NEWARK – With just a month to go before the Worcester County Board of Education must approve its budget request, school staffers still need to make another $1.6 million in cuts to reach a county mandated 3-percent decrease.The budget cuts discussed at the Tuesday Board of Education meeting varied not a cent from the budget… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Berlin Inks Power Purchase Agreement
BERLIN – Berlin electric customers will pay less for their energy after the town signed a power purchase agreement Wednesday with Florida Power and Light.Just how much customers will save under the 26-month contract with Florida Power and Light is unclear, due to the complex nature of power selling.“The base rates we are looking at… Read more »
Stanley, Seahawks Excel at States
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track and field teams made strong showings in the state championship meet this week including a state championship for Seahawk senior Tiara Stanley in the shot put.After winning the state Class 3A-East Region championship last week, the Decatur girls’ indoor track and field team was well represented at the state… Read more »
Ocean City Boys’ Basketball League Rolls Toward Finish Line
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s boys’ winter basketball league continued this week with a full slate of games at Northside Park. The following is a quick look at some of the action:(bullet) OC Parrotheads 26- OC/Berlin Optimists 21: Darian McKenzie scored 11 points and Dashawn Wise added eight as the Parrotheads… Read more »
No Repeat for Decatur Grapplers
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team’s quest for a second straight state 4A-3A dual meet title ended last week with a 40-8 loss to eventual dual meet state champion Old Mill in the regional tournament.The Seahawks entered the regional dual meet last Wednesday as the number-four seed, but faced a major obstacle in top-seeded Old… Read more »
Decatur Swimmers Prep for States
BERLIN- After finishing a close second in the Maryland Class 3A-2A-1A regional meet last weekend, Stephen Decatur’s fledgling boys’ and girls’ varsity swim teams are ready to take their marks in the state championship meet that gets underway tomorrow.In just its second year of existence, and its first as an officially sanctioned team sport, Decatur’s… Read more »
Decatur Hoops Teams Finish Strong
BERLIN- Both of Stephen Decatur’s suddenly red-hot varsity basketball teams wrapped their regular seasons with strong finishes last week and now await their post-season fates as seedings for the regional and state tournaments will be announced this weekend.The Seahawk boys beat Parkside, 52-37, last Friday in their regular season finale to complete an amazing run…. Read more »
Friday, February 20–Private Group Eyes New Fitness Events
OCEAN CITY – A private sector group with a long history of pulling off successful events announced this week it is stepping up to salvage the annual Seaside 10 race and introduced similar fitness-related events scheduled for in and around Ocean City in the coming months including the return of the popular half-marathon in April.The… Read more »
Friday, Feb 20–Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Developmental Center
BERLIN – A former Worcester County Development Center (WCDC) employee last week filed suit in U.S. District Court against the agency and a handful of its management staff, citing an alleged long pattern of intimidation and discrimination that ended with her wrongful termination in September 2008.Former WCDC employee Jometta Johnson, through her attorney, last Wednesday… Read more »
Friday, February 20–Lawmakers Focus On Bills With Specific Local Impact
BERLIN – With the Maryland General Assembly rolling toward the mid-way point, local legislators in Annapolis are working a wide variety of bills of local import from a proposed ban of a popular over-the-counter hallucinogen that made its presence felt on the Boardwalk in Ocean City last year to another that would change the rules… Read more »