Free dental care begins today

As early as 5 a.m. Thursday morning people from throughout the Lower Shore began lining up in the cold and wind outside the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.

By 8 a.m. over 200 people were waiting to preregister for the Mission of Mercy free dental care clinic that will help upwards of a thousand people Friday and Saturday.

To prevent them from having to stand outside all morning and into the afternoon, organizers handed out arm bands, so those who were in line first could come back in the early afternoon to preregister for Friday. ...