BERLIN — This 2nd Friday Art Stroll will mark more than the inaugural May Day Play Day, it marks a coming out party of sorts for a small but enthusiastic contingency of the downtown merchants that promote themselves as the Off Main Street Shops. While they are also part of the Main Street Merchants Association,… Read more »
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Emerald ash borer traps, not purple kites
OCEAN PINES — While at first glance it might look as if there’s been an epidemic of treed kites, the explanation for the appearance of the small purple bags in area trees signals a different kind of epidemic – one the area fortunately doesn’t have. The bags are traps for catching emerald ash borers and,… Read more »
OC Extreme Ziplines
OCEAN CITY — In a town where there are plenty of opportunities for thrill-ride entertainment, a business has to be willing to rethink everything they know about adventure rides in order to remain at the forefront of the experience-ride pack. Which is why it’s no surprise that the folks at Jolly Roger Amusements have added… Read more »
Worcester Prep student wins essay contest
BERLIN — For the last five years, students from one of the town’s schools have been among the winners of the Maryland Municipal League’s “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest and this year’s winner, Thomas Fager, is no different. Fager, a fourth grader at Worcester Preparatory School, won with an essay that reflects his experience… Read more »
Worcester Tech nurses look to the future
NEWARK — The nursing program at Worcester Technical High School has been producing graduates with practical skills and knowledge long before moving into the state-of-the art facility it now occupies. The genius of the nursing program is it allows students not only to intern at healthcare facilities all over the county as part of their… Read more »
Charles G. Southcomb, Jr.
MILLSBORO, Del. — Charles G. Southcomb, Jr. died May 5. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles G. Southcomb, Sr. and Johanna Baumann Southcomb. He is survived by his daughters; Shannon E. and Karlie J. Southcomb, and a sister, Michelle M. Rosenberg, and niece Tiffany Rosenberg. Southcomb, a contractor by trade,… Read more »
Douglas T. Gardiner, Jr.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Douglas Tracy Gardiner, age 71, died April 30 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach FL. Born in Washington DC, he was the son of the late D. Tracy Gardiner, Sr. and Lelia Bond Gardiner. He is survived by his wife Nancy Rosencrance Gardiner and three sons: Douglas T…. Read more »
David C. Bartlett
BERLIN — David Craig Bartlett, age 59, died May 1 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in New Hampshire, he was the son of the late George Bartlett and Ruth Bloise Bartlett. He is survived by his wife, Carol, a son, Robert, and daughters Sandy Simms and her husband Jason, and Sherre Bartlett. He leaves a brother… Read more »
Eleanor Kerbin Adrion
SALISBURY — Eleanor Kerbin Adrion, age 85, died Sunday, May 1 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Newark, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Pearl Holston Smack. She was preceded in death by her foster parents Raymond and Bessie Nock Bowen of Newark, and also her husband of 36 years, Charles B…. Read more »
Bruce E. Johnson
SALISBURY — Bruce Ernest Johnson, age 66, died Tuesday, April 26 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Linwood and Edith Hartman Johnson. He is survived by his sons; Bruce “B.J.” Ernest Johnson Jr. of Berlin, David Edward Johnson of Willards, and Thomas Brian Johnson… Read more »