The Stephen Decatur Athletic Boosters this week presented a check for $200 to the school’s senior class fund for winning the inaugural Decatur Way 5K earlier this month. The first-ever race pitted teams from each of the school’s classes against each other in a 5K around the campus for the benefit of Decatur’s athletic boosters… Read more »
Ocean City AARP President Chris Norris presented a certificate of appreciation to representatives Bridgett Foster and Brandon Jones from the Salisbury Zoo for introducing some interesting critters to the membership at the September meeting.
Anna Foultz’s Star Charities held its latest fund raiser at the Ocean Pines Community Center Sept, 20 to raise funds to benefit Wounded Soldiers of Maryland. Pictured, from left, are Charles and Sharon Sorrentino, Worcester County Commissioner Judy Boggs, Anna Foultz, candidate for Maryland House of Delegates for District 38C Mary Beth Carozza, Senator Jim Mathias, Co-host Gilly… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As construction of the Caroline Street Comfort Station nears its end on the Boardwalk, city officials are hoping to have the demolition of a former fire station completed by next week and foundation work on a replacement underway soon after. The old underground restrooms at Caroline Street and the Boardwalk were demolished… Read more »
Stephen Douglas Cymek OCEAN CITY — Stephen Douglas Cymek, age 34, of Ocean Pines, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Stephen was born in Towson and was the son of Doug and Vicki Cymek. He was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin. Stephen was a general contractor with Bally Services. He… Read more »
Malik Hemmeian, a fourth grader at Ocean City Elementary School, made an animal cell from gelatin and a variety of candies to learn the cell parts.
SNOW HILL — Now that the school year is well underway, representatives from several of Worcester County Public Schools’ (WCPS) summer programs visited the Board of Education last week for a review of both STEM WOW and Summer Academies. STEM WOW, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the Worcester Technical High School… Read more »
SALISBURY — Because current legislation has been deemed ineffective by Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance (NSCC), the Salisbury City Council has started to review a revised “Habitual Offender” ordinance that the city hopes will significantly cut down on repeat visits to troubled properties. Susan Phillips, interim director of NSCC, sent a memo dated Aug. 30… Read more »
BERLIN- After dropping its season opener to North Caroline, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team has now reeled off four straight wins to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Seahawks four-game streak continued this week with a 2-0 win over Queen Anne’s last Friday and a 7-1 win over Crisfield on Tuesday. Against Queen… Read more »
BERLIN- With a stifling defense and just enough offense, led by the dynamic P.J. Copes, Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team picked up a big win on the road against a tough Bayside North opponent last Friday, beating Cambridge-South Dorchester, 12-7, to improve to 2-1 on the season. After beating Delaware powerhouse Indian River, 30-28, in… Read more »