Added some flair to their graduation caps were Class of 2016 members Caroline Hammond, Carrie Dortenzo, Marley Parsons and Rebecca Evans.
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Council Approves Sound System Upgrade Contract For Performing Arts Venue
OCEAN CITY — The underperforming audio system at the Performing Arts Center will soon get a major upgrade after resort officials this week approved $245,000-plus sole-source contract for a new state-of-the-art system.During its design and construction phase, the audio system at the Performing Arts Center, located at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, was specified… Read more »
Students Enjoy Earning Their High School Diplomas From Stephen Decatur
A Week In Business – June 10, 2016
Housing Market RecapBERLIN — For the third consecutive month, contracts or pending sales are up on the Lower Eastern Shore, according to the latest figures from the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR).May 2016 showed an overall 16.8-percent increase in contracts in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, compared to the same time last year. Individually, contracts… Read more »
OC Car, Truck Show This Weekend
OCEAN CITY — The 15th Annual OC Car & Truck Show, produced by Live Wire Media & Events, returns to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center this weekend, June 11-12.Sponsored by Berlin Automotive Group and Holly Kia, Sound Fx, APAC Power 101.7, AWD Meets, stayNmoise, Forever Slammed and Impulse Automotive, the event hours are Saturday,… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – June 10, 2016
Gregory Scott KuykendallBERLIN — Gregory Scott Kuykendall, 49, of Oak Hill, Va. passed away on May 31, 2016 at 4:15 p.m.Greg was born on Oct. 23, 1966, the only child to Billy and Betty Kuykendall of Harrisonburg, V. Greg graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1985 a talented athlete and scholar. He went on to… Read more »
Seahawks Dominate All-Bayside South Teams
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team was rewarded for a near-perfect regular season and a return trip to the state semifinals with a dominating presence on the All-Bayside South Conference teams announced last week.The Seahawks went 14-1 in the regular season, their only loss coming to Cape Henlopen, 9-8. The Decatur girls repeated as… Read more »
Things I Like – June 10, 2016
A pool dip after a hot runHappy endingsSteamed crabs and shrimp for dinnerWhen my kid shares good newsESPN’s “30-for-30” documentariesRavens fanatics on display at the annual OC ParadeMy kids’ excitement for going to The Snowball Stand in Ocean PinesLunch on the beachHarmless and funny sarcasmComebacks in sportsThe range of emotions on the last week of… Read more »
Resort Area Hosting Two Lax Tourneys
OCEAN CITY- The resort area will become ground zero of the youth lacrosse world this weekend with hundreds of teams from all over the mid-Atlantic region descending on Ocean City and Berlin for a pair of simultaneous tournaments.The 2016 Brine Girls Lacrosse Festival will take place at Northside Park all weekend starting beginning today. Games… Read more »
County’s $189M Budget Includes Employee Raises, No Tax Hikes
SNOW HILL – Tax rates will not increase with the $189 million budget approved by the Worcester County Commissioners this week.On June 7 the commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Joe Mitrecic opposed, to approve the budget, which is 3.5 percent higher than the current year’s spending plan. Mitrecic said he was only voting against the… Read more »