Last month, Worcester County Health Department staff received an Employee Team Innovation Award from the Maryland Department of Health for their work as instructors for local Mental Health and Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings. The state recognized Worcester Health MHFA instructors for their creativity and commitment towards advancing awareness of mental health issues…. Read more »
Author Archives: Dispatch Staff
Cops And Courts – July 21, 2017
Bicyclist StruckOCEAN CITY — A Salisbury man was charged with hit-and-run last weekend after allegedly striking a bicyclist in downtown Ocean City and leaving the scene, apparently unaware he had hit someone.Around 12:50 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a reported hit-and-run collision involving a bicycle in the area… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – July 21, 2017
Vincent F. CoyneOCALA, Fla. — Vincent F. Coyne, 80, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home in Ocala, Fla.He leaves his wife of 58 years, Janet L. Coyne; his children, Sandra Coyne, Vincent Coyne and wife Christina Coyne and Robert and wife Dawn Coyne; daughter-in-law, Tiffany Coyne; his grandchildren, Justin Coyne, Phallen Foley, Nicholas… Read more »
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 Donates $4,000 To Coastal Hospice
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 donated $4,000 this month to Coastal Hospice for the purpose of adding additional rooms and medical support for their new facility in Worcester County. Charity Committee members Charlie Loane, Bruce Martinec and Jim Flaig and Carroll Wagner are pictured making the check presentation to Heather Duma, accepting on behalf of… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 21, 2017
Summer of 1955Volume 1Edition 1Issue HighlightsThis was the first issue ever of The Resorter.The covers in the early days of The Resorter were quite different than the later years. At this time, it was published by Wm. A. Dryden and owned by the Eastern Shore Times.Miss Ocean City 1955 was Lolita “Teensy” Hall, a 17-year-old high… Read more »
Two Worcester Prep Sophomores Attend Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar
Worcester Prep sophomores Maria Deckmann, left, of Milton, Del. and Maya Natesan of Salisbury, recently attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. They joined more than 200 other young leaders representing various high schools. The goal is to provide the youths with a stimulating forum for learning about critical issues while broadening their understanding… Read more »
Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley Gives Partners With Love For Lungs
Every month Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley Gives, a committee within ASC&D Serves, donates to employee-nominated charities or causes. For the month of May, it partnered with Love for Lungs, a tennis tournament that raises money for lung research at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. Above, Abigail Plylar, a local student, created this event… Read more »
Area Rotary Clubs Introduce New 2017/2018 Officers
Area Rotary Clubs introduced 2017/2018 Officers at a recent meeting. Pictured, seated from left, are Marty Pusey, president, Snow Hill Rotary; Willie Jackson, president, Pocomoke Rotary; and Margaret Mudron, president, Ocean City-Berlin Rotary; and, standing from left, are Ann Gibb, past-president, Snow Hill Rotary; Carol Dorman, treasurer, Snow Hill Rotary; Bill Ferguson, assistant district governor;… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town – July 14, 2017
Every Friday: FORGE Youth And Family Meetings6:30-8:30 p.m. House of Mercy Sanctuary, behind House of Mercy Thrift Shop, Route 113, Selbyville. Small meal, music, games and life lessons. All are welcome. 443-513-1048.Every 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. 410-641-7667.Every 2nd Friday: Food PantryNew Bethel United Methodist Church, 10203 Germantown Rd., Berlin…. Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 14, 2017
Summer of 1979Volume XXIVEdition 11Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was 19-year-old Jean McVeigh, an Arnold, Md., resident who took part in the Miss Maryland-USA Beauty Pageant held in Ocean City in March of 1979.An article on real estate in Ocean City included Mallard Island, which “consists of homes in the $150,000 to $300,000” range.Among the… Read more »