Ocean City Elementary School volunteer Skip Carey presented a check to the kindergarten students, enabling each of them to receive a $5 coupon to spend at the school’s 2019 Scholastic Book Fair. Carey loves to volunteer in the kindergarten classrooms at OCES. Pictured with Carey from left, are Brooks Huye,tt, Frederick Singer, Landon Bounds, Joshua… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Following a somewhat terse debate, resort officials did not approve a motion that would have revoked the approval of nine small-scale cell towers in certain north-end residential neighborhoods.In what was a slight breach of etiquette, Councilman Tony DeLuca during the council comments section of Monday’s meeting made a motion to revoke the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As work concludes on a storm drain cleaning project, a resort committee last week got a better understanding of how funds were used to remove sand and sediment from the pipes and catch basins.At last week’s meeting of the Ocean City Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, officials with the public… Read more »
Students in Vit’s fifth-grade social studies class at Berlin Intermediate School learned about important battles during the American Revolution. They created timelines of six important battles, identifying their significance, important people who took part in the battle, the outcome of each battle, as well as a visual to accompany each battle. Pictured, from left, are… Read more »
Members of the Worcester Preparatory School competition team at the Destination Imagination Tournament included Izzy Huber, Savannah Palmisano, Vanesska Hall, Dylan Simons, Travis Netting, Team Manager Keith Geiger and Sydney Tingle. Not pictured is Lydia Schwartz.
SALISBURY – Wicomico officials are hoping to incorporate the history of a county-owned property into the development of a regional park.Earlier this month, local genealogist and historian Mike Hitch presented the community with his findings on the history of a county-owned property known as Pirate’s Wharf.“It turned out this site is very unique and has… Read more »
SALISBURY – Officials in Wicom-ico County agreed this week to extend the date for adopting the fiscal years 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program for a second time.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council approved a resolution to extend the date for adopting the fiscal years 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) from March 19 to June 4. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A bill introduced in the General Assembly which would have transferred ownership of the temporary islands created in the coastal bays behind Ocean City to the state for conservation purposes died this week when it failed to make it out of a House committee.House Bill 54, introduced at the request of the… Read more »
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver announced his plans this week to fully fund the Board of Education’s requests in the proposed fiscal year 2020 operating budget.In a public hearing Wednesday, Culver presented a $148 million proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2020. The spending plan includes $800,000 above maintenance of effort to fully… Read more »
SALISBURY – Peninsula Regional Health System and the Wicomico County Board of Education will hold HealthFest: An event for all ages, on Saturday, March 30, from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.This year’s event, a showcase of healthy exhibits and free health screenings, will be held at James M. Bennett High School on College Avenue in Salisbury.Over 35… Read more »