Atlantic General Hospital has acquired a special piece of medical equipment that is especially helpful for young children, paid for with a $15,000 donation from American Legion Post 166. In lay terms, it is known as a non-invasive ventilator, and is used to assist breathing without having to create an artificial airway.. The donation was… Read more »

On Sept. 26 the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City presented a check for $500 to the Cricket Center. Pictured in the center is the Kiwanis Club Treasurer Carolyn Dryzga.

Members of American Legion Post 166 were treated to a special demonstration by Rico, a dog specially trained to sniff out landmines so they can be deactivated by explosive experts. Rico is a Belgian Malinois, specially trained by the Marshall Legacy Institute of Alexandria, VA.At the Post, Rico and his handler, Anne Wooleyhand, worked a… Read more »

Ocean City Elementary School custodian Ivory Smith was named the 2023 Maryland State Education Association’s Support Professional of the Year.  Smith was honored on Sept. 11 by Cheryl Smith, president of the Maryland State Teacher’s Association, Julie Smith, school principal, and John Carnahan, Uniserv Director for Worcester and Somerset counties.

Kiwanis Club treasurer Carolyn Dryzga delivered a check in the amount of $500 to Worcester County Youth & Family Counseling Services in Berlin, MD.  Pictured is Executive Director of WCYFS Jennifer Leggour and Carolyn Dryzga.

Janice Uhitzsch, Patricia Seufert, Beth Leonard, Abigail Imus, and Jimena DeChant made sunflower paintings by pouring the paint onto canvases at the Art League of Ocean City’s Pour Painting Class on Sept. 15.

Berlin resident Bruce Hyder was recently recognized for his years of service on the town’s parks commission. Hyder, center, is pictured with (from left) Berlin Parks Commission members Sarah Hooper, Mike Wiley, Mayor Zack Tyndall and Patricia Dufendach.

Atlantic General Hospital received a generous donation of $5,245 from the LPGA Amateur Golf Association Eastern Shore MD/DE chapter. This donation from the chapter’s annual Pink Ball Week fundraising event will assist those in the community who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, specifically those with limited or no healthcare coverage.  Pictured from left are… Read more »

Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall, right, recently swore in new municipal committee members from left, Erich Pfeffer, Kristen Gerhart, Jennie Allen, Mike Wiley, Patricia Dufendach, Sarah Hooper, Steven Scheiber, Natalie Blanton, Carol Rose and Tony Weeg.

The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently helped serve dinner and presented a check to Believe in Tomorrow’s Children House by the Sea.  Pictured from left to right are Past District Governor Cliff Berg, Mary Brown, Donna Berg, and Amanda Koontz .