OCEAN CITY – Council President Lloyd Martin and Council Secretary Mary Knight were re-appointed during the Mayor and City Council Organizational Meeting held last Thursday night.Worcester County Chair of the Board of Elections Mary Adeline Bradford read into the record the results of this year’s election at the meeting. There were 2,212 citizens that cast… Read more »
BERLIN — With the first phase of the roughly 1,300 absentee ballots tallied early Thursday, Maryland District 38 Senator Jim Mathias marginally increased his lead over Republican challenger Mike McDermott and appears poised to regain the seat after what was one of the most spirited campaigns during the election.At the close of the polls on… Read more »
WALLOPS — One week after the spectacular explosion of a significant rocket launch from Wallops Island, Orbital Sciences announced it has made some early determinations on the cause and has vowed to move forward with its aggressive program from the facility on the Virginia shore.Last Tuesday, Orbital Sciences’ Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft to… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity volleyball team fell to Bayside rival Bennett, 3-2, on Monday in the state 3A-South sectional semifinal.The fourth-seeded Seahawks won its opening round match against Northeast, 3-2, last week to earn a rematch with top-seeded Bennett in the Section I semifinal. Bennett had beaten Decatur twice in the regular season, including 3-1… Read more »
BERLIN – A designation as one of the state’s “Sustainable Communities” is expected to allow Berlin’s successful façade grant program to continue.Berlin is now one of 77 certified Sustainable Communities in Maryland. The designation, created by the Department of Housing and Community Development, allows municipal and county governments to apply for state funding for revitalization… Read more »
BERLIN – A solar array under construction in Pocomoke City is poised to become the largest municipally owned system in the state while also reducing the town’s annual electricity costs by more than $37,000.The project, which should be complete in December, consists of 6,150 solar panels that will produce 2.9 million kilowatt hours of power… Read more »
BERLIN- The Lower Shore was well represented on the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program list of state finalists reached this week with several local students earning the prestigious honor.Since 1994, the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program has honored the nation’s top high school senior athletes from all over the country, starting with state lists and… Read more »
William SeechukOCEAN CITY — On Oct. 28, 2014, William (Bill) Seechuk, 73, was taken to his heavenly father.Bill was born in Baltimore, the son of the late Ida M. Seechuk (nee Santoni) and William W. Seechuk, Sr. He was the beloved brother of Rosemary Soper and her husband, Ron, and the late Thomas Seechuk. He is also survived by his… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Witness statements in the manslaughter case against two men appear to raise more questions this week on what specifically caused the death of a Pennsylvania man in Ocean City.Around 3 a.m. on Aug. 24, Ocean City Police and Emergency Services responded to 2nd Street for a reported assault that had already occurred…. Read more »
BERLIN — The Lower Shore’s longstanding commitment to a Republican governor in Maryland dating back several elections was rewarded this week when the Larry Hogan-Boyd Rutherford ticket emerged victorious with a resounding win over Democrat and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown on Tuesday.Residents in Worcester and Wicomico have traditionally registered as Democrats and voted Republican… Read more »