Arson Threat On BuildingOCEAN CITY — A Hagerstown man was charged with assault and arson threat last weekend after first allegedly assaulting his girlfriend during a domestic dispute and then threatening to “burn down the Public Safety Building with everyone in it.”Around 3:35 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched… Read more »
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. xEvery 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. 410-641-7667. xEvery 2nd Friday: Food PantryNew Bethel United Methodist Church, 10203 Germantown Rd., Berlin…. Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction will hold its first general meeting in Snow Hill this month at the request of residents.The meeting will be held Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Snow Hill branch of the Worcester County Library.Heidi McNeeley, Warriors president and co-founder, said the meeting will give… Read more »
BERLIN- The smallest of margins separated Bennett and Decatur in varsity golf this season with the Clippers edging the Seahawks for the Bayside South title last week and claiming the District 8 championship this week.All season long, Decatur and Bennett battled week after week for the top spot in the Bayside South with neither team… Read more »
SALISBURY- Local high school cross country teams fared well in the Tidewater Fall Classic meet last week at Winterplace Park in Salisbury with solid team scores and some great individual performances.The Tidewater Fall Classic included dozens of schools and hundreds of runners from all over the Eastern Shore. The Decatur girls team finished eighth overall… Read more »
A check presentation ceremony was recently held at the Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 for the Worcester Technical High School’s ninth annual golf tournament. Pictured, from left, are Ocean City Elks Charity Committee Chairlady Peggy Ball, Worcester County Guidance Secretary Kim Herbert and Ocean City Elks Golf Director Jim Flaig. The checks given were $500 from… Read more »
BERLIN – A new advisory committee is expected to assess and recommend uses for Berlin Falls Park.On Tuesday, the Berlin Town Council agreed to establish a Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee, a group of nine residents and two councilmembers tasked with developing several practical and unique uses for the former poultry plant property.Since purchasing the… Read more »
WILLARDS – Teachers are incorporating a new vegetable garden into curriculum at Willards Elementary School.The garden, tended by school staff, students and their families, is located on school grounds and offers unique learning opportunities that can be incorporated in the classroom and at home.Mary Lynn Stavley, a kindergarten teacher at Willards Elementary, said she and… Read more »
Real Estate Market RecapOCEAN CITY – The local real estate market is seeing increased inventory and pending contracts compared to last year, according to the latest numbers from the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR).September saw a 14.2-percent jump in single family home and condominium listings compared to the same time last year in Somerset, Wicomico… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The curtain is about to rise on an exciting community event — The Launch|Faces of the Moon, an evening celebrating some of the most talented performers in Worcester County.The Worcester County Education Foundations Launch committee scoured the county from Bishopville to Pocomoke to audition performing artists of every kind.“We were pleased with… Read more »