BERLIN — Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) will begin its new tie-in program with Berlin’s 2nd Friday Art Stroll this week.The organization’s Berlin Youth Club will be offering a free children’s art activity during this week’s stroll and every following stroll until at least June.“Each week has a theme and it’s going to… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2013
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Town Officials, Berlin Fire Company Seek Fatal Accident Probe
BERLIN — Reports of a Berlin Police Department (BPD) officer driving an ambulance transporting a victim in a fatal accident in December to the hospital have prompted a request for an investigation by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems (MIEMSS).The Berlin Mayor and Council and the Berlin Fire Company (BFC), which responded to… Read more »
Worcester Girls Suffer First Loss
BERLIN- After starting the season with a 7-0 record, Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team dropped its first contest of the year last week, falling to visiting Delmarva Christian, 32-36.The Mallards ran the table during November and December with a 7-0 mark, but may have suffered from the nearly three-week layoff during the holiday break…. Read more »
Seahawks Thrash Snow Hill, 65-36
BERLIN- After suffering back-to-back losses to Somerset County foes Crisfield and Washington to start the second half of the season, the Decatur boys’ varsity basketball team got back on the winning track on Tuesday with a decisive 65-36 win over Worcester County rival Snow Hill on Tuesday.The Seahawks lost to the Crabbers, 71-54, last Thursday… Read more »
Seahawks Edge Kent Island on Tiebreaker
BERLIN- After a knock-down, drag out match last week between Bayside Conference rivals Stephen Decatur and Kent Island, it was the Seahawks who declared the winners after officials sorted out several steps in the tiebreaker protocols.Decatur and Kent Island squared off last week in an early season showdown that will likely be a preview of… Read more »
Mallards Pick Up Where They Left Off
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team showed no ill effects of the long holiday layoff this week, sweeping two games against Delmarva Christian and St. Thomas More to improve to 8-0 on the season.The Mallards cruised through the first half of their season, compiling an impressive 6-0 record in late November and December. However,… Read more »
Decatur Sweeps First Three of 2nd Half
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team got the second half of its season off to a great start this week, sweeping three games culminating with a 69-25 win over Snow Hill on Tuesday.In its first game back from the holiday break last Thursday, Decatur trounced Crisfield, 53-24, as Dayina Godwin scored 10 points and… Read more »
Coastal Lacrosse Registration Underway
BERLIN- Registration for the Coastal Lacrosse Club’s 2013 outdoor season is underway and teams are filling up quickly.Registration for the 2013 season may be done online through PayPal or the forms can be downloaded and mailed. In order to maintain a low player to coach ratio, the club will limit the number of players per… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Editor:Congress and President Obama have set the inheritance tax trigger at $5 million and indexed it to inflation. They also indexed the alternate minimum tax (AMT) to inflation. This legislation limits some of the penalty to those that have achieved wealth that they subsequently pass it on to their heirs. It also limits the penalty… Read more »
Monitoring Utility Expansion Key To Approval
While it came with understandable objections from the community, the Ocean City Mayor and Council was right to approve the Delmarva Power & Light’s substation expansion plans with certain conditions.The utility currently operates a substation between 137th and 138th streets in north Ocean City in the dense Caine Woods residential community. That substation needs to… Read more »