Fundraiser A SuccessEditor:Coastal Hospice sincerely thanks everyone who made this year’s Hats for Hospice fundraising party a big success. The event raised more than $19,000 to fund the patient charity care Coastal Hospice provides.Every year, a dedicated committee of volunteers helps us organize this Preakness Day event. We would like to personally thank co-chairs Nancy… Read more »
Topless Issue PuzzlingEditor:I have been floored reading about this topless issue in Ocean City.I have been visiting Ocean City since 1987 with my family and have owned a home there since 2003. My three kids were brought on vacation every year to Ocean City and have great memories of the Boardwalk and beach. We loved… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A recent spate of confusion regarding decision-making begins to clear up. But caution is still advised. Continue to check details. An old friend has important news.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You’re anxious to see your ideas move from concept to development. But trying to force the issue right… Read more »
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN — In a divergence from tradition, the Worcester County Fair is slated to be held from June 23- 25 this year rather than in its usual August.The decision to move the fair to earlier in the summer was in response to the high heat fair attendees experienced last year, according to Fair… Read more »
Rebecca EvansStaff WriterBERLIN — Katie Hofman will be shipping out to Annapolis at the end of June to join the other midshipmen in the Naval Academy’s Class of 2021.Hofman’s appointment to the Naval Academy is the culmination of an application process that began in her sophomore year of high school at Decatur and has continued… Read more »
Longest Summer In Decades Worth CelebratingEditor:School’s out for summer, and the Maryland Tourism Coalition (MTC) could not possibly be more excited for the longest summer seasons in decades – thanks in part to an extremely mild winter that allowed for earlier than normal school dismissal dates as well as the recent executive order by Governor… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A heads-up alert to all free-spirited Ewes and Rams: Be wary of a deal that could result in compromising your independence. Check every detail before making a commitment.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): New facts emerge that help put an irksome workplace situation in perspective. Meanwhile, pay more attention… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — AAA Mid-Atlantic projects nearly 834,0000 Marylanders will travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 2.3 percent increase compared to 2016, and the highest figure for the holiday since 2005, mirroring the nationwide trend for Memorial Day travel. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 25 to Monday, May… Read more »
BERLIN — The Berlin Heritage Foundation will hold the second annual “Afternoon on the Lawn” on Sunday, June 4, from 3-6 p.m. at the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on Main Street.You don’t have to be an Anglophile or an aristocrat and you don’t have to attend in period costume (although the dress is garden… Read more »
BERLIN — The new 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore group have donated $3,400 to the Cricket Center, a child advocacy center that creates a community response to hold child abusers accountable and allows children to experience hope and healing.“Our main objective is to reduce trauma to child victims by bringing all necessary local… Read more »