BERLIN – After being scrubbed several times last week due to a variety of factors, a major rocket launch at the Wallops Flight Facility has been rescheduled for early next week and could treat area residents and visitors to a rare fireworks display in the southern sky on Monday.The countdown started anew this week for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Friday, May 15–Springfest Attendance Decline Blamed On Opening Day Rain
OCEAN CITY – Though bad weather on opening night may have put Springfest numbers below the pace from past years, the town’s official kickoff into the summer season was deemed an overall success.Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster said Tuesday that an estimated 93,700 attended Springfest, which is down from the five-year average… Read more »
Friday, May 15–Erika Sifrit Reveals Grisly Details In Bid For New Trial
OCEAN CITY – Convicted killer Erika Sifrit, who along with her husband, Benjamin, brutally murdered and dismembered a Virginia couple vacationing in Ocean City on Memorial Day weekend in 2002, will not get another day in court after startling revelations came to light during her post-conviction hearing earlier this year that added even more gruesome… Read more »
Friday, May 15–Berlin Inks Deal On 200-Acre Spray Site
BERLIN – Calling it the answer to the town’s sewage disposal problem for this generation and the next, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams on Monday announced the town had reached an agreement in principle to purchase a 200-acre property off Route 113 just south of the town for the new spray irrigation effluent disposal site.Williams announced… Read more »
Council Unified In Tax Rate Decision
OCEAN CITY – When it came to lowering the tax rate, the City Council couldn’t have been more unified.Whether you agree with the voting seven or not on many issues, or even if they agree with each other on other issues, taxpayers got some good news from City Hall this week as the council found… Read more »
Seahawks Sweep Bayside Track Titles
BERLIN- Decatur’s boys’ and girls’ varsity track teams swept the Bayside Championships last week, taking first in both meets and collecting several strong finishes in individual competitions.The Seahawk boys’ team came in first in total team points with 96, topping second place Kent Island (75) and Parkside (69.5). On the girls’ side, the Seahawks also… Read more »
Seahawks Stunned in Region Final
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker to visiting Annapolis in the state Class 3A-2A East Region championship on Wednesday, falling to the Panthers, 7-5, after leading 4-1 in the first half.After running the table in the regular season and collecting another Bayside Conference championship, the Seahawks entered the state regional tournament… Read more »
Seahawk Boys Bow Out of States
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team made an early exit from the state playoffs last week, falling to host Easton, 17-6, in the Class 3A-2A East region quarterfinals last Saturday.The Seahawks ended the regular season on a winning note, beating Kent Island, 18-5, in the season finale, but couldn’t maintain the momentum going into… Read more »
Perfect Season Ends as Seahawks Fall in State Playoffs
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s unbeaten and top-seeded varsity baseball team couldn’t capitalize on late inning opportunities on Monday, falling to Bel Air, 4-0, at home in the first round of the state Class 3A East region playoffs, ending a dream of a perfect season and a potential state championship.The Seahawks finished the regular season with a… Read more »
Mallards Win 30T Thriller for Title
BERLIN- It took almost every bit of three overtime periods, but Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team outlast old rival Saints Peter and Paul, 13-12, to claim the 2009 Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) tournament championship.It looked like to might be a long day for the Mallards last Friday as the Sabres jumped out… Read more »