The Worcester County Commission for Women sponsored the annual McGuffey Bookworm Program on Monday, June 2. The Worcester County Commission for Women purchases book bags and books for summer reading for all Worcester County students in grades kindergarten through three. Students promised to read their books, take good care of them and to share them… Read more »

Ocean City Elementary School was the first school in the state to achieve 100 percent proficiency in mathematics and reading, as measured by the 2007 Maryland School Assessment (MSA). The accomplishment has sparked the interest of educators across the state, as well as in the United States Department of Education (USDE). Ed Cashman, center, Region… Read more »

Jeff Thaler, left, presents a pewter tray from the congregation of Temple Bat Yam, a Reform Jewish Temple in Berlin, to Joyce Klein for her 13 years of service as treasurer during the annual meeting.

Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club members Louis Shockley and Doris Taylor join President Jeff Grim in promoting the Annual Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club Flea Market on Saturday, June 21, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Harley Davidson of Ocean City. Cost for a space is $25. Bring your own set-up table and props. To reserve space contact… Read more »

Members of the Board of Directors of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial are pictured accepting a check for $1,000 from M&T Bank in Pennington Commons. Pictured are Jim Spicknall, M&T Branch Manager, Mary Ann Moore, Roseann Bridgman and Ron Haslam.

Anthony D’Antonio, director of College Guidance at Worcester Preparatory School, has been named the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling Counselor of the Year for the State of Maryland. Awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding secondary school counselors and college admissions counselors from each of PCACAC’s four states and the District of… Read more »

A golf tournament held in memory of Bill Wills recently raised $3,500 for the benefit of Coastal Hospice. An avid golfer and resident of River Run Golf Community, Wills had many friends who organized the event in the weeks following his death. Tournament organizers presented a check to Coastal Hospice President Marion Keenan.  Pictured, from… Read more »

Patricia Ilzcuk-Lavanceau, representing Comcast, accepts the platinum sponsor and team award from Relay For Life co-chairs Dawn Hodge and Lisa Shiells at the North Worcester County Rock Around the Clock Relay Wrap Up Celebration.

Town of Ocean City Tour and Travel Coordinator Norma Dobrowolski graduated Magna Cum Laude from Salisbury University on May 17 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is shown here with her fiancé, Jim Lavrich and mother, Norma Lee Gray.

Summer Solstice Celebration Chair Joan Jenkins, right, meets with John and Lisa Justice, owners of the Salisbury restaurant, 327 Main, the Original Jimmy’s Grill, to plan the June 20 event benefiting the restoration of the Rackliffe House. The restaurant will cater the traditional dinner. For information about the event, call Jenkins at 410-641-3336.