Students in Laura Black’s kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School are getting ready to learn about life cycles. Owen Evans and Liam Aldana are shown working together as they prepare to observe the life cycle of a plant.
BERLIN- After scrambling to get back to the .500 mark last week, Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team dropped a couple this week including an 11-8 loss to Bennett on Monday.On Monday against Bayside South power Bennett, the Worcester boys led early, but could not hold on and fell to the Clippers, 11-8. Worcester led… Read more »
BERLIN – A comprehensive report released this week calls for improvements to close to two dozen Berlin streets within the next five years.The roadway report, presented to the Berlin Town Council Monday by Josh Taylor of Davis Bowen & Friedel, ranks the town’s streets by their condition. While close to half of Berlin’s streets are… Read more »
BERLIN – As the end of the school year nears, supporters of Stephen Decatur High School’s band program are making a final push in their efforts to raise money for new uniforms.On May 3, the Stephen Decatur Music Boosters will hold a raffle drawing for a handcrafted guitar, guitar case and seven guitar lessons. Tickets,… Read more »
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore recently presented a $5,000 grant to Worcester County G.O.L.D., Inc. to enhance its Emergency Food Program. GOLD’s Emergency Food Program provides bags of nonperishable food and a gift card to purchase perishable items for those who do not have the means to afford an adequate amount of food…. Read more »
Sleep begets sleep.There was a time not too many years ago when there was no need for a clock to tell when it was time for bed for my boys, who are now 9 and 8 years old. Everything just went downhill fast and it became known as the bewitching hour.As I assume happens in… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Don’t waste your time and energy fretting over remarks you consider unnecessary or unkind. Best advice: Ignore them, and just keep doing your usual good job.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Getting that new perspective on a workplace situation could lead to a solution everyone will accept. Meanwhile, make… Read more »
SALISBURY – A study of Wicomico County’s salaries and benefits have revealed the county is behind the market in minimum and average salaries, but on par with the market in maximum salaries and benefit offerings.In a Wicomico County Council meeting Tuesday, Lorraine Kituri, a senior strategist with the Singer Group, presented county officials with findings… Read more »
The 5th Annual Cricket Center Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk was held last weekend. The center is Worcester county’s child advocacy center serving abused children. Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean City-Ocean Pines members, seated from left, are Dan Peletier, Pat Winkelmayer, Barb Peletier and Carolyn Dryzga; and, standing, Tom Southwell, Sue Wineke and Katie and Jeremy… Read more »
BERLIN — Assateague Coast Trust (ACT) held its first beach sweep of the Trash Free Assateague project over Earth Day weekend.Trash Free Assateague, a project developed by ACT Communications Director Billy Weiland to build community awareness and action to end plastic pollution on the North Point of Assateague Island, is gradually growing a support group… Read more »