OCEAN CITY — During this month’s OC Recreation Boosters meeting at Northside Park, the group donated $7,900 towards the Ocean City Recreation Department’s youth programs during spring and summer of this year.“Last year, OC Recreation Boosters gave over $37,000 to Recreation and Parks, and were able to provide summer camps for over 20 children in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The first-ever Ocean City Film Festival will present 138 films over four days at four venues in the resort — the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street, Dunes Manor Hotel on the Boardwalk at 28th Street, Francis Scott Key Resort in West Ocean City and the Fox Gold Coast… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity lacrosse standout Lily Belle Baker has been named as a 2017 Brine National High School Lacrosse All-American for the second year in a row and has been selected to represent Maryland at the National Lacrosse Classic in July.Baker, a junior at Decatur, was named to the Brine All-American team in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The 8th annual Ocean City Marlin Club Memorial Day Bluefish gets underway today in part as a tribute to the men and women of the armed services past and present.The 8th annual Memorial Day Tournament gets underway today with registration and a captain’s meeting, but the real action starts tomorrow, the first of… Read more »
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently awarded the Silver DAR Outstanding Cadet Medal to Kaitlyn Custer at Stephen Decatur High School. National Defense Chair Barbara May presented the medal, which is awarded to a student for participation in a non-ROTC, military-affiliated cadet program funded by the school… Read more »
BERLIN – In an effort to give bees and butterflies a boost Salisbury University students planted two pollinator gardens for the Town of Berlin last week.Environmental studies students from Salisbury University installed two gardens full of flowering plants at the Town of Berlin’s spray irrigation facility on Purnell Crossing Road last week. The gardens represent… Read more »
The Sons of Italy held a meeting on May 4 featuring guest speakers and new members Debby Walton and Tammy Patrick, who is the development officer for the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation and spoke the hospital’s ongoing capital campaign. Pictured, from left, are Pat Dembeck, Mary Castorina, Walton, Patrick and Sons of Italy President Vito… Read more »
BERLIN — Worcester County Humane Society invites golfers to the 4th Annual “Pars for Paws” on Thursday, June 1 at Eagles Landing golf course, in Berlin.Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $100 per player and includes greens fee for 18 holes, a cart, box lunch and awards… Read more »
BERLIN — The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation issued an invitation to everyone to attend the annual ceremony honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.The ceremony will be held Monday, May 29, at 11 a.m. at the memorial site on Route 589, between Cathell and Manklin Creek roads.The ceremony will feature patriotic music and pageantry,… Read more »
BERLIN – A competitive cheer team from Millsboro, Del. placed 11th in a national competition earlier this month.Glitz, a junior level 3 team from Shore Pride All Stars in Millsboro, Del. went head-to-head against 78 teams at a D2 Summit in Orlando, Fla. on May 14, where the group took 11th place.Heather Colbert, program director… Read more »