BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team capped a remarkable regular season with a 51-36 win over Queen Anne’s in the Bayside Conference championship on Wednesday, the team’s first since 1977.The Seahawks clinched the Bayside South title on Monday with a 64-31 win over Kent Island for its 19th regular season win in a row…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2015
OC Elementary Kindergarter Collects 897 Police Department Patches For 100th Day Of School Project
Mason Hetherington in Robyn Diesel’s kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School stands by some of the police patches he collected for his 100th Day of School project. He collected 897 patches from police departments all over the country.
Decatur Girls Earn Top Seed In 3A-East Regional
BERLIN- The state regional basketball championship brackets were released this week with the Decatur girls earning the top seed in the Class 3A-East Section I.The Decatur girls are the number-one seed in the 3A-East region’s Section I and earned a first-round bye. The Seahawks will face the winner of the first-round game between fourth-seeded Bennett… Read more »
New Lower Shore CASA Volunteers Sworn In
A new crop of Lower Shore CASA volunteers was recently appointed through Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services. The volunteers completed a 35-hour training and then were sworn in at the Worcester County Circuit Court to advocate for abused and neglected children in Worcester County. Pictured, from left, are Master Peggy Kent, volunteer coordinator Maria Cusimano,… Read more »
Evan Todd, Second Grader At OC Elementary School Has Photo Published By “National Geographic for Kids Magazine”
Evan Todd, a student in Monica Piern’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School stands proudly as he displays his recently published “snail photograph.” Todd submitted his photograph to the “National Geographic for Kids Magazine” and it was selected and published in the February issue.
OC Police Report Finds 3% Drop In Overall Crime
OCEAN CITY — The full Mayor and COuncil last week got a look at the Ocean City Police Department’s 2014 Annual Report, and the news was generally good with a 3-percent reduction in overall crime.Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro last Thursday presented the highlights of the department’s 2014 annual report to the Mayor and… Read more »
Ocean City Brewery Granted Wholesale Distributor Request
OCEAN CITY – Assawoman Bay Brewing Co. received the green light last week to become a separate entity from Shallow Waters Restaurant and move forward as a wholesale distributor.On Feb. 18, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing to review the request of the existing Assawoman Bay Brewing Co. to receive a Conditional… Read more »
Local Agencies Discuss Impact Of Heroin Epidemic; State Forms New Partnership
BERLIN – “It’s tragic. It’s home-wrecking. It’s life-altering.”That’s how Worcester County Deputy Health Officer Andrea Mathias describes heroin, the drug now deemed an epidemic in Maryland and across much of the country. She says what makes heroin such a problem is the speed with which it creates addicts.“You can experiment with marijuana and alcohol for… Read more »
Seahawks Finish 4th In Bayside Championships
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team turned in a strong performance in the Bayside Championships this week, finishing fourth overall as a team and placing in eight brackets including two championships.The Bayside Championships began last weekend with early rounds and finished up with the semifinals and finals early this week. Decatur finished fourth overall among… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Cabin fever has been in full effect at my place over the last month.That’s why we have more often than we care to admit utilized technology this winter to help entertain the kids. However, there have to be limits and that’s why we have resorted to desperate measures to give our kids some sort of… Read more »