By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 22, 2018) Cycling enthusiasts can ride the newest trail in the Pocomoke Forest during a new three-day bicycling event, Algonquest, March 23-25. The Algonquin trail, which connects Worcester and Wicomico counties, begins at the Foster trailhead and ends 12.5 miles away at Milburn Landing Campground. Friday and Saturday rides… Read more »
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Young Dems raise money for March for Our Lives trip
Fifty-five students, teachers will bus to Washington, D.C. By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (March 22, 2018) Local high school students who are members of The Worcester County Young Democrats have been raising money on a Go Fund Me page since Feb. 19 to pay for a bus trip to Washington D.C. for the March for… Read more »
School students benefit from pilot sports program
(March 22, 2018) Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw stopped by Pocomoke Middle School recently to witness the positive impact a pilot sports program is having on area youth. The program, begun in January, provides recreational sports opportunities to more than 90 youth from fourth through eighth grade each Monday through Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the school…. Read more »
3/22/18 Business Briefs
Joins firm Coldwell Banker Bud Church Realty, Inc. announces Real Estate Agent Chase Church has joined the firm. Church grew up in Ocean City and attended Stephen Decatur High School. He played soccer and baseball in his four years at Decatur. He then moved south for his four collegiate years where he studied communications and… Read more »
House committee uncorks ‘no’ votes for Reform on Tap
Bill favored by craft beer proponents overwhelmingly defeated, 17-4, last Friday By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 22, 2018) Although proponents of the Reform on Tap Act last week appeared bullish on the prospects of new laws said to be friendlier to Maryland craft brewers, the House Economic Matters Committee voted overwhelmingly to kill House… Read more »
Berlin finishes Baker Street construction
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 22, 2018) Construction on Baker Street in Berlin is expected to conclude this week. The Town Council budgeted $120,000 for the project last April, but costs increased when additional drainage work was needed. The council approved a $139,364.57 contract with Goody Hill Goundwork Inc. last October. Work began late… Read more »
Fine art from glass at Swimming Dog Studio in Snow Hill
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (March 22, 2018) Donald Cheeseman opened the Swimming Dog Glass Studio last summer in Snow Hill, but the gallery and workshop only recently began to take shape. Cheeseman, 67, spent his first 30 years living just north of San Diego. After relocating to the East Coast, he taught English and… Read more »
St. John to present Tenebrae service in Pines
Candlelight, meditation and music planned at Catholic Church, Sunday at 5 p.m. (March 22, 2018) St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church in Ocean Pines will hold a Tenebrae service on Sunday, March 25 at 5 p.m. This service provides an opportunity for the Christian community to meditate and reflect on the darkness of our Lord… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Deficit, audit unrelated
If there’s one thing people know how to do, it’s to hypothesize by drawing on an assumption born of speculation. In other words, people often arrive at the conclusion first and work backwards to build an argument to support whatever they believe to be true. That’s what is happening with the discussion of the $1.9… Read more »
Kathy Hill named crafter of month
(March 22, 2018) The Pine’eer Craft Club recognizes Kathy Hill as its crafter for March. Hill currently lives in Sykesville, Maryland with her husband. They are part-time residents of Ocean Pines. She is a high school Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at Winters Mill High School in Westminster. As a hobby, Hill started a business… Read more »