BETHANY BEACH — The 2017 Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral will be celebrated on Labor Day Monday Sept. 4 with activities beginning about 5:30 p.m. at the north end of the Bethany Beach Boardwalk. The event is family-friendly, free to the public, and all who attend are encouraged participate in the event, according to Carolyn… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin’s first country music festival is coming to Main Street next weekend.The “Berlin Small Town ThrowDown,” sponsored by Fager’s Island and The Atlantic Hotel, is bringing a touch of country flair to the streets next Saturday.Event organizer John Fager said he and his wife, Michelle, were inspired to bring country music to Berlin… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island have rescinded a proposed reading on voter qualification changes, but agreed to hold an open workshop in an effort to generate a more palatable solution.In a meeting of the Fenwick Island Town Council last Friday, Councilwoman Julie Lee made a motion to rescind an approved first reading on… Read more »
BERLIN – As recovery efforts continue in Texas and along the Gulf Coast region, Delmarva businesses, nonprofits and residents are finding ways to assist areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey.On Tuesday, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) activated its Disaster Relief Fund. The nonprofit will match the first $5,000 in donations and all contributions… Read more »
BERLIN – Statewide testing data released last week show that Worcester County schools surpassed all other counties in five assessments administered in the 2016-2017 school year.The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) exams are administered on a yearly basis to students in grades three through eight and high school.Students are tested… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – A frequent vacationer to Fenwick has gifted a panoramic photograph featuring the island’s beaches and horizon to the town.In last week’s town council meeting, Allen Hansen, a retired foreign service officer of the United States Information Agency (USIA), gifted a professional panoramic picture of Fenwick Island’s beaches to the town.“Presenting a unique… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin’s first country music festival is coming to Main Street next weekend.The “Berlin Small Town ThrowDown,” sponsored by Fager’s Island and The Atlantic Hotel, is bringing a touch of country flair to the streets next Saturday.Event organizer John Fager said he and his wife, Michelle, were inspired to bring country music to Berlin… Read more »
BERLIN – Workshops that teach residents how to handle emergency situations are coming to the Ocean Pines Branch Library next month.These workshops, entitled “Until Help Arrives”, teach participants basic life-saving skills in emergency situations and are presented by Worcester County Emergency Services (WCES) and the Worcester County Volunteer Connection.Fred Webster, WCES director, said the workshops… Read more »
SALISBURY – The Governor’s Office for Children has awarded Wicomico County $764,487 in funding for fiscal year 2018 to support local initiatives that serve children and families.Lisa Campbell, director for Wicomico Local Management Board (LMB)/Wicomico Partnership for Families & Children, said Wicomico’s LMB partnered with Salisbury University’s Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) to… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Members of Fenwick Island’s Sidewalk Committee met with a state official last week to share their hopes and plans for a continuous sidewalk along the town’s main corridor, but the meeting shed little light on who would foot the bill or how long it would take to make the project a reality.In… Read more »