BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team is back on the right track in the Bayside Conference after a pair of wins this week.The Seahawks routed Bennett, 67-17, last on the road, the beat Mardela, 50-42, on Tuesday in a tough, foul-plagued physical contest. Against Bennett last week, Dayona Godwin led the Seahawks with 31… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Adventures Of Fatherhood
The headline read, “Why it’s good to have a strong-willed child, and why you should let up on them.”I admit a guilty pleasure of mine is reading parenting articles. I read a few of the self-help variety before becoming a father, but it was after Beckett, 7, was born when I started reading them routinely…. Read more »
Berlin, Local Bank Partner On Tyson Property Purchase
BERLIN – Roughly a year after first announcing plans to purchase the former Tyson property, Berlin leaders have officially entered the bond market.On Monday, the council voted 4-0 to issue and sell bonds in the amount of $3 million to buy the more than 60-acre industrial property on Old Ocean City Boulevard. Settlement is expected… Read more »
A Week In Business
United Way DonationSALISBURY — The Bank of Delmarva recently presented United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore with a check of employee contributions from their first United Way Campaign, totaling $11,668.This generous contribution will impact Lower Shore residents in need in the areas of education, financial stability and health by providing 1,794 books for preschool-aged children… Read more »
Carozza, Mathias Outline Legislative Priorities
ANNAPOLIS — State Senator Jim Mathias and Delegate Mary Beth Carozza helped kick off the 436th session of the Maryland General Assembly earlier this week, and while each have their own items and initiatives to push forward, the session will likely be dominated by debates surrounding the budget and police and criminal justice reforms.A law… Read more »
Worcester Land Rezoning Could Grow Campground
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Planning Commission voted to support a rezoning request that could be the first step toward the expansion of a Bishopville campground.On Jan. 7 the planning commission agreed to send a favorable recommendation to the Worcester County Commissioners regarding the rezoning of a piece of land adjacent to Bishopville’s Bali… Read more »
Bomb Threats Evacuate OC Elementary, Decatur High Schools; Police Probing Incidents
NEWARK – Steve Price, safety director for Worcester County’s public schools, ended the work day Monday with a sigh of relief. Though various schools throughout the region had received bomb threats, no facilities in Worcester County had been targeted.That all changed Tuesday morning, as a caller contacted Ocean City Elementary School and indicated there was… Read more »
North Ocean City Condo Building Ravaged By Fire
OCEAN CITY — A north-end Ocean City condominium was significantly damaged in a massive fire on Wednesday morning when a generator in a work truck in the parking garage exploded and the blaze spread quickly through the five-story building.Around mid-morning on Wednesday, Ocean City firefighters, along with personnel from the OCPD and Public Works department… Read more »
Ocean City Decides On Latest Beach Play Structure
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a play structure for the beach at Somerset Street with “Wally the Whale” emerging, literally and figuratively, from the narrowed-down list of options.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved “Wally the Whale” as the newest addition to the downtown beach at Somerset Street adjacent to the… Read more »
Calm Leadership Critical During Terrifying Period
It was a hectic and scary week for the vast majority of folks in our region, as loud sirens from first responder vehicles and firetrucks pierced through the chilly January air, creating an eerie and terrifying tone that is quite unfamiliar to our resort community in the offseason.The bomb threat at Ocean City Elementary School… Read more »