BERLIN- Visiting Queen Anne’s returned a favor to Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team last weekend and spoiled the Seahawks’ homecoming with a 23-7 win.Last year, Decatur traveled to Queen Anne’s and ruined the Lions’ homecoming festivities with a dramatic 34-31 win. This year, Queen Anne’s returned the favor with a 23-7 win over Decatur in… Read more »
Firefighters Appreciated Editor:In reference to the “How We See It” last week, it was written the only time the general public really gets a feel for what firefighters do on a day-in and day-out basis is during fires. That’s not so.I learned June 7 taking a stroll up Coastal Highway, near the 15th Street firehouse… Read more »
Natural gas is coming to Worcester County, and soon residents and businesses could have a decision to make.It’s a decision that should be welcomed by the lower shore community, but some education will most likely be needed before determining if it’s the right call for individual property owners.The general benefits of natural gas include it’s… Read more »
The field for the four open City Council seats became more congested this week and that’s not good news for any of the individual candidates.If this election’s outcome was uncertain before this week, it became further clouded with the council field now up to 10 candidates.What happens in large fields like this is the voters… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Currently serving his 25th year in elected office, Council President Jim Hall filed on Monday for another term because he says he has more work to do for the town.With his candidacy, Jim Hall, council president since 2010, became the ninth candidate to file with the candidate deadline coming Tuesday. Along with Jim… Read more »
Over the last week, I have seen this quote twice — on Facebook and emailed to me by a reader commenting on a recent rambling in this space.It’s from Dave Harvey, a man of faith who apparently in a book or commentary along the way astutely opined, “I thought parenting was going to portray my… Read more »
BERLIN — It’s autumn and while the leaves may be turning brown and gold, Berlin is gearing up to go pink.Paint the Town Pink (PTTP) is now in its third year in Berlin, and is one of a slew of projects Women Supporting Women (WSW), a local non-profit aimed at breast cancer awareness, conducts during… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Tickets are selling fast for the 2nd Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Seacrets’ Morley Hall on Thursday, Oct. 11.Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door, so buy your tickets now and save money while celebrating and supporting 10 years of the Assateague Coastkeeper.The Wild & Scenic Film… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Celebrating coastal heritage is paramount to the organizers of Harbor Day at the Docks, which on Saturday, Oct. 6 will mark its fifth anniversary.Beginning at 10 a.m., the waterfront festival showcases Ocean City’s humble beginnings as a fishing village. Held along the working harbor docks adjacent to Sunset Avenue, “this event is… Read more »