Over 80 Stephen Decatur High School students were recognized at the 11th annual Presidential Service Award ceremony on Oct. 9. The recipients logged over 16,000 hours of community service. Gold honorees (250-plus hours of service) pictured include, back, Allison Shumate, Allison Willey, Benjamin Short, Dalton Warren, Emily Case, Emily Kate Kolarik, Emily Scheiber and James… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team turned in a workmanlike performance last Friday, cruising past host Wicomico, 29-8, to improve to 4-3 on the season and brighten its postseason hopes. The Seahawks, who have been up and down all season, wasted no time setting the tone early against the Indians. Decatur scored on its very… Read more »
SNOW HILL — At this month’s Board of License Commissioners meeting, a formerly disciplined property in West Ocean City had some entertainment hours restored while a second property in Snow Hill had its request for a beer and wine license put on hold while ramifications are considered. Applications from both Station 7 Restaurant, located on… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The high standards you set for yourself don’t always translate into the behavior you expect of others. That relationship problem can be resolved if you’re more flexible and less judgmental.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Not enough party bids to satisfy the Bovine’s fun-loving side this week? Go ahead… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The construction of the new performing arts center in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City began in earnest Monday with an aggressive completion timetable and perhaps an even more determined booking approach.The state-of-the-art, 1,200-seat, two-tiered performing arts center inside the Roland E. Powell Convention Center has an aggressive target… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Less than a week after an Ocean City man was indicted in an murder-for-hire plot, his lawyers this week responded, saying there is no strong evidence to support the latest charges and further denying any connection to terrorism links.In mid-May, federal officials concluded an investigation into a multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling operation… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City’s Public Works Department will be beginning work on the second phase of the St. Louis Avenue water, sewer and roadway project on Monday, October 21. The project, which is scheduled to be completed by May 2014, will encompass 4th to 10th Street on St. Louis Avenue.“Several tasks… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A fire at the historic Majestic Hotel on the Boardwalk at 7th Street around mid-day on Friday appears to have originated in the ground-level stores beneath the Boardwalk although smoke was seen emanating from windows up to the third and fourth floors.Around mid-day on Friday, a fire broke out at the historic… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More details have emerged in the indictment released on Thursday charging an Ocean City man in a murder-for-hire plot launched from a jail cell in New York, including information the alleged murder plan targeted “several” witnesses.In mid-May, federal officials concluded an investigation into a multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling operation with raids on… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s unbeaten boys’ varsity soccer team scored a major win at home on Wednesday, beating also unbeaten Bennett, 1-0, on a late second half goal to take command of the Bayside South standings. Something had to give with both teams entering the rare mid-afternoon contest without a loss in the Bayside South, and… Read more »