Ridiculous BureaucracyEditor:After all the years and expense of drafting and redrafting flood maps for our area, FEMA apparently made a major error that will spike the flood insurance premiums for condos, hotels and motels from 93rd Street to 123rd Street. Ironically, many of these buildings have dunes that make them the most protected in the… Read more »
The Delmarva Chorus Management Team for 2016-2017 was recently installed. Pictured, from left, are Elissa Mulligan, Jean Beatty, Jeannette Latzo, Madonna Brennan, Debbie Hile, Sharon Hunt and Director Carol Ludwig.
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team dropped its first contest of the season last week, falling to Parkside, 2-0, at home last Friday, but the jury is still out on who will represent the Bayside South in the conference championship game at Perdue Stadium next week.After reeling off 14 straight wins to start the season,… Read more »
SALISBURY — In an interesting debate over excessive force and assault versus effective discipline, a federal judge last week ruled in favor of a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy sued by a 10-year-old elementary school student after she was briefly handcuffed following a fight on a school bus.In January 2015, a 10-year old female East Salisbury… Read more »
The biggest takeaway from this week’s interview with Assateague Island National Seashore Superintendent Deborah Darden is change is coming to Assateague but nothing major should be expected in the immediate future, assuming Mother Nature is cooperative.It was interesting how Darden summed up the island’s past, present and future when discussing the National Park Service’s preferred… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School senior Zach Adams and junior Claire Porter were named Premier Driving School March Athletes of the Month. In the month of March, Adams had a .545 batting average that included six RBI and a home run, while Porter scored three goals and led her team in assists. They are pictured with… Read more »
28th Street Pit and Pub410-289-202028th St. & Coastal Hwy.Every Thursday:Locals’ Night With DJ BKFriday, May 6: Jack & T, 6-10 p.m.Adolfo’s410-289-400113th St. & The Boardwalk,In The Beach Plaza HotelFriday, May 6: Rhonda Apple & Dale BrittAtlantic Hotel410-641-35892 North Main St., BerlinFriday, May 6: Sean LoomisSaturday, May 7: Daniela FurstEvery Monday: Earl BeardsleyEvery Tuesday:Bob Miller On… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School senior Hyunsoo Chun finished first in the spring session of the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s Stock Market Challenge. The SMG is an educational simulation that teaches about the stock market, the American economic system, and the global economy. Chun earned nearly a 30-percent return on a virtual $100,000 investment. Chun… Read more »
The world of youth sports is an interesting one.Sports are important for kids. They teach many values that cannot be learned in the classroom or at home at a young age, including the importance of teamwork, hard work and commitment. Sports also allow kids to learn how to win and how to lose with grace…. Read more »
Maria Marguerite WillettSELBYVILLE — Maria Marguerite (Margo) Willett, born Goedecke on May 12, 1935, passed away on March 31, 2016, after suffering a long battle with cancer.She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Calvin Willett of Selbyville Del.Margo leaves behind her daughter, Michelle Jordan, born Conner, Michelle’s husband, Lou Jordan, and Michelle’s former… Read more »