SNOW HILL — Geared toward two popular fields in Worcester County, the Renewable Energy STEM Academy program at Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) summarized its first year in front of the Board of Education this week.The five-course program has made big strides in only a few months, according to organizers, including developing industry partnerships and… Read more »
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OC Skate Park Cuts Rejected; Council Vote Reverses Budget Move
OCEAN CITY – A packed council chambers of younger and older generations alike supporting the Ocean Bowl Skate Park must have left a mark, as the Mayor and City Council voted to reverse their decision to cut the skate park’s hours during the off-season months.During a budget wrap-up on April 19, the Mayor and City… Read more »
Council Still Not Swayed By Paid Parking Critics; OC Might Hire Consultant To Evaluate Parking Issues
OCEAN CITY – The plan to add paid parking on 146th Street and other areas of Ocean City proceeded this week, despite the continuous efforts of property owners to reverse the council’s decision. However, a compromise was made to have city staff study the issue further to pursue a parking feasibility study in the future.At… Read more »
County Weighs New School Security Plan; Cheaper Alternative Tabled
SNOW HILL — With deadlines ticking down, the Worcester County Commissioners further reviewed possible school security plans Tuesday, including a third alternative that would significantly cut costs from the previous two options.Coming in at $444,739, the Worcester County Sheriff Office’s Plan 3 would include the hiring of nine new deputies, seven of which would be… Read more »
Berlin Museum Utilizes Donation To Acquire New Dining Room Lamp
BERLIN — Thanks to a generous donation from the Arcadia Questers of Ocean Pines, the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum has acquired a Double Argand Banquet Lamp for the museum’s dining room.According to former director Linda Ayres, “Argand lamps were an 18th-century innovation, patented in the 1780s by a Swiss scientist living in England, Aime Argand…. Read more »
New Wine In The Park Event Announced
OCEAN CITY — The 1st Annual “Wine in the Park” will be held June 28-29 at the Northside Park in Ocean City with wineries from up and down the East Coast featured. The festival will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day,In addition to the vast array of wine offerings, there will… Read more »
Clerical Errors Derail OC Liquor License Requests
SNOW HILL — A couple of seemingly innocuous liquor license applications that appeared to be cruising toward approval by the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) were derailed at the last moment when seemingly innocent clerical errors on the formal documents revealed the applicants were not entirely forthcoming about their prior underage sales violations on their… Read more »
Ocean City Shop To Host Big Wave Surfer
OCEAN CITY – The surfer who holds the Guinness World Record for riding the largest wave ever will be in Ocean City this weekend with his message of bracing your fears and knocking down boundaries.On May 25, K-Coast Surf Shop on 35th Street and Coastal Highway will be hosting Guinness World Record holder and big… Read more »
SU’s Eastern Shore Art Collection Continues To Grow
SALISBURY — Dr. Carol Wood, interim dean of the Samuel W. and Marilyn C. Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies at Salisbury University, recently accepted the eighth addition to the Artists of the Eastern Shore Collection established by Dr. Amy Stephens Meekins and family.The collection hangs in the Teacher Education and Technology Center and… Read more »
Ocean Pines Announces New Season For Farmers Market
OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Association has announced a second season for the Ocean Pines Farmers Market.The market will be open every Saturday in White Horse Park, located inside the North Gate at 239 Ocean Parkway, starting Saturday, May 25 of Memorial Day weekend.The market will continue every Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon through Oct…. Read more »