OCEAN CITY – Trimper Rides will be open for two weekends this fall, Nov. 25-26 and December 2-3 for the Christmas Carnival Fundraiser. Hours of operation will be noon to 5 p.m. each day.The event will have live holiday music, vendors and an opportunity to tell Santa what you want for Christmas! The Christmas Carnival… Read more »
Kindergarten students at Ocean City Elementary celebrated their love of reading by dressing up as their favorite story characters. Pictured is Mrs. Engh and her class.
SALISBURY – The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore honored four award recipients and celebrated annual grant-making efforts at its Annual Meeting and Report to the Community on Nov. 3. The foundation announced a total of $6.1 million in grants made in fiscal year 2023, including more than $549,000 in scholarships to local students.To kick… Read more »
BERLIN — Katie Griffin arrived at Stephen Decatur in 2020 inheriting a field hockey program with barely enough players to field a team. The longtime coach wasn’t sure what she got herself into at the time.Fortunately, Griffin’s daughter, Skylar (a Bayside all-conference player) and other upper classmen recruited some ninth graders to tryout. The team… Read more »
Losing Faith In CountyEditor:Has the Fiscal Year 2025 budget allocation to the Worcester County Board of Education already been decided by the County Commissioners? By the article posted online this week and in the paper today, it would seem so.Chief Administrative Officer Weston Young shared in the article that Maintenance of Effort will likely be the funding formula for the… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School’s Student Government Association joined forces last month with the Teal Bay Mitzvah Team of Ocean Pines for a fantastic cause — collecting winter clothing items for local charities. Last week, members from the Teal Bay Mitzvah team stopped by WPS to pick up the generous donations. They were thrilled to deliver these… Read more »
Carlton H Lyons, Jr.FENWICK ISLAND — Carlton H Lyons, Jr., 94, of Fenwick Island, died Oct. 12, 2023 at Beebe Hospital. He donated his body to science with the cremated remains to be interned in the Roxana Cemetery.Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of the late Carlton H. Lyons, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth… Read more »
NEWARK – Officials from Worcester County Public Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education officially celebrated the establishment of The Nest Early Learning Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony.“The Nest Early Learning Center is not only providing a valuable service to our community but is providing an incredible apprenticeship opportunity for students here at Worcester… Read more »
BERLIN – Caitlin and Jamie Evans, owners of Dockside Pocomoke Restaurant, recently donated $750 to Atlantic General Hospital’s Eunice Q. Sorin Women’s Diagnostic Center.The contribution was raised from raffle proceeds of a Deep Eddy guitar that was signed by football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis and Grammy Award-winning country music band Lonestar during Dockside’s annual… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School’s ninth grade embarked on an exciting adventure to the Iron Pony Adventure Park in Chincoteague, Va. last month. The park offered more than 30 aerial obstacles spread across two levels, allowing students to push themselves to new heights. Students were fully secured with safety harnesses as they traversed ladders, tight ropes, and… Read more »