Branch Manager NamedBERLIN — Shore United Bank announced Lynn Hancock has joined the company as a branch manager for new location in Ocean City scheduled to open next March.Hancock joins Shore United Bank with prior experience in consumer and business banking and knowledge of the Ocean City market area.“We are excited to have Lynn on… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2019
Ocean Pines Anglers Hold 2019 Angler Of The Year Awards
The Ocean Pines Anglers Club presented its 2019 Angler of the Year Awards at the December meeting. Winners were Bruce Polley, bluefish 24 ½ inches; Budd Heim and Kevin Welkner, tie, tautog 17 inches; Budd Heim, flounder, 24 inches; Dave Rippy, weakfish, 21 inches; Tom Nelson, black drum, 27 ¾ inches; Budd Heim, sheepshead, 22… Read more »
Worcester Prep Lower School Visit With Santa & Donate Gifts To Diakonia
Worcester Prep Lower School students, from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5, eagerly lined up Dec. 16 to visit with Santa and give gifts to those in need at Diakonia. Hundreds of gifts were donated to Diakonia’s two homeless shelters that provide emergency and transitional housing, food services and counseling for their guests. Pictured with Santa are… Read more »
Surfrider Foundation OC Give Presentation At DWC Meeting
Members from the Surfrider Foundation of Ocean City gave a presentation at a recent meeting of the Democratic Women’s Club of Worcester County (DWC). The next meeting will be on Jan. 20, 2020 at the Ocean Pines Community Center at 9:30 a.m. Pictured, from left, are Surfrider Foundation’s Jane Robinson, Leah Fuller and Bonnie Preziosi and… Read more »
Cops & Courts – December 27, 2019
Christmas Tree AssaultOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested for assault last week after allegedly pushing over a Christmas tree and knocking over a female victim.Around 2 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on 142nd Street for a reported domestic assault. Upon arrival, the officer… Read more »
State Elks Association Members Meet With Local Elks Lodge
Maryland, Delaware and DC State Association President John Loftus visited Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 this month to build bridges between the lodge and the state association. Loftus is shown with local lodge officers as well as other state association dignitaries. Submitted Photos
OCES Pre-K Practice Counting With “Snowmen At Christmas” Story
After reading the story “Snowmen at Christmas,” Lisa Kristick’s afternoon PreK-3 class students at Ocean City Elementary utilized their counting skills to place eight buttons on each of their snowmen.
OPLGA Holds Annual Pink Lady Tourney
The Ocean Pines Ladies Golf Association (OPLGA) held its Annual Pink Lady Golf Tournament at the Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club in October to raise money to help provide mammogram screenings through the Eunice Q. Sorin Women’s Diagnostics Center at Atlantic General Hospital. The association raised $1,608 this year, bringing total contributions over six… Read more »
School Officials Address Incidents With County Council
SALISBURY – A discussion with county leaders last week highlighted the school systems efforts to address student behavior.Last week, Superintendent Donna Hanlin, school system administrators and members of the Wicomico County Board of Education met with the Wicomico County Council to share several initiatives aimed at improving school climate and student conduct after an uptick… Read more »
Author Donates Books To Schools
BERLIN — Local author Hunter “Bunk” Mann visited Berlin Intermediate School last Friday to donate copies of his books to several schools in Worcester County.Mann has authored two coffee table books, Vanishing Ocean City, and its companion book Ghosts in the Surf. Both titles will be available at Berlin Intermediate School, as well as each middle and… Read more »