-President Carolyn Dryzga. Above, Dryzga is pictured with Buckingham Elementary Principal Karen T. Marx. The other schools were Berlin Intermediate, Ocean City Elementary, Stephen Decatur Middle and Showell Elementary.
Voices From The Readers
Valuable Discourse Heard In FenwickEditor:I write this letter to the community of Fenwick Island and the council that represents it. In the last year, there has been increasing volume coming from residents of our beautiful town on the border of Maryland and Delaware. Issues have risen that are causing the voices of many of the town’s… Read more »
SD High School Math Teacher Brenda Hommel Honored By WMDT
Stephen Decatur High School math teacher Brenda Hommel was pleasantly surprised last week when her class was briefly interrupted by representatives from WMDT who honored her as this month’s Teacher Who Makes a Difference. Hommel was nominated by her Salisbury University intern Sylviya Gallo and was featured on WMDT that evening. A former Worcester County Teacher… Read more »
Common Core Confidence Rising In County Schools
SNOW HILL — Like many parents, Devanna Young had a harder time with Common Core math than her third grade daughter did.“When I first saw it, I was very frustrated because that’s not how I learned math, so I said to my daughter, I don’t think I can help you because they don’t want me… Read more »
Two Individuals Nabbed In Wal-Mart Purse Snatching
BERLIN — Three days after a strong armed robbery at Wal-Mart, two individuals were arrested and charged in the incident.On Friday, Nov. 20 at 9:27 p.m., Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack made contact with a female at the Wal-Mart on Route 50 outside of Berlin. She informed them she was at the… Read more »
Senator Jim Mathias Visits OC Elementary School For American Education Week
Senator Jim Mathias visited Laura Black’s kindergarten classroom at Ocean City Elementary School for American Education Week. He is pictured with Principal Dawn Rogers and students Lillian Roe and Gabriel Rodriguez.
County Schools Now Using Digital Delivery System
NEWARK – Parents can expect to see fewer paper announcements and advertisements stuffed into their children’s backpacks this year as the school system converts to a digital flyer delivery program.In an effort to improve efficiency, Worcester County‘s public schools are now using the Peachjar digital flyer delivery system to share information distributed by community groups.“Paper… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
For a non-verbal child, making a verbal presentation obviously has its challenges.However, Carson, our 6-year-old kindergartener, pulled it off last week at school during American Education Week with the help of a tablet device that served as his voice and some newfound confidence.One year ago, a similar presentation was to be made just down the… Read more »
Wanted Man Caught With Heroin In OC
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department recently arrested a man wanted out of Ocean View, Del. and charged him with heroin possession and resisting arrest.Brenton Sculley, 25, of Frankford, Del., was wanted by the Ocean View Police Department after officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Sculley on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Sculley… Read more »