OCEAN CITY – The Mid Atlantic Chapter of The Best Day Foundation announced this week it will return to Ocean City the weekend of Sept. 7-8.The organization, which hosts several events in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland each year, seeks to provide a personalized, fun and safe experience for participants with disabilities and make the… Read more »
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Softball Nationals Return Next Week
SALISBURY – Over 5,250 softball players will soon be on the Lower Eastern Shore for the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern Nationals.This year’s Eastern Nationals will be held from July 17-Aug. 3. The event draws over 350 girls’ softball teams from 19 states and Canada to the region over three weeks. States represented… Read more »
The Greyhound Store Will Host Book Signing
BERLIN — Mary K. Tilghman will launch her new novella, “Love Letters & Gingerbread,” at The Greyhound, an independent bookstore in Berlin, on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:30 a.m.Tilghman, who splits her time between Baltimore and Ocean Pines, will sign both the new Christmas-themed novella as well as the second edition of “Divided Loyalties,” a… Read more »
Program Wraps Up Two-Week Nature Explorers Summer Camp
BERLIN — Assateague Coastal Trust’s COAST KIDS program just concluded its 2019 Nature Explorers Summer Enrichment Camp, a two-week day camp offering area youth the opportunity to explore parks, waterways, trails, farms, and museums across Delmarva.COAST KIDS is a family-based environmental education program of the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT), with a mission to bring children… Read more »
OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Nelson Jacobsen: Saving The Planet Now
(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Nelson Jacobsen had graduated from DeMatha High School in 1982. He hadn’t been in Maryland very long, having just moved from Texas two… Read more »
What’s Your Sign? July 5, 2019
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Don’t be surprised if, in spite of your well-made plans, something goes awry. But don’t worry. Your knowledge of the facts plus your Arian charm will help you work it out.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A personal relationship seems to be demanding more than you feel you’re able… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – July 5, 2019
Harris Credited For Drilling VoteEditor:Congressman Andy Harris recently took a stand on behalf of his constituents against expanded offshore drilling. Marylanders have made it clear, and he listened: our coastal economy is incompatible with offshore oil drilling activities. Our fishermen, coastal business owners and Realtors depend on a clean Chesapeake Bay and healthy Atlantic coastline… Read more »
OC Museum, Pines Players Partner On Weekly Shows
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum has teamed up a local acting group, the Ocean Pines Players, to produce a free live performance called Petticoat Regime.This 30-minute performance will take place outside the museum on the Boardwalk on Mondays from 10-10:30 a.m. July 8 through Aug. 24. This program will offer a… Read more »
Women’s Fund Presents $40K In Grants To Charities
SALISBURY – The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Women’s Fund recently granted $40,000 to area nonprofits during its 8th annual grant reception.The fund focuses its grant making efforts on addressing the unmet needs of women and girls in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.“Each year our Women’s Fund continues to grow, allowing likeminded people to… Read more »
Chamber Music By The Sea Plans Summer Festival
BERLIN – Now entering its fourth season of bringing top-notch classical music to Eastern Shore audiences, Chamber Music by the Sea announced its 2019 festival of concerts and community events this week.This year’s expanded roster of activities will run from Aug. 11-17 and includes three public concerts, two intimate salon concerts in magnificent private homes,… Read more »