Fourth graders in Miss Foreman’s class at Ocean City Elementary were excited to have the Ocean City Fire Department visit their school to teach students about fire safety. Pictured are Emily Ferguson, Bryce Huyett and Kaden Ortt.
POCOMOKE – Students at Pocomoke Middle School will celebrate the success of a new computer science class with an “Hour of Code” next week.In recognition of Computer Science Education Week Dec. 3-9, Pocomoke Middle School will participate in Hour of Code, an international movement to bring attention to coding and computer science.“We’re going to join… Read more »
Thomas Randall WardenOCEAN CITY — Thomas Randall “Randy” Warden passed away on Nov. 20, 2018.Born at George Washington University Hospital on July 24, 1950, Randy is the son of Philip and Helen Marie Warden, who preceded him in death.Randy graduated from Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Va. He lived a full life, both professionally… Read more »
BERLIN- If Tuesday’s scrimmage against Indian River is any indication, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team is deep but fairly untested as they embark on the 2018-2019 campaign.Gone from last year’s regional championship team are several key starters including All-Everything Kevon Voyles and most of the nucleus, but the Seahawks still feature a handful of… Read more »
Ocean City north of 15th Street was mostly undeveloped from there to the Delaware line in the late 1940s. There was, however, a small community known to locals as “Maryland Fenwick” in the area of today’s 141st Street (known at that time as Lea Avenue). There were approximately 50 cottages and a general store, which… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A busy Mayor and Council work session this week included the approval of funding for the annual film festival, a revision of the make-up of the town’s various subcommittees and no takers on a horse-drawn carriage ride franchise.Subcommittees DecidedThe Ocean City Council remained largely intact after the municipal election earlier this month… Read more »
Class of 2019 students honored for outstanding Advanced Placement scores were, front from left, Gracie Gardner, Maria Deckmann, Hailey Merritt, Maya Natesan, Hannah Merritt and Molly McCormick; middle, Parker Brandt, Andrew Stickler, Cole Berry, Colin Miller and Owen Tunis; and, back, Liam Hammond, Henry Taboh, Dominic Anthony, Jared Gabriel and Matt Durkin. Not pictured was… Read more »
The following is the latest installment in an occasional series about the progress of local student-athletes who have gone on to succeed at the next level in their college careers.BERLIN- After getting his feet wet in a solid freshmen season last year, former Stephen Decatur High School standout basketball player Keve Aluma is really hitting… Read more »
I continue to be a sucker for reading good parenting commentaries.Some of the columns I sluff off as inapplicable to what’s happening in my world, but there are many articles that cover germane topics to what Pam and I think about on a daily basis. I find these stories therapeutic to a degree.In general, I… Read more »
SoDel Cares, the philanthropic arm of SoDel Concepts, a hospitality group with 10 coastal-area restaurants, recently donated $4,000 to the Primeros Pasos, an early childhood learning center in Georgetown. Pictured, from left, are Danae Evans, manager of NorthEast Seafood Kitchen; Lindsey Barry, president of SoDel Cares and controller for SoDel Concepts; David Baker, a Primeros… Read more »