BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity showed some of the ill effects of a long layoff in their first game in over a month on Tuesday, falling to visiting Saints Peter and Paul, 40-14, on Tuesday.The Mallards were definitely rusty as they took the court against the Sabres on Tuesday in their first game since a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Rommel’s Ace Hardware under-12 girls’ soccer team enjoyed a highly successful holiday weekend last week, hitting the road for two tournaments and returning with two championship trophies.Last Saturday, the Rommel’s U12 team competed in the 21st Annual Valentine’s Tournament in Edgewater, Md. and won all of their games, outscoring their opponents 15-3…. Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams made a strong showing this week at the state Class 3A-East Region meet with top 10 team finishes on both sides and several notable individual accomplishments.Decatur’s indoor track teams traveled to Prince George’s County on Monday and Tuesday for the state 3A-East Region meet and came… Read more »
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NEWARK – The achievement gap between African-American students and others in Worcester County schools is getting smaller, but is not yet eliminated, test scores show.“The achievement gap remains. However, it is narrowing,” said Wynette Handy, Worcester County schools coordinator of multicultural education and staff development at the February Worcester County Board of Education meeting.In 2004,… Read more »
NEWARK – Without a waiver from the Maryland State Department of Education, Worcester County public school students will be in the classroom until June 21 to make up for more than a week of snow days.Students will stay in class an extra week, unless the state waives the 180 instructional day requirement. Students were originally… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, the Boardwalk bicycle hours got a unanimous nod through the first required reading for a coveted extra hour, a new city clerk was appointed at City Hall.Kathy Mathias To Replace Carol Jacobs As City ClerkLess than a month ago, City Manager Dennis Dare laid out a “one-time… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Public Works Director Hal Adkins says that the town will ask for the full $7.1 million outlined in the 2011 Annual Transportation Grant that he presented to the City Council on Tuesday night, but he isn’t optimistic that he will get all of it.Adkins stood before the Mayor and City Council this… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – In what will likely be a historic show of solidarity, thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen from all over the country, including a huge contingent from the Ocean City area, will convene on the steps of the U.S. Capitol next week in an organized protest against flawed federal fisheries management policies.The “United… Read more »