BERLIN – People need to be kinder.That’s the message a group of Stephen Decatur High School students are hoping to share with a traveling mural project.“They wanted to do something to open people’s eyes,” said Darlene Idoni-McCann, a French teacher at Stephen Decatur. “We are tired of the negativity.”It was more than two years ago… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials approved a new floating zoning district designed to give more flexibility to the developers of health care facilities.The Worcester County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve legislation to create a floating zoning district known as a health care planned unit development (HCPUD). The HCPUD designation, according to attorney Mark Cropper,… Read more »
BERLIN – School system officials are hoping a new physical education program will teach students the importance of staying active throughout their lives.Starting this fall, students in grades three through nine will begin using the FitnessGram program in physical education class. Tamara Mills, the school system’s coordinator of health instruction, says the program aims to… Read more »
POCOMOKE – Blue and gold streamers waving, Pocomoke Elementary School students helped education officials surprise Principal Michael Browne this week with the news that he was named the Maryland Association of Elementary Principals’ National Distinguished Principal for 2017.Less than a month after Pocomoke Elementary School (PES) earned recognition as a National Title I Distinguished School,… Read more »
NEWARK – Citing the growing technology industry, a local parent encouraged school system officials to expand the availability of computer classes available to students.During Tuesday’s meeting of the Worcester County Board of Education, parent Trisha Kaufman approached the board with concerns regarding the lack of computer programming courses available to Worcester County students.“There really is… Read more »
BERLIN – Concerns regarding the need for community feedback highlighted a discussion of changes planned for the Ocean Pines Association Country Club.Brett Hill, acting general manager of the association, presented plans for renovations to the second floor of the country club during a meeting of the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) board of directors Monday. Though… Read more »
BERLIN – The launch of an online forum by the Ocean Pines Association last week was met with criticism from several members of the association’s board of directors.In a meeting Monday, Ocean Pines Association (OPA) board members Dave Stevens, Cheryl Jacobs and Slobodan Trendic all voiced concerns about the new realopforum.com, which they say they… Read more »
SNOW HILL – County officials responded to news that Worcester County’s Maintenance of Effort calculation would be increasing with candid criticism.During Tuesday’s meeting of the Worcester County Commissioners, Chief Administrative Officer Harold Higgins informed officials that Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funding would increase $2,387,012 in FY2018. The increase is tied to modifications made to MOE… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials are facing a roughly $5 million shortfall as they begin the annual budget process.County staff presented the Worcester County Commissioners with a requested FY2018 operating budget of $204 million on Tuesday. County revenues in the coming year are expected to reach $199 million, leaving officials with a shortfall of… Read more »
NEWARK – Worcester County educator Valerie Zienty has earned a national recognition after being nominated by one of her students.Zienty, who teaches pre-engineering at Worcester Technical High School, has been named a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). She was nominated for the honor by Laila Mirza,… Read more »