BERLIN – In the company of 320 educators and community leaders at the 22nd Worcester County Teacher of the Year Banquet in Ocean City, Grade 7 Integrated Language Arts Teacher Alison Giska of Snow Hill Middle School sprang from her chair, as she heard her name announced as the 2009 Worcester County Teacher of the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Friday, April 3–Resort Looks To Go Green With Trash
OCEAN CITY – Richard Malone apparently likes to talk trash, as he is the senior project manager for the Solid Waste Department in Ocean City. Yet, when he talked trash with the council this week, he proposed a way of making the disposal of waste and the town’s pockets a bit more green.The City Council… Read more »
Friday, April 3–Early North-End Assessments Mirror Ocean City Declines
OCEAN CITY – It will be nearly a year before residents in northern Worcester County find out just how much their property values will decrease in the during the current re-assessment phase, but early indications are they will likely mirror the declines seen in Ocean City in the last cycle.State Department of Assessment and Taxation… Read more »
Friday, April 3–Comcast Sues Over Pirated Web Service
OCEAN CITY – Comcast of Eastern Shore last week filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking thousands of dollars in lost compensation and other damages against a Gambrills, Md. man accused of pirating Internet service for several condominium buildings in Ocean City.Listed in the suit are Frank Clark and his fictitious company OceanNet for unauthorized… Read more »
Resort May Extend Boardwalk Bike Hours
OCEAN CITY – As City Council members raised their hands unanimously in hopes to increase a Boardwalk amenity, they also seemingly raised some concerns about the overall safety on the Boardwalk itself.The council voted 6-0, with President Joe Mitrecic absent, to extend the hours that bike riders can be on the Boardwalk in the summer… Read more »
Worcester Girls Outlast St. Andrew’s, 10-7
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team built a big early lead over St. Andrew’s at home on Tuesday and withstood a comeback effort in the middle that saw their lead cut to just one goal before closing the deal with a couple of goals early in the second half to pull away for a… Read more »
Seahawks, Mallards Renew Rivalries
BERLIN- Area lacrosse fans will be treated to a special double feature this afternoon when the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity team takes on cross-town rival Stephen Decatur at home and the Mallards’ boys’ varsity team takes on Decatur over at Seahawk Stadium.More than a few fans of both schools will take in the first half… Read more »
Seahawks Rout Eagles to Improve to 3-0
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team improved the 3-0 this week after beating Cambridge-South Dorchester, 13-1, last Friday and following that up with a 17-5 pasting of Worcester County rival Snow Hill on Monday.The two victories in four days came after the Seahawks pounded visiting Crisfield, 14-2, in the season opener last Tuesday. Against Cambridge-South… Read more »
Mallards Snuff Out Dragons, 11-5
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team got by a pesky Salisbury School, 11-5, on the road on Tuesday, but it wasn’t always pretty.The Mallards used a three-goal surge late in the first quarter to gain some separation from the Dragon and pretty much played Salisbury School even the rest of the way to earn… Read more »
Decatur Softball Off to Fast Start
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity softball team stayed on a big roll this week, beating county rival Snow Hill, 17-1, on Monday to improve to 3-0 on the young season.The Seahawks have dominated each of their first three games thus far in 2009, riding the hot arm of sophomore pitcher Maddie Justice and getting production… Read more »