BERLIN – A quarter of the high school students in Worcester County’s public schools are now learning with laptops.Nearly 600 of the county’s 2,014 high school students have their own mobile devices thanks to the digital conversion launched in Worcester County this fall. Laptops have been provided to all of the ninth-graders in Worcester County… Read more »
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New Berlin Signs To Tout ‘Small Town’ Designation, Remind Motorists To Watch Speed
BERLIN – Two new signs will soon welcome visitors to Berlin.The town received approval from the Worcester County Commissioners to install two signs, one on Route 113 and another on Libertytown Road, welcoming drivers to Berlin. Laura Allen, town administrator, says it’s part of an effort to increase the town’s visibility in the wake of… Read more »
Regional Biking Initiatives Picking Up Momentum With OC, Berlin, Salisbury Putting More Focus On ‘Red-Headed Step Child Of Transportation’
OCEAN CITY – The quest to connect many of the region’s neighborhoods and communities with safe bike lanes may still be slow, but advocates believe both support and progress is picking up speed and momentum.The term “walkable/bikeable” has become not just a community buzz word in places like Berlin and Salisbury, but it’s also become… Read more »
Baltimore Shares OC’s Offshore Drilling Opposition
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City got an unexpected ally in its opposition to a federal proposal to open a vast section of ocean off the mid-Atlantic coast for seismic testing and offshore drilling this week when the city of Baltimore passed its own formal measure opposing the measure.The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)… Read more »
Wicomico Eyes Three-Option School Board Referendum
SALISBURY – Wicomico County will make another bid this year at legislation enabling a referendum on an appointed versus and elected public school board, but officials are still seeking clarification on what the referendum should look like.For years, Wicomico County has wrestled with the concept of going from a school board appointed by the governor… Read more »
Old Commercial Boat’s Materials Dropped On Reef Site
OCEAN CITY — Just a week after the dilapidated “New Hope,” a fixture on the West Ocean City commercial harbor landscape for years, was dismantled, much of its steel and salvageable material found its new home on the ocean floor at the Bob Gower Artificial Reef site this week.Last week, Captain Jeremiah Kogon and the… Read more »
Schultheis’ Death Shocks Community
SALISBURY — The Lower Shore community lost a valued leader last weekend when Rob Schultheis was struck and killed by a pick-up truck while running.Schultheis, 37, was well known in the resort area and across the shore for his tireless dedication to Salisbury University and as a district sales manager for Sysco Eastern Maryland, where… Read more »
Officials Forced To Euthanize Assateague’s Oldest Stallion
ASSATEAGUE — Assateague Island National Seashore’s famed wild horse population lost its patriarch this week when Sham, the known oldest stallion ever to live on Assateague at nearly 25 years, was humanely euthanized on Monday due to his steadily declining condition.Also known by his official alpha-numeric code N2BHP, Sham’s health had declined in recent months… Read more »
School Design Process Moves Ahead
SNOW HILL – Though discussions continue between the Worcester County Commissioners and school system officials regarding the construction of a new Showell Elementary School, the design process is moving forward.Joe Price, facilities planner for the Worcester County Board of Education, and Brad Hastings of the Becker Morgan Group outlined the design process at this month’s… Read more »
Plastic Payment Okayed For Trams; Council Reduces Sunset Park Hours
OCEAN CITY — During a brief meeting on Monday, the Ocean City Mayor and Council took care of a few housekeeping measures, continued to debate with some in attendance the merits of the new water tower at 1st Street, approved plans to move forward with accepting credit cards on the Boardwalk trams and even had… Read more »