Students from the Stephen Decatur High School’s The Hawk examine high school newspapers from around the country. The staff of the newspaper and yearbook recently attended a Columbia Schloastic Press Association seminar at Columbia University in New York City.
Ocean City Elementary School held its Annual Science Fair recently. Pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students entered more than 150 projects in both the experimental and non-experimental categories. The fair was a great success, with many projects traveling to Snow Hill Middle School to compete in the Worcester County Science Fair. Pictured here are Ryan Strennen… Read more »
Rachel Slotter and Devin Frederick , students at Stephen Decatur Middle School, have won the 2007 Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Oratorical Contest. The students will compete in the Optimist Zone contest, to be held at the Wicomico Board of Education Building, in Salisbury. Local top finishers, pictured from left, are Slotter, first place; Emma Richardson, second;… Read more »
Being with familyShuffleboardWalking my dogPlaying with my catEating cakeBeing with friendsEvenings at home with my husbandBeing happyOcean City — Vivian R. Wolf
BORN THIS WEEK: Your leadership qualities are enhanced by a practical sense of purpose that keeps you focused on your goals. ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The Lamb loves to be surrounded by flocks of admirers. But be careful that someone doesn’t take his or her admiration too far. Use your persuasive skills to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Two Ocean City men, one of whom has a sentencing hearing scheduled on Monday in Worcester County Circuit Court for a conviction on an assault charge in the resort last summer, were arrested this week after allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl at a resort party early Tuesday morning.Ocean City Police this week… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As completion of the newly renovated Tarry-A-While house on Dorchester Street finishes up this month, plans for the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) to move in to its new home are already underway.At the Mayor and City Council meeting Monday night, council members voted unanimously to approve the leasing of the building… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The conversion of the Perdue wastewater plant in Showell for residential use got a positive recommendation from the Worcester County Planning Commission last week, with modifications which could be the basis for a new model of wastewater management.ADC Builders plans to use 1,000 EDUs of 4,000 projected units of sewer, to be… Read more »
ANNAPOLIS – With much of the focus of the General Assembly this year focused on major issues such as the smoking ban, improved health care, stronger sex offender laws and others, the effort to approve slots in Maryland barely got out of the box this year after dominating the legislature for the last four years,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Board of Education has asked for a $7 million increase in the Worcester County schools budget for fiscal year 2008.The $87,306,346 requested budget is 9.6 percent higher than the approved FY 2007 budget.The increase comes mainly from salary and operational costs, said Worcester County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes. School… Read more »