BERLIN — For the 13th year, the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) will offer a selection of native flowering perennials and heirloom tomatoes at its annual festival, but this year the event has been relocated to ACT’s backyard in Berlin at the corner of Old Ocean City Blvd. and Main Street.The festival, which also features nature-inspired… Read more »
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Air Show Adds U.S. Navy Hornet Demo Team
OCEAN CITY – The newest addition to the 2012 OC Air Show was announced this week, the U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet Demo Team.Ocean City Air Show President Bryan Lilley provided an update on this summer’s OC Air Show, which is scheduled for June 9-10.“I am pleased tonight to announce that the United States Navy will… Read more »
Legion To Honor Vietnam War Vets
OCEAN CITY — The American Legion Post 166 in Ocean City next week will honor Vietnam War veterans on the 39th anniversary of the date in 1973 when the last U.S. troops were withdrawn from the conflict.On March 29, 1973, the last 2,500 U.S. troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam, thus ending the longest war… Read more »
North OC Alliance Seeks Council Support
OCEAN CITY –The North Ocean City Business Alliance sought the Mayor and Council’s support this week for a formulated plan to bring new special events to north Ocean City.Michael James, managing partner of the Carousel Hotel and Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) member, approached the council for two reasons — to seek the return of the… Read more »
Easton Mail Center Closure Decried
BERLIN — Maryland Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin last week sent a strongly worded letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe expressing their outrage over the “total disregard for a transparent and public process for consideration of the closure and consolidation of the Easton mail processing center to the Hares Corner mail processing center… Read more »
Oyster Shucking Contest On Tap
WEST OCEAN CITY — The Greene Turtle in West Ocean City this Sunday will host its 10th Annual Oyster Shucking Contest with the Worcester County Humane Society set as the beneficiary of the event.The annual oyster shucking contest gets underway on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Greene Turtle on Route 611 in West Ocean… Read more »
Longtime Principal Leaving Decatur For Board Of Ed Post
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Board of Education (BoE) will be promoting from within this summer when Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) Principal Louis Taylor fills the vacancy left by retiring Assistant Superintendent for Administration Ed Barber.Taylor will be leaving SDHS after 17 years as principal to take Barber’s seat within the Board of… Read more »
Alliance Aims To Preserve Assateague’s Resources
ASSATEAGUE — Still celebrating the recent birth of two new foals, the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA) outlined some future plans for the National Seashore last week including improving education, encouraging community involvement and highlighting the history of the island.“Our prime focus is to support the National Seashore,” said AIA Program Manager Christina Hulslander.Founded in 2008,… Read more »
NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Beach Bikini Parade Proposed For North OC
OCEAN CITY – Thousands of visitors in bikinis could be marching along the north end of Ocean City’s beach this summer if a proposed bikini parade comes to fruition.As proposed, the idea behind it would be to break the current Guinness World Record while simultaneously enhancing tourism for the northern part of the resort.According to… Read more »
NEW FOR TUESDAY: Decatur Principal To Leave School, Accept Board Post
NEWARK — At today’s Worcester County Board of Education meeting, Stephen Decatur High School Principal Louis H. Taylor was named to succeed Ed Barber as the Assistant Superintendent for Administration, effective July 1, 2012. Barber is retiring on June 30 after serving 17 years with Worcester County Public Schools and a total of 36 years… Read more »