Decatur senior Rebecca Lederman was named the winner of the Berlin-Ocean City Soroptimist’s Violet Richardson Award for her volunteer actions in the community.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Worcester Prep Names Prom Court Members
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Editor’s Note: Due to an emergency appendectomy, Editor Steve Green is not in writing shape, but will be back next week. Reprinted from 2009. Some more thoughts on the life and times of my son as he closes in on his first birthday this month.– He wants everything we have.There are some big changes going… Read more »
Seahawks Beat Eagles, End 2-Game Skid
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity softball team halted a two-game skid during which runs were hard to come by with a 7-3 win over county rival Snow Hill on Tuesday.The Jeckyll and Hyde season continued for the Seahawks this week with a 7-3 win over the Eagles. Beth Laque was dominating at times, going the distance… Read more »
Plug Pulled On Delmarva Chicken Festival
BERLIN- The Delmarva Chicken Festival, a tradition on the Eastern Shore and across the peninsula for over six decades, will make it final run in June in Centerville in Queen Anne’s County after organizers made the decision to go in a different direction.The Delmarva Chicken Festival made its first appearance in 1948 and was first… Read more »
Mid-Day Fire Snarls Downtown Berlin
Around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, the Berlin Fire Department received a call about a fire in the downtown area along Main Street. Crews responded from Berlin, Ocean City, Showell and Ocean Pines. It is believed the fire began in the hood system of the Si’Culi restaurant on Main Street and fire crews could be seen… Read more »
Weather Issues Push Back Beach Replenishment Target Date
OCEAN CITY- Like many of the offseason projects conducted in the resort this winter, beach replenishment in Ocean City has not been immune to the unusually harsh weather and now has a target completion date of May 10, or about five weeks after what was originally planned.The preliminary work on the vast network of dunes… Read more »
Assateague Dune Realignment Proposed
ASSATEAGUE- While everything is a go for the upcoming season, Assateague State Park officials this week announced they are not accepting campsite reservations for 2015 until the final plans for a major project scheduled for next winter are finalized.Assateague State Park is holding off on accepting reservations for the 2015 camping season until it has… Read more »
Ocean City Approves Parking Hikes, Mayor Vows No Paid Street Parking
OCEAN CITY- With the budget heading to first reading in a couple of weeks, additional paid parking areas in city-owned lots, and changes in parking rates at the Inlet Lot are approved this week to help increase revenues.At the budget meeting on Thursday, April 10, the Mayor and Council voted to re-establish paid parking at… Read more »
Mid-Day Fire Snarls Downtown Berlin
Around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, the Berlin Fire Department received a call about a fire in the downtown area along Main Street. Crews responded from Berlin, Ocean City, Showell and Ocean Pines. It is believed the fire began in the hood system of the Si’Culi restaurant on Main Street and fire crews could be seen… Read more »