MARYLAND–The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore recently announces the 2013 deadline for the Education Awards Grant Program. Public and private schools on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore must submit proposals no later than Friday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. In 2012, the Community Foundation awarded $45,000 for programs benefiting local students. Grants supported a range… Read more »

BERLIN—The Worcester County Arts Council invites artists to participate in a juried art show to be exhibited in September at the Arts Council Gallery at 6 Jefferson St. in Berlin. The exhibition is open to all artists, professional or amateur, with work in all media. All work must be original and completed within the last… Read more »

OCEAN CITY–Rory Stephens is 7 years old, likes gymnastics and swimming, and has incredible balance. She also has autism. Rory will join 200 other children in the water today to surf Ocean City’s waves, thanks to the nonprofit Surfers Healing. The camp has brought a day of music, food and crafts on the beach to… Read more »

BERLIN—The Arts and Entertainment Committee has gone all out to bring downtown alive on Friday, Aug. 9 with a major push for a wide variety of Art Stroll events. There will be something for everyone, including book events, musical entertainment, artwork in multiple media and a major sidewalk sale. Here are the events as reported… Read more »

BERLIN— The primary requests from speakers to the Worcester County Commissioners was to keep polling locations convenient for voters reassigned to a different voting district at the third and better-attended public hearing on proposed redistricting plans for the 2014 elections on Aug. 1. Despite a summertime deluge, Commissioners President Bud Church remarked that the hearing… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—“Light up the pines” may have a different connotation this Friday, when the Parks and Recreation Department hosts its first “Dark Park Neon Fun Run and Afterglow Party” in White Horse Park. The event is not a fundraiser, just a fun event, Recreation Supervisor Eric Armstrong said. He said the run was meant to… Read more »

WORCESTER COUNTY—The Eastern Shore is scheduled to be one of the first stops on a second annual statewide tour to find entrepreneurs in need of startup assistance, Worcester County Economic Development Director Bill Badger said last week.  The goal of the tour’s “Pitch Across America 2.0” events is to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship in Maryland… Read more »

Just in time for back-to-school shopping, Comptroller Peter Franchot recently announced that his office is gearing up for Shop Maryland, the state’s tax-free week. Beginning  Sunday, Aug. 11, consumers who purchase clothing and shoes priced $100 or less will be spared the states 6 percent sales tax for one week, ending Saturday, Aug. 17.  “This… Read more »

OCEAN PINES—Ocean Pines is known for its amenities, including a top notch golf course, well-appointed swimming pools and the upcoming next generation of its popular Yacht Club. But former Boise Cascade executive Col. Howard Hall, who has been there since the beginning, says the homes started as a campsite and the amenities started with the… Read more »

BERLIN—The Berlin Parks Commission needs an experienced muralist to help repaint the Stephen Decatur Park mural. The Parks Commission has opened a contest for students grades 9-12 to gather original images to be incorporated in the new mural. The muralist will assist the judging committee in selecting images, assess the wall where the mural will… Read more »