SNOW HILL— Harrison Senior Living, with locations in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is supporting The Spinner’s House located at Furnace Town in Snow Hill. Through supporters such as Harrison House of Snow Hill and John B. Parsons Assisted Living, Furnace Town is able to continue telling the story of the Nassawango Iron Furnace. The interpretive… Read more »
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Bus trip to book festival for September 21 in D.C.
OCEAN PINES–The Friends of the Ocean Pines Library will sponsor a bus trip to the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept. 21. The bus will leave the Ocean Pines Library at 7 a.m. and return by about 8:30 p.m. There will be a short rest stop in Easton in the morning, and… Read more »
Blues on the bay
OCEAN CITY-Summer may be coming to an end, but you can still enjoy a fabulous party on the bay, while raising money for a great cause, at the Blues on the Bay fundraiser, named the best charity event in 2012 by local voters in the Greatest Around Ocean City™ 2012 poll. Blues on the Bay… Read more »
Local Jewish community prepares to celebrate "High Holy Days"
For most Jews, the term “High Holy Days” is the title given to a period of 10 days that stretch between Rosh Hashanah, which means the first or “head” of the year, to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Both holidays have their basis in the Hebrew Bible (Leviticus 23:23-32) although the name Rosh Hashanah… Read more »
Arts on the River announces special events
SNOW HILL—Snow Hill’s First Friday on Sept. 6 will celebrate Arts on the River with the first Eastern Shore performance of the Brown Box Theatre’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. For the second year Shakespeare at the Beach producer Kyler Taustin has opened the two-week schedule in Snow Hill. This free performance starts at 7 p.m. in… Read more »
Classic Car Show part of Pines 45th anniversary celebration
OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce held a Classic Car Show & Parade on Sunday Aug. 25 to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of Ocean Pines. The event was a huge success with special thanks to the many sponsors: Ocean Pines Association, Crossroads Auto, Larry Leese & Associates, PA, Brandywine Senior Living and Shooters Bar… Read more »
Children recount parents' 73-year love affair, devotion, marriage
GLEN RIDDLE—Sometimes you know exactly what you want the very first second you spot it. That was the case for young Stephen Gural when he spotted the pretty brunette coming out of an ice cream shop while he was visiting a friend in New Jersey. That was nearly eight decades ago. Stephen’s chance sighting of… Read more »
Alumni, teacher to be honored
BERLIN–The Germantown School Community Heritage Center is hosting a banquet honoring its alumni and sole surviving teacher, Josephine Anderson, on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The event is being held at the Berlin Intermediate School and will feature Dr. Clara L. Small, guest speaker. Dr. Small, a professor at Salisbury University, is renowned for… Read more »
Otto’s South Point home one of 10 featured on annual tour
OCEAN CITY–Have you ever wanted to walk through one of the beautiful homes featured in a magazine? Now is your chance to walk through the home of John and Pat Otto, an 8,300-square-foot South Point home that was featured in Coastal Style and Metropolitan magazines. Come see how the owners’ meticulous attention to detail and… Read more »
‘Great moms’ sometimes are volunteers who simply care
WORCESTER COUNTY —With the annual commemoration of gratitude for the caring and selflessness of biological mothers and grandmothers in recognition of Mother’s Day on May 12, a canvassing of local child service and faith organizations uncovered a small sampling of some pretty “great mom” surrogates in the area as well. Here we highlight three. Great… Read more »