BERLIN- State playoff seedings for several fall sports were released this week and many of the Decatur teams will have a tough row to hoe to make any real advances in post-season play.The Decatur men’s varsity soccer team finished the season with a 6-5-1 record and earned the number-9 seed in the state Class 3A-East… Read more »
BERLIN- The Berlin Dolphins Juniors ran their winning streak to three games last week, pounding the Salisbury Terps, 33-12, in a key Salvation Army Youth Football League contest.The outcome was never really in doubt from the beginning as the Berlin Juniors, ages 11-13, controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball for… Read more »
Stephen Decatur football players Delonte Tate and John Rich are the last two recipients of the Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” awards for their contributions during the Seahawks’ two big win in the last two weeks. Pictured above, left is Tate (center) flanked by Coach Bob Knox and ATP lead therapist Charles… Read more »
BERLIN – When trick-or-treaters young and old head out for the annual Halloween tradition tomorrow, the scariest sights they might see are the “No Candy at This Residence” signs posted on the doors of dozens of registered sex offenders in the area.The rather ominous signs adorned with a sneering pumpkin were sent out to the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The bad news is, it now appears the 85-foot section of concrete and steel contractors are in the process of removing from the Route 90 bridge will not find a home in the waters around the resort area as part of a growing artificial reef system, but the good news is, the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, Councilman Joe Hall wants to create a new program for area kids, one of the town’s wastewater clarfiers gets the nod for repair and the permit fees for special and private run events in the town of Ocean City might be getting a bit pricier.Hall Pitches New… Read more »
BERLIN – A law passed by the Berlin Mayor and Council last spring has not been included in the official Berlin town code, a council member discovered recently.Last spring the town council voted to remove a sunset clause placed on sewer and water allocations. If an allocation went unused for 10 years, under the previous… Read more »
BERLIN – Backyard chickens should not be banned, according to some Berlin residents, despite the recent controversy over one resident’s pet poultry.“There’s a lot more people in town that have chickens and are doing it right,” said Kate Patton, who is thinking of adding chickens to her property to produce healthy eggs and teach her… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners and the County Sheriff’s Office last week were dismissed as defendants in the $125,000 civil suit filed in June by an Ocean Pines man erroneously named as a defendant in a press release issued to local media, but the case moves on against the author of the document.During… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Nearly a year after a long-time Ocean City police sergeant filed a discrimination civil suit against the town and its police department, alleging he was bypassed for promotion to lieutenant when he was activated into service as a Coast Guard reserve officer following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks, town attorneys this… Read more »