Members of the Worcester County Garden Club were instructed on the basics of floral design from member Jackie Davies during a recent meeting. Davies is pictured with floral arrangements she created during her program.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
A Week In Business – December 1, 2023
Promotions, New HiresBERLIN – Taylor Bank is pleased to announce a series of recent leadership promotions and new hires.Debbie Rickards was promoted to branch operations manager. In this position, Rickards will oversee branch operations for multiple branches in partnership with our regional branch managers. In addition, she will assess and mitigate risk through inspection of… Read more »
Coldwell Banker Realty Donated to Ocean View Historical Society
Greg Goldman, regional vice president of Coldwell Banker Realty in the Mid-Atlantic, recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Ocean View Historical Society. Pictured, left to right are Greg Goldman, regional vice president, Coldwell Banker Realty in the Mid-Atlantic, Irene Vrentzos, branch vice president, and Anne Powell, sales associate, with the Coastal Delaware office… Read more »
Obituaries – December 1, 2023
Ruth Fisher HallBISHOPVILLE — Ruth Fisher Hall, 96, of Bishopville, died on Nov. 25, 2023.Born in 1927, Mrs. Hall was the daughter of Robert Jennings Fisher and Nannie Gibbs Fisher. She was the youngest of eight children raised on Holly Grove Farm a few miles west of Ocean City.Ruth was married to her late husband,… Read more »
OC Staff To Review Airport Proposals
OCEAN CITY – Officials will review multiple proposals for projects at the Ocean City Municipal Airport following bid openings this week.In a Mayor and Council meeting Tuesday, two bids were opened for the installation of a new roof at the Ocean City Municipal Airport maintenance hangar. A bid price of $592,300 from Willow Construction and… Read more »
Cops & Courts – December 1, 2023
Attempted KidnappingOCEAN CITY – A man is facing serious kidnapping and assault charges after two disturbing encounters with young children in the downtown area.On Nov. 8, around 3:30 p.m., an Ocean City police officer was dispatched to the 7-Eleven on N. Division Street for “a suspicious male saying he wanted to ‘buy children,’ according to… Read more »
Shore Gives More Campaign Sets New Donor Record Of $310K
SALISBURY – A day celebrating philanthropy for Lower Shore nonprofits culminated in a recording breaking $310,178 raised for participating organizations.More than 2,279 donations were made during the 9th annual Shore Gives More Giving Tuesday campaign. Since inception the campaign has raised more than $1.8 million to benefit local organizations.Giving Tuesday, held each year on the… Read more »
Ocean City To Maintain Scooter Rental Restrictions
OCEAN CITY – Citing a downward trend in collisions, officials this week agreed to maintain scooter rental restrictions in Ocean City.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Council voted to maintain restrictions it placed on rental scooters and to continue to monitor existing scooter rental activity. In an annual report this week, City Manager Terry McGean reported… Read more »
Berlin Delays LDC Letter
BERLIN– Officials opted to delay approval of a motion addressing concerns from the board that monitors how casino impact grants are spent.The Berlin Town Council this week tabled a motion acknowledging the Local Development Council (LDC) desire that the town work toward funding LEOPS (the Law Enforcement Officers Pension System) with more than just casino… Read more »
Optimist Club Conducted Youth Identification Project
The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club conducted a youth identification project at Pocomoke Elementary School. Five classes of kindergarten students were fingerprinted on an identification form that will be given to their parents. Pictured (left to right) front row are Michael Brown (former PES principal), Roger Pacella (former PES principal and Optimist member), Darlene Crippen (PES… Read more »