Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.410-641-0157.Second Monday Of Month: Ocean Pines Camera Club 7 p.m. Ocean Pines branch library. Monthly get-together to share photos, tips, programs. Group goes on a photo shoot the Saturday following… Read more »
SALISBURY- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team kept its unbeaten season intact with a win in it opener in the Governor’s Challenge Holiday Tournament last week, but dropped its second game for its first loss of the season.The Mallards entered the Governor’s Challenge with a perfect 7-0 record through the early part of the season… Read more »
NEWARK – Education officials continue to review data associated with the state’s new school rating system.Officials with Worcester County Public Schools say they’re still looking at the ratings associated with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and determining what the new system means for local schools. The Maryland Report Card issued in December revealed that… Read more »
BERLIN – With next week’s opening of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly, over 120 pieces of legislation have already been pre-filed in advance of the session.The Maryland General Assembly convenes next Wednesday, Jan. 9 and before the 90-day session is complete, state lawmakers will debate and ultimately vote on thousands of pieces of legislation from… Read more »
A messy house on Christmas morningWalking to dinner in BerlinNo longer feeling like I have to be awake for New Year’s EveWhen my son wants to practice a sportWhen young people show kindnessMusicians who sing and write their own songsFunny classified adsFeel of an old sweatshirtA puppy’s soft bellyHearing rain from bed and not having… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Opposition to proposed seismic air gun testing off the mid-Atlantic coast gained momentum last week when Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and eight of his colleagues threatened a lawsuit to stop the potentially dangerous practice.Frosh announced during a press conference last Thursday he and the attorneys general of eight other Atlantic coast… Read more »
BERLIN – Holiday activities in Berlin and Ocean City served as models last week for a city in Texas eager to implement similar programs.Staff and councilmembers from Forney, a city near Dallas, visited the Eastern Shore during the final days of 2018 to take in Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights and Berlin’s annual ball drop.“I… Read more »
The last two weeks have been a blur.Since the third week of December, I have basically spent each day reminding myself what day it is in the week because it has never felt like the day it should be.The main difference with this year’s Christmas and New Year’s weeks was the timing of the holidays…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Connecting a bike route at the Maryland-Delaware line, securing grant funds to develop a bike masterplan and completing an application for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation are just a few of the things a resort committee hopes to accomplish in the coming year.Since their first meeting in August, members of the Ocean… Read more »
SALISBURY- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team got a split in its two games in the Governor’s Challenge Holiday Tournament in Salisbury last week, dropping its opener to Tallwood before rebounding with a win over Laurel of Delaware.The Seahawks played in the boys’ varsity Bracket 1 and drew a tough assignment against Tallwood High School… Read more »