Worcester Preparatory School fifth grader Ibrahim Khan and sixth grader Pranay Sanwal won 1st Place in their age divisions at the Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism Annual Youth Chess Tournament, which attracted more than 200 children from chess clubs in surrounding counties. Twelve-year-old Pranay Sanwal placed first in his division (age 12-18), defeating even… Read more »
The saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”That comes to mind with the current squabble between the Town of Ocean City and its firefighter/paramedics union.In 2015, two calls out of 5,927 missed the two-minute response time goal. In Ocean City Fire Department’s Standard Operating Guidelines, it says, “the goal of the Ocean City… Read more »
Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians member Joanne Kirby recently presented a check for $600 to Katie Coffman, director of the Noel Christmas dinner and Shepherd’s Crook.
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams closed out the 2015-2016 campaign with a handful of solid performances in the state championship meet including another strong showing in the pole vaulting events.For some reason, the Seahawks have always been strong in the pole vault, collecting several regional and state championships in recent years and this year… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — All is relatively calm on the Ocean City street performer front after the Mayor and Council this week agreed to accept task force recommendations tweaking the controversial busker ordinance.Throughout a process that was chippy at certain times and downright nasty at others, the Boardwalk Task Force, appointed by the Mayor and Council… Read more »
SNOW HILL – As the budget process nears, county leaders are again expressing concern over increased education spending.During a regular meeting Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners voted 5-2 to contact the Eastern Shore delegation to share their objections over rising education spending.“They may push this down our throats but we don’t have to swallow it,”… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The head of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control used an audience with local leaders this week to again share his concerns about the county’s plan to get out of the liquor business by 2017.Bobby Cowger, head of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control (DLC), told the county commissioners this… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team turned in a solid performance in the state 4A-3A South tournament last weekend, collecting two regional titles and advancing four wrestlers to the state championships this weekend.The Seahawks sent 10 wrestlers to the state 4A-3A region tournament last weekend and four placed, including a regional championship at 106 for… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team won a thriller on Wednesday, beating visiting Hammond, 70-68, in overtime to reach the state 3A-East region championship.The Seahawks, seeded first in the 3A-East region Section II cruised past visiting Northeast, 93-54, on Monday to advance in the Section II bracket. Still smarting from a coin toss loss… Read more »
Survival Products in Salisbury recently raffled a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 100 sit-on-top kayak to raise funds for Heroes on the Water, which helps veterans from all branches of the United States military unwind using the therapeutic qualities of fishing from kayaks. The raffle raised $870. Jim McConnell, pictured left, was awarded the prize by Joe… Read more »