Piedmont Airlines CEO and President Steve Farrow, Teri Klaverweiden and Jody Meegan present United Way Assistant Director Amy Luppens with a check of their annual corporate and employee campaign contributions totaling $35,371. The total raised is a 25% increase over their 2012 United Way Campaign and the largest amount they have raised to date.
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams turned in strong performances in the state 3A-2A-1A regional meet this week with the girls finishing first and the boys finishing third among the top schools in the region.The Decatur girls finished first overall among the nine schools represented in the regional meet with 349 total team points. Easton… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team got out to a big early lead and cruised past visiting Indian River, 63-28, in the first game of the 2014 Mason Dixon Tipoff Classic on Monday afternoon.The Seahawks led 28-12 at the half in the rare holiday matinee on Monday and never looked back. At the start… Read more »
The Stephen Decatur women’s soccer team recently earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award. In order to qualify for the award, a team must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Above, from left, are Principal Tom Zimmer, captains Rebecca Haskell, Rebecca Lederman, Liz Rougcher and Coach Misty… Read more »
SALISBURY – After meeting with local environmentalists to discuss the pros and cons of Wicomico County joining the Clean Chesapeake Coalition, the Wicomico County Council voted to move ahead ensuring a collaborative effort from all sides.A resolution to join the Clean Chesapeake Coalition, and to make a supplemental appropriation from contingency to the County Executive’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the 2013 Year End Report this week, highlighting a 13-percent decrease in overall crime in Ocean City despite a perception that last summer saw some of the most serious crimes in the town’s recent history.Buzzoro began by presenting Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, which covers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the lease sale looming for roughly 80,000 acres off the coast of Ocean City for the development of an offshore wind energy farm of the coast of the resort, at least one major player this week announced its intention to bid on the project.Virginia-based Dominion Energy officials on Tuesday announced the… Read more »
SNOW HILL — At this month’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting, one new license, two license upgrades and two license transfers were approved.The most notable application before the board Wednesday was from Anthony’s Beer and Wine at 3300 Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Owner John Christ requested that the BLC add permission for the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Concerns from residents caused the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) Wednesday to grant only limited approval for alcoholic beverage licenses for a pair of new Ocean City restaurants.The first case heard was for Yellow Submarine, proposed to be located at 5801 Coastal Highway. Applicant Keven Myers, who is the general… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Delaware man arrested on heroin distribution charges in Ocean City in September pleaded guilty last week and was sentenced to two years jail.Around 2 a.m. on September 1, an OCPD officer on uniformed bicycle patrol in the area of Philadelphia Ave. and 8th Street observed a male suspect later identified as… Read more »