BERLIN – Town officials approved plans for a handful of special events at Burley Oak Brewing Company despite concern over a permitting issue that was resolved the next day.The Berlin Town Council approved the brewery’s plans for three Explore Berlin Festival dates as well as the July 3 fireworks as long as Burley Oak addressed… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Taylor House Museum Continues To Evolve; Berlin’s Historic Home Looking To Expand Hours With Help Of Volunteers
BERLIN – Uncle Ned’s electric shoes. The “treasure chest” behind the Treasure Chest. Calvin B. Taylor’s desk.They represent just a few of the fragments of the past on display in Berlin’s Taylor House Museum. The historic home, saved from demolition in the early 1980s, is full of 19th century furniture and exhibits depicting the various… Read more »
Fenwick Approves County Running Smoke Tests To Address ‘Gaseous Smells’
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials with the Town of Fenwick Island have unanimously agreed to let Sussex County’s Engineering Department address a lingering gaseous odor along Route 1 by conducting a smoke test in the resort’s sewage lines sometime in March.In a meeting of the Town Council last week, Town Manager Terry Tieman said the request… Read more »
First Goal Of ‘Unfinished Business’ Achieved
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team crossed its first order of “unfinished business” off the list on Wednesday, routing Kent County, 71-43, to claim the school’s first Bayside Conference championship.Last year, the Seahawks tied Pocomoke for the Bayside South title and watched the Warriors go to the conference championship game after losing a coin… Read more »
Decatur Girls Fall In Bayside Title Game
BERLIN- After running the table in the Bayside Conference this season with a perfect 20-0 mark, Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team fell to north champion Kent Island, 61-48, in the conference championship.The Decatur girls beat Kent Island in the Bayside championship last year, but the Buccaneers returned the favor on Tuesday with a 61-48… Read more »
Decatur Wrestlers Capture Bayside Title
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team captured the Bayside Conference championship for the first time since 2011 last weekend with several wrestlers placing in their respective divisions including four firsts.The Seahawks finished first with 255.5 total team points. North Caroline was second with 218.5, while Easton finished third with 163 and Kent Island finished fourth… Read more »
Mallards Fall To Sabres In Championship
BERLIN- The third leg in another epic trilogy between the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity basketball team and rival Saints Peter and Paul last Friday ended with the Sabres upending the Mallards, 38-36, in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game.Last year, Worcester Prep won the conference championship game, 34-31, in the final seconds…. Read more »
Worcester Boys Slay Dragons For ESIAC Title
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team’s big run in the second half of the season culminated with a 55-45 win over Salisbury School in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game last Friday.The Mallards see-sawed their way through the early part of the season and entered the holiday break with a mediocre… Read more »
Seahawks Strong In Regional Swim Meet
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swimming teams made a strong showing at the state 3A-2A-1A East Region meet this week with the boys and girls teams finishing near the top of the team standings to go along with several outstanding individual performances.The Decatur boys’ team finished second overall among the 12 schools represented in the region… Read more »
St. Pat’s Soccer Tourney Gets Underway
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 29th annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament gets underway this weekend with roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the region ready to converge on the resort for the start of the four-weekend event.From modest beginnings 29 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament… Read more »