BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team rebounded from its first loss of the season last weekend with a tight, well-played 2-1 win over visiting Gunston on Monday.The Mallards opened their season with a three straight wins including a 3-1 victory over Holly Grove on the road last Thursday. Against Holly Grove, Worcester got goals… Read more »
BERLIN – The Worcester County Health Department will hold open houses at two of its treatment centers as National Recovery Month comes to an end.The events will serve as an ongoing effort to combat drug and alcohol abuse among adults and adolescents within the county and state.Recent data from the Maryland Department of Health and… Read more »
BERLIN – A Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction subcommittee is hoping to start a new program that will direct residents dealing with substance abuse to appropriate resources.Warriors co-founder Heidi McNeeley, announced the new Angel Warriors program at the group’s sixth meeting Tuesday evening.McNeeley, the Navigating Resources Subcommittee chair, says the concept came from the… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Cosmic changes create a potential for disruptions in your travel plans. In the meantime, you might want to consider shifting your focus to another area of your life that needs attention.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It’s a good time for beauty-loving Bovines to enjoy something special for the… Read more »
BERLIN — The Maryland Court of Special Appeals this week denied an appeal filed by a Berlin man sentenced in 2011 to 24 years in prison for drug distribution charges after the defendant claimed his original sentence was illegal.In January 2011, Mark Erbe, now 57, of Berlin, was arrested on drug distribution charges after selling… Read more »
Members of the Democratic Women’s Club of Worcester County are pictured at their Sept. 19 meeting in Ocean Pines. Guest speaker Sarah Meyers described her participation in the Democratic National Convention. Meetings are held the third Monday of the month at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club.
BERLIN — With District 2 Councilmember Lisa Hall giving up her seat to challenge for mayor, the race to replace her is a wide-open competition with newcomers Jack Orris Jr. and Zackery Tyndall both looking to hold their first elected office.Orris works as an office manager for a construction company, while Tyndall is a former… Read more »
Guilty Homicide VerdictSNOW HILL — A Pocomoke man accused in the death of his 3-year-old nephew, who died in his care back in May 2015, was found guilty last week by a Worcester County Circuit Court jury on all counts including first-degree murder and now awaits his fate pending a pre-sentence investigation.On Saturday, May 2,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing returns to Ocean City next weekend with the return of the Offshore Powerboat Racing (OPA) Ocean City Grand Prix.Offshore powerboat racing has been a staple of the resort’s shoulder seasons off and on for the last decade or so with the OPA making stops in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In the latest of what will likely be months of legal wrangling in the federal lawsuit that could ultimately strip the first-place winner in the 2016 White Marlin Open of his record $2.8 million payout, the second-place winner in the tuna division this week filed a motion to send the case back… Read more »