Each year, the Delmarva Irish-American Club awards tuition assistance scholarships to selected seniors at Stephen Decatur High School. This year’s awards were presented May 20 at the SDHS Community Awards Night to, from left, Dalton Warren, Matthew Scott, Brittany Wangel, Jeffrey Scheirer, Brittany Purnell, Emily Scheiber, Ashley Miller, Jennah Lupiwok, Matthew Krall, Brooks Holloway, Corey Gwin, Jacob Gaddis,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team dominated the Bayside South season awards announced this week with a coach of the year award and a pair of offensive and defensive players of the year awards.The Seahawks went 10-2 in the regular season and captured the Bayside South title. With 15 seniors, the team dominated the… Read more »
Scotty ChaconasOCEAN CITY — Scotty Chaconas, originally from Chevy Chase, Washington D.C., died May 21 while in hospice care in Florida after a decade surviving a stroke that left her unable to communicate.Scotty raised her two children from her eight-year marriage to Nicholas C. Chaconas (since deceased) in Rockville, Md. As a single parent, she… Read more »
WHALEYVILLE — Linda Cain Productions will present “Music Rocks Autism” to raise awareness about, understanding of and money for autism research and treatment from noon to close on Saturday, June 6 at the Trader Lee’s OC House of Rock on Route 611.Cain is a mother who wants to change the way her autistic son views… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Still operating under a full head of self-esteem makes you want to tackle a matter you had shied away from. OK. But be sure to arm yourself with facts before you make a move.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): That smart move you recently made caught the attention of… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur senior Jenna Reimer last week was honored by the MPSSAA and the Allstate Foundation as one of 14 recipients of the 2015 Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete scholarships at a special ceremony at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.Reimer, a three-sport athlete who competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track, was the only… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Some Boardwalk performers submitted last-minute concerns this week over a new ordinance regulating busking on the Boardwalk.This week an ordinance regulating street performers on the Boardwalk that will force buskers to sign up for designated locations from the Inlet to 9th Street, among other things, came before the Mayor and City Council… Read more »
BERLIN – Local leaders celebrated the start of a first-of-its-kind project for the Eastern Shore as work at Cannery Village got underway last week.Town leaders, officials from Osprey Property Company and representatives from Habitat for Humanity attended a groundbreaking ceremony for Cannery Village, the rent-to-own community to be built on Flower Street on May 28.“This… Read more »
Bob Givarz of the Alaska Stand presented proceeds from the sales of Bunk Mann’s Vanishing Ocean City book to the Ocean City Museum Society. The funds will aid the society in its mission to inspire and support the interpretation and appreciation of the cultural and natural history of Ocean City, Maryland, the Worcester County coastal region as… Read more »
The 118th General Federation of Women’s Clubs Delaware State Federation of Women’s State Convention Convened last month and appointed its representatives. Pictured, from left, are Carolyn Forbes, GFWC Delaware State President Elect; Deen Meloro, GFWC Middle Atlantic Region President; Henrietta Belcher-Stack, 2014-2016 GFWC Delaware State President; and Marian St Clair, GFWC Second Vice President.