OCEAN CITY – Ten people were arrested, four Ocean City Police officers were injured and three suspects were transported to an area hospital early last Saturday during a fight involving several hundred people in the parking lot of a mid-town resort nightclub.Shortly after 2 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City police were called en masse to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Williams Named Berlin’s Interim Mayor Till Election
BERLIN – Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale, who died last weekend, left behind quite a few major unfinished town projects and initiatives which the Berlin Mayor and Council and staff will need to carry on without his help, chiefly the expansion of the sewer plant and a new growth plan for the town.Cardinale had planned to… Read more »
Public School Supporters Reiterate Familiar Message
SNOW HILL – School system supporters at the annual Worcester County public budget hearing held Tuesday night had little new to say, asking the County Commissioners to raise salaries for teachers and fully fund the school budget, as they ask every year.The Worcester County Board of Education budget for fiscal year 2009 is asking for… Read more »
Only Pillas Against Open Container Change
OCEAN CITY – Open container violations are one step closer to being a non-arrestable offense, after the City Council voted 6-1 this week to approve the ordinance change on first reading.The ordinance change calls for open container violations to move from a criminal misdemeanor to a municipal infraction, which would essentially move the offense from… Read more »
Habitat Donation Precedes Demolition
OCEAN CITY – Demolition crews are on site of the Avelon Inn today, preparing to tear down the building to make way for a new corporate hotel. Crews worked this week to clear out the furniture and equipment left in the building, but instead of taking the material to auction or to the county dump,… Read more »
First Subway Cars Headed For Reef
OCEAN CITY – The first batch of retired New York City “Red Bird” subway cars will find a permanent home off the coast of Ocean City next week, weather permitting, when 42 of the cars will be unloaded over the famous “Jackspot” about 19 miles offshore on Tuesday morning.A barge carrying 42 of the retired… Read more »
Seahawks Fall to Mardela for First Loss
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity softball team’s dream of a perfect season disappeared with a 3-0 defeat to Mardela on the last day of the regular season on Monday, but the late loss did not prevent the Seahawks from securing the top seed in the state Class 3A East region tournament. The Seahawks entered Monday’s season… Read more »
Seahawks Close Out with 11-1 Win
BERLIN- Decatur’s varsity baseball team walloped visiting Mardela, 11-1, on Monday in the regular season finale to finish with an 11-5 record on the year.Led by a dominating pitching performance by Josh Tyndall and Lucas Koenig, along with steady offensive production from up and down the line-up, the Seahawks made light work of Mardela in… Read more »
Girls Rout Kent Island for 3rd Straight
BERLIN- The undefeated Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity lacrosse team rolled to its third straight Bayside Conference championship on Tuesday, routing north division champion Kent Island, 13-5, to improve to 13-0 as the state regional playoffs begin.Something had to give when the Seahawks traveled to Washington College on Tuesday to face the Buccaneers in the conference… Read more »
Boys Handle Easton to Claim 1st Title
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team’s first trip to the Bayside Conference championship game ended this week ended with the Seahawks claiming the title with a convincing 19-7 win over Easton.Decatur faced Easton for the second time in a week when they traveled to Washington College on Tuesday to face the Warriors in the… Read more »