Board of Education Briefs

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The following took place during the Worcester County Board of Education meeting on Jan. 19: New board president, VP Eric Cropper Sr. was approved as the bo...

ALDI plans new store in shopping center off Rt. 50

Berlin location of chain to open this year, source says By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The grocery store chain ALDI confirmed Monday that it plans to open a store in the Ocean Landings I...

Firms interviewed next month about addition by cmte.

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Oak Contracting, Harkins Contracting and The Whiting Turner Contracting Corporation will be interviewed about their proposals regarding an addition to Step...

Tax rate review to take place at next meeting on Feb. 8

Town Council approved to extend schedule this week By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Berlin mayor and Town Council agreed Monday to extend the deadline for the review of the financial p...

Council ends Heron Park committee

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Berlin Mayor and Town Council on Monday agreed to disband the Heron Park Advisory Committee and make it an ad-hoc committee as needed because of a lack...

Pre-K 4 students will be evaluated with ELA

Caroline County, JHU and Buckingham Elementary partner for assessments By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Buckingham Elementary School in Berlin has joined Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and...

Bus contractors’ requests approved

Drivers sought extensions, replacements of vehicles nearing end-of-life service By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) The Worcester County Board of Education approved requests from bus contract...

Reminiscing of chicken and waffles, trips

By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I woke up this morning pondering a dream that I had. There was a waffle iron, chicken and waffles, my old boat stowed in the garage, a chicken coop and the first car tha...

Md. schools urged to start hybrid instruction

Gov. Hogan, Dr. Salmon ask county systems to return to combination of instruction By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Jan. 28, 2021) Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon on ...

OP Board mulls aquatics revenues

By Greg Ellison (Jan. 28, 2021) Seeking clarity regarding ongoing financial impacts from coronavirus, last week the Ocean Pines Board of Directors weighed options to reduce projected six-figure losses...