SNOW HILL – A former local resident who absconded with over $100,000 in embezzled funds from his now ex-wife before heading out west and assuming a new name and new life last week entered a plea agreement in the case which will force him to pay $75,000 in restitution to the victim.Former Ocean Pines resident… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2007
County Wants Berlin To Stay With Single Sewer Plant
SNOW HILL – Berlin must stick with one sewer plant and discharge into the stream as little as possible until spray irrigation fields for the new capacity are online, with five years to reach total spray discharge, the County Commissioners decided in the first test of their environmental fortitude since the 2006 election.“Leadership is saying… Read more »
Winterfest Soccer Camp on Tap
OCEAN CITY- Local youth soccer players looking for a mid-holiday week diversion are encouraged to participate in the annual Winterfest Soccer Camp hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks next week from December 27-29. The camp will be held from December 27-29 at Northside Park Recreation Complex. Session A will be offered for boys… Read more »
Seahawks Outlast Vikings, 51-40
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team got in the win column this week with a solid team effort resulting in a 51-40 win over visiting Cambridge-South Dorchester on Monday.The young Seahawks struggled a bit to start the season, dropping their first two games, but showed a glimpse of their future with a win over… Read more »
Mallards Down Jaguars, 52-35
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team used a couple of big runs to beat Salisbury Christian, 52-35, on Monday to improve to 8-2 on the season including a perfect 2-0 mark in the ESIAC conference.The Mallards got balanced scoring from up and down the roster and hunkered down on defense nearly every time the… Read more »
Decatur to Host Coleman Tourney
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team will play host to the annual John Coleman Christmas Tournament next week featuring county rival Pocomoke and three of the top schools from Virginia’s Eastern Shore.The annual holiday tournament, named for long-time Worcester County Public Schools Administrator John Coleman, has become one of the highlights of the holiday… Read more »
Friday, December 21 – White Marlin Open Suit Moves Ahead
SNOW HILL – The multi-party lawsuit asking a Worcester County judge to sort out the top three finishers in the blue marlin category of this year’s White Marlin Open nudged forward this week in Circuit Court with an agreement on the procedural aspects of the case.White Marlin Open organizers in September filed a complaint of… Read more »
Friday, December 21 – Resort Cop Fired After DUI Arrest
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer arrested and charged with driving under the influence last week after a holiday party was terminated by Chief Bernadette DiPino on Monday following an administrative hearing.OCPD Officer Wilbur Thomas Jesson was arrested early last Wednesday morning in Delaware when his car left the roadway along… Read more »
Friday, December 21 – OC Extends Sex Shop Moratorium
OCEAN CITY – The end date of the moratorium on sexually oriented business licenses and zoning in Ocean City was officially pushed back another month this week with the unanimous vote from the City Council. In a regular session of the Mayor and City Council Monday night, the council was presented with a resolution extending… Read more »
Moore Intrigued By Possible ‘Culmination’ Of Legal Ca
BERLIN – If popular local attorney Joseph Moore is successful in his attempt to follow another Berlin native son to the bench of Maryland’s highest court, he will have bypassed an important step in the path taken by his predecessor, Judge Dale Cathell, but the two have otherwise followed eerily similar career paths.Moore last week… Read more »