BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team beat Bennett, 71-39, last week to run its win streak to 15 and close in on a Bayside South title.The Seahawks cruised past the Clippers, 71-39, on Thursday for their 15th straight win. Dayona Godwin led Decatur with 25 points, while Amya Mumford added 23 and Lexie VanKirk… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Snow Footprints Help Police Track Theft Suspect; Berlin Officers Link Man To 4 Vehicles
BERLIN — Freshly fallen snow on Wednesday night helped Berlin Police track footsteps of a suspect who allegedly broke into at least four cars in town.Around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Berlin Police responded to the area of Ann Drive for a reported vehicle break-in that had just occurred. As officers were arriving on the scene,… Read more »
14 Days For Brick Attack
SNOW HILL — A Bishopville man, arrested last June after striking another man in the head with a brick, was found guilty last week of second-degree assault and was sentenced to one year in jail, all but 14 days of which were suspended.Last June 18, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of… Read more »
Bank Of Ocean City Provides Financial Literacy Program For Girls In SAGES Program
The Bank of Ocean City provided a financial literacy program for the girls in the SAGES program (Strengthening Adolescent Girls with Education and Support), sponsored by Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services. SAGES participants are 8th graders at Stephen Decatur Middle School. They are preparing to get their first jobs this summer in the local… Read more »
Residential Fire Termed Accidental
OCEAN CITY — A fire on Sunday night at a residence on Tern Drive belonging to an Ocean City firefighter began in a chimney and has been listed as accidental.Around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Communications received a call for a reported chimney fire at a residence in the 2800 block of Tern Drive,… Read more »
Weather Forces SHA, City To Delay Utility Projects
OCEAN CITY — Snow, ice and extremely cold temperatures this week forced the suspension of a handful of significant projects in and around the resort area.The next phase of Delmarva Power’s ongoing project to rebuild a major transmission line between Berlin and Ocean City was set to begin on Monday, but was postponed due to… Read more »
Showell Elementary School’s K-Kids Group Officially Chartered By Kiwanis Club
Showell Elementary School’s new K-Kids group has been officially chartered by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. The officers were installed and members inducted in an official ceremony. Pictured, front from left, at the induction ceremony were Dalton Washington, Tilly Callahan, Liam Boyle, Sadie Sparks, Julia Wimbrow, Ava Gunn and Kalli Jo Rathel;… Read more »
2015 Ravens Roost #44 Officers Installed
The 2015 officers of Ravens Roost #44 were recently installed. The Roost meets monthly, every second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Blue Ox in Ocean City. Pictured, from left, are Harry Liebig, Sergeant at Arms; Maggie Miller, Corresponding Secretary; Donna Chaplinski, President; Janet Rosensteel, Recording Secretary; Eric Waterman, Vice President; Rob Carpenter, two-year Board… Read more »
OC Ice Cream Truck, Beach Stand Franchise Bids Not Acceptable
OCEAN CITY – Last Tuesday the Mayor and City Council rejected two bid items — the ice cream truck and a series of beach stand location — after the responses did not meet expectations.A few weeks ago, the Mayor and City Council approved the bid process for a new four-year Vehicle Vending Franchise in town… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Audrey Ella Schultz GallowayBERLIN — Audrey Ella Schultz Galloway, 90, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015.Born on Aug. 5, 1924, she was the wife of T. Merrill Galloway, who predeceased her.She was the mother of Stephen B. (deceased), J. Tyler, Sharon V., and Thomas M.Born in Baltimore, she was married in 1947 and moved… Read more »