OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department next week will offer the third session of its summer-long skate camp series at the Ocean Bowl at 3rd Street.The first session was held in June with a second session in July. The next and final session of the season will be held next Monday, August… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Handy Of The OC Recreation & Parks Department Guest Speaker At Kiwanis Club Meeting
Al Handy of the Ocean City Recreation & Parks Department was the guest speaker at the Aug. 2 weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club in the Ocean Pines Community Center. He is pictured with Kiwanis Club President Barbara Peletier, who presented a club donation of $400 to help with the youth program.
The Resorter … Revisited – August 11, 2017
Summer of 1970Volume XVIEdition 3Oceanfront apartments were renting from $125 to $400 per week at the Caliban at 67th StreetJohn Rolfe, Lloyd Lewis, Dave Hazzard and Bernie Rodden were manning the phones and the sales at Resort Realty on 26th Street.Mr. and Mrs. R. Marbury Stamp were serving as hosts at the North Wind Motel, which was… Read more »
School Board Approves Bennett Middle Cafeteria Expansion
SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Board of Education this week approved an expansion to the Bennett Middle School cafeteria, two years after the facility opened in Fruitland.The $1.4 million project will be paid for using leftover funds from the school’s original construction budget.The expansion will address overcrowding and safety issues in the school’s cafeteria.Paul Butler,… Read more »
New HOPECorps Program Eyes Role In Opioid Epidemic
SALISBURY – A new AmeriCorps program at Salisbury University will partner with local organizations and government entities in the battle against the heroin and opioid epidemic.The new program, entitled HOPECorps (Heroin, Opioid, Prevention and Education), was made possible through a $53,000 federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service and allows 11 new… Read more »
Six Injured In Route 113 Crash
SNOW HILL — Six people were injured including one local woman flown to Shock Trauma after a two-vehicle collision on Route 113 at Route 12 near Snow Hill in Wednesday afternoon.Around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported two-vehicle accident on Route 113 near Route 12 near Snow Hill. The… Read more »
Float Rally Planned In Ocean City Next Friday
OCEAN CITY — On Friday, Aug. 18 Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) and its Assateague Coastkeeper program are partnering with Oceana and the Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for “Float for the Coast,” an on-the-water rally in support of clean water.The float will be both a celebration to embrace the water quality protections that… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town – August 11, 2017
Every Friday: FORGE Youth And Family Meetings6:30-8:30 p.m. House of Mercy Sanctuary, behind House of Mercy Thrift Shop, Route 113, Selbyville. Small meal, music, games and life lessons. All are welcome. 443-513-1048.Every 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. 410-641-7667.Every 2nd Friday: Food PantryNew Bethel United Methodist Church, 10203 Germantown Rd., Berlin…. Read more »
Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley Support Coastal Hospice With $1,000 Donation
Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley (A/SCD) continued its support for the programs of Coastal Hospice with a $1,000 donation to the charity care the nonprofit provides. Pictured, from left, are Shaneka Nichols, Mary Jane Wharton, Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen and A/SCD President Laura Deeley Bren.
First-Ever MACo 5K Set For Next Week
OCEAN CITY- A new addition to the annual Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) convention in Ocean City next week will be the first-ever Splash Dash 5K on the Boardwalk with runners representing counties across the state competing for charity.The first-ever MACo Splash Dash 5K will take place on the Boardwalk next Thursday beginning at 6:30… Read more »