Among the women who did a fine job baking delicious homemade cakes and cookies for the successful 7th Annual St. Joseph’s Festival on March 18 in St. Andrew’s Church in Ocean City were, from left, co-chair Dee Altobelli, Rosemary Gear, newsletter chair Sue Ann Baietti and co-chair Jo Fortney.
Students in Bill Noah’s sixth grade math class at Berlin Intermediate School participated in Prodigy, an online math program where they play games that correspond with their level of math ability and compete against classmates with similar math abilities. Students pictured include Angela Hill, Rowan Chester, Summer Brenner, Tyana Northam, Jarek Josheph, Jake Mongelli, Tyler… Read more »
Pamela Hay, a licensed counselor from the Worcester County Health Department, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Hay spoke about the “Center for Clean Start” program that treats pregnant women with drug and alcohol addiction. Hay, left, is pictured… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Requests for salary increases and additional employees highlighted a county budget work session this week.On Tuesday the Worcester County Commissioners met with a number of department heads to go over the FY2018 budget. As proposed, the $204 million budget leaves commissioners with a $5 million shortfall to address.Nevertheless, department leaders advocated for… Read more »
Heroin Found After CrashBISHOPVILLE — A Bishopville man faces multiple charges this week after leading a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase that ended with a crash on Tuesday morning.Around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy patrolling in the Bishopville area attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Brant Scheuerman, 25,… Read more »
The American Legion Auxiliary recognizes active duty families who have a loved one serving in the Armed Forces with their Blue Star Banner program. Above, Auxiliary Unit 166 recently gave six local families banners to display in their homes to show they are a Blue Star Family, including Dynita Hayes (US Air Force Airman First… Read more »
BERLIN – Lou Taylor, superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, reiterated his commitment to maintaining a reasonable spending plan and working closely with county officials at this week’s budget work session.On Tuesday Taylor, who took over leadership of Worcester County Public Schools in September, met with the Worcester County Commissioners to discuss the school system’s… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity outdoor track teams swept their season-opening meets last week with both the boys’ and girls’ teams finishing first.The Decatur boys finished in first place in the first meet of the season last week at home with 116 team points. Wicomico was second with 83 and Snow Hill was third with 74…. Read more »
March 31: Atlantic General Hospital Auxiliary Lobby SalesMarch 31: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. In The Bag (handbags, wallets, luggage, small leather goods). Main Lobby, 9733 Healthway Dr., Berlin. Fundraiser with proceeds to benefit Atlantic General Hospital. 410-641-1100.March 31: Fish Platter Dinner4:30-6:30 p.m. Bowen United Methodist Church, Newark. Platters: $10, includes saltwater trout fillets, macaroni and cheese,… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team’s see-saw start to the season continued this week with an 11-4 loss to Bennett on the road on Tuesday followed by a 14-6 rout of Parkside at home on Wednesday.The Mallards have had a Jekyll and Hyde start to the season thus far with a 2-2 record after… Read more »