NEWARK – Connections of Pocomoke High School are speaking in support of a student mural following concerns voiced by some community members.During last week’s Worcester County Board of Education meeting, two Pocomoke High School graduates and one current student defended a mural inside the school. The mural, which depicts raised fists with the words “Your… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgIt was truly a fall day today with cool morning temperatures, sunny skies and a chilly breeze out of the northwest. There wasn’t a lot going on in the ocean and traffic on the bay was light, but there was a little fishing going on.Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break Charters was fishing the OC… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It was learned this week a seldom-used, city-owned parking lot could be the lynchpin for a major redevelopment project in the very south end of the resort.For decades, there have been attempts to redevelop the old Holt’s Landing property at the base of the town at South Philadelphia Avenue to no avail…. Read more »
BERLIN – Halloween trick-or-treating is set for Sunday, Oct. 31 in Berlin.Police Chief Arnold Downing announced this week that trick-or-treating would take place on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.“We are advising folks if they do not want to participate in trick or treating to please have their lights off,” Downing said.As… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – Universal masking will keep Worcester County students in the classroom, Superintendent Lou Taylor reiterated last week.Taylor, a guest speaker at Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino’s town meeting Thursday, spoke primarily about the need to keep kids in class and the ramifications of not following the state’s mask mandate for schools. Regardless of… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O17lpwXnpKk&t=26sHit the video link for the Angler’s Advantage at Atlantic TackleWell the wind blew again today and the ocean was again rough, but it was fishable and there were fish to be caught. Tomorrow looks to be another rough one in the ocean and some boats have already cancelled because of it. There was some… Read more »
BERLIN — From Pocomoke to Ocean City, Berlin to Ocean Pines, there’s something happening at every corner of the region during Worcester County History Week, scheduled for Oct. 10-16.History Week evolved from an annual tour of historic homes presented by the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum begun in 2017.This year, along with the continuation of… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Delays in permitting and uncertainty regarding a public-private partnership between the town and a local developer have cast a shadow over a dredging project in Fenwick Island.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to spend $51,000 for soil and archeological studies of the Little Assawoman Bay. While the town had… Read more »
NEWARK– The Worcester County Board of Education approved bids for the addition at Stephen Decatur Middle School last week.On Sept. 21, the school board voted 5-0 to approve bids totaling $11,093,860 for the addition of a new wing to Stephen Decatur Middle. School board member Jon Andes, who was superintendent when the facility was originally… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O17lpwXnpKkHit the video link for the Angler’s Advantage at Atlantic TackleThere was a little window of little wind this morning which gave the ocean going fleet enough time to venture out for a nice day of fishing. The offshore guys headed to the deep where the tunas were snapping very well and the ocean bottom… Read more »