(Nov. 24, 2016) Come out and celebrate Giving Tuesday at Berlin’s Burley Oak Brewery on Nov. 29 from 4-9 p.m. to support two local environmental nonprofit organizations – Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT) and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP). MCBP is partnering with LSLT to host a happy hour at Burley Oak Brewery to… Read more »
News
‘Edible forest’ gets ready for winter as students aid ACT
(Nov. 24, 2016) On a blustery, arctic-like Monday in Stephen Decatur Park in Berlin, representatives from the parks commission, Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) and AmeriCorps worked with 70 students from Stephen Decatur Middle School on an ongoing “edible forest” project. The project, which counts towards students’ service learning hours, was approved by the Town Council… Read more »
County celebrates generosity during ‘Giving Tuesday’
(Nov. 24, 2016) “Shore Gives More,” a Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) online campaign to promote charitable giving to Lower Eastern Shore nonprofit organizations takes place Tuesday, Nov. 29. Worcester County Volunteer Connection is encouraging residents to support their favorite local charity during this year’s campaign. “More than 20 nonprofit organizations serving Worcester… Read more »
New AGH cancer center named in honor of Burbage
(Nov. 24, 2016) Atlantic General Hospital Foundation unveiled the name of the hospital’s new cancer center during the Foundation’s annual Thanks for Giving event held recently. Michelle Fager, co-chair of the Atlantic General Campaign for the Future, announced that the new cancer center will be named the John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care… Read more »
Berlin commercial design standards discussion tabled
(Nov. 24, 2016) All seven members of the Berlin Planning Commission were present on Nov. 9 in Town Hall to go over a new set of commercial design standards. The discussion did not last long, as the commission decided to shelve talks until the county finalized its own standards update. Planning Director Dave Engelhart said… Read more »
Sneaker Dreams come true in downtown Pocomoke City
(Nov. 24, 2016) Daniel LaMontagne left teaching high school math behind, for now, to do what a lot of serious hobbyists wish they could do — open a store dedicated to their passion in order to devote themselves to it full time. LaMontagne’s passion is sneakers, and has been with him for a long time…. Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Make parks, not war Editor, Thank goodness the election is finally over. I heard the term “Election Stress Disorder” this fall and it immediately resonated with me and many others I know. Part of the “Election Stress” for me related to the continuous news cycle and the overwhelmingly negative tone of the Presidential election this… Read more »
Thankful on Giving Tues.
Even though the historical purpose of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge our good fortune, that has become secondary to many of us, as our comfortable circumstances allow us to look on the holiday as less of a day of thanks and more of a time to eat as much as we can possibly hold. If that… Read more »
Community Briefs
Commended students Stephen Decatur High School seniors David Mitchell, Jackson Pielstick and Ian Waggoner have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship… Read more »
Solar co-op enrollment soars to 39
(Nov. 24, 2016) Now boasting a roster of 39 people, according to Corey Ramsden, project manager, the Worcester County Solar Cooperative continues to grow as the deadline to join approaches. Originally slated to end at the end of October, the interest was both slow and steady enough for the deadline to be extended until the… Read more »