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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
Everett Fisher and Edmund Pusey opened a popcorn stand on the Boardwalk at Talbot Street in the summer of 1937. Known as Pixton’s Popcorn (Pixton was the maiden name of Mr. Pusey’s wife) they used a secret recipe developed by Mr. Fisher and sold hot buttered popcorn for 5 cents a bag.When Pusey left the… Read more »
BERLIN — The Stephen Decatur High School soccer program will be the beneficiary of the 2nd Annual Foot Golf tournament at the Glen Riddle Golf Club on Saturday, Nov. 28.FootGolf is one of the latest crazes on the local sports front. Individual players or teams of players tee off by kicking a soccer ball from… Read more »
SALISBURY – The area’s municipal and political leaders shared their thoughts and concerns for the region last week at the first-ever Lower Eastern Shore Rural Economic Development Session.The event, held Nov. 19 and 20 at Salisbury University, included a variety of workshops as well as addresses from keynote speakers Mike Gill of the Maryland Department… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The arrival of the holiday season means more opportunities for charitable giving and donations to those less fortunate, but it also signals a time for a criminal element to take advantage of the collective good will in the community.More than at any other time of the year, the holiday season presents numerous… Read more »
Third graders Koen Watts and Charlie Pearce investigate glue in the Food, Fiber, and You mobile science lab at Showell Elementary.
BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital is hoping to celebrate the importance of philanthropy with recognition of Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1.Giving Tuesday, known on social media as #GivingTuesday, is a national initiative to support community giving the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) and each of Worcester County’s municipalities announced this week they would… Read more »