BERLIN – A grassroots campaign started by a Berlin resident aims to have the town’s newest park renamed in honor of a well-known mailman.Resident Bill Todd this week started a petition effort to have Berlin Falls Park renamed in honor of James Tingle. Tingle recently retired after more than three decades of delivering mail in… Read more »
BERLIN – Students at Stephen Decatur High School will celebrate four decades of enchanting local children from the stage with this year’s rendition of Fantastic Mr. Fox.On Dec. 1, students will kick off the 40th Annual Stephen Decatur High School Children’s Theatre with Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. In the coming days, the show is… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A Christmas tradition continues albeit in a new location this week in Snow Hill.Visitors to Friday’s annual Christmas Market in Snow Hill will have the opportunity to get a start on holiday shopping as they admire the renovations in progress at the town’s former opera house. Though the Christmas Market is typically… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Snow Hill students are inspiring individuals throughout their community with a unique public art project.Under the guidance of art teacher Cindy Sullivan, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students have painted positive messages on rocks that have been placed in public locations for passersby to find. The project has introduced them to the concept… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Acknowledging a community need, the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners has agreed to allow Super Soda to sell beer and wine.On Nov. 16, the board agreed to grant Super Soda’s application for a Class A beer and wine license. More than a dozen community members attended the hearing to show their… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Overwhelming community support for a radiothon to benefit the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute resulted in more than $20,000 in fundraising to support the project.On Nov. 11, Ocean 98 hosted a radiothon at Seacrets to raise money for the Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) cancer center to be… Read more »
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur Middle School encouraged students to look toward the future with a college and career fair.On Nov. 17 close to 40 professionals, schools and organizations from the Eastern Shore set up at the middle school’s college and career fair to show students what they could do with their lives. Participants ranged from… Read more »
BERLIN – The edible forest garden at Stephen Decatur Park continues to take shape as volunteers prepped the patch of ground for winter this week.The garden, located near the park’s pond, was planted early this year under the guidance of Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT). It’s currently filled with things like radishes, blueberries, goldenrod and the… Read more »
NEWARK – The new state-mandated post-Labor Day school start has simplified the calendar process for local jurisdictions.In Worcester County, the school system has put forth two potential school year options instead of the usual three in the annual calendar survey. In Wicomico County, two options were provided to the public but only one included the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Industry leaders named Worcester County’s own Lisa Challenger Maryland Tourism Person of the Year for 2016.At the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit held this month in Baltimore, Challenger, who has served as head of Worcester County tourism since 1989, was awarded the honor for her commitment to the industry.“To be recognized by… Read more »