BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team dropped its first regular season match of the season last week to North Caroline, but rebounded quickly with a win over Bayside South rival Bennett just two days later.The Seahawks were 12-0 when they traveled to North Caroline last Wednesday for a match against the Bayside North power. When… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team had its five-game regular season winning streak dating back to mid-December snapped this week with a 51-33 loss to Delmarva Christian on the road on Monday.In their first game back since winter break, the Mallards fell to the Royals, 51-33, on Monday when they couldn’t get much going… Read more »
BERLIN- In their first game in nearly two weeks, the Worcester Prep boys’ varsity basketball team fell to Delmarva Christian, 65-48, on the road on Monday.The Mallards have played just four games since the middle of December thanks to the holiday vacation, January’s major snow storm and winter break. They were back on the court… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team cruised past visiting Mardela, 78-34, on Monday and appears to have put a little mid-season malaise behind them.The Seahawks lost three straight to Woodbridge, Snow Hill and Bennett over the period of about a week from January 26 to February 1 and perhaps more importantly lost a little… Read more »
The Ocean City Mayor and Council was well within its right to draft a resolution, which was really just a statement for the record, in opposition to the wind turbine project as currently planned.The problem is it’s too late to matter. The issue is now far beyond local control. It was probably never within the… Read more »
The Worcester County Commissioners made the right call this week when they approved a salary restructuring plan aimed at reducing the turnover within its departments.Over the last year, the county has been experiencing significant vacancies in its entry-level positions because the wages for similar jobs in the private sector have exceeded the county’s rate. This… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The effort to define short-term rentals in Ocean City, particularly those in single-family neighborhoods, continued this week, and although challenges remain, resort planners appear to have locked in a solution to the thorny problem.In the wake of growing complaints about vacation rentals in some of Ocean City’s traditional year-round neighborhoods, resort officials… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While a challenge to Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting women from going topless awaits a federal court ruling, the New Hampshire Supreme Court last week heard oral testimony on a similar case.Last June, amid a backlash from concerned residents and visitors over the potential for Ocean City to allow women to go topless… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the clock ticking on the effective date of the controversial paid sick leave bill, State Senator Jim Mathias and a handful of colleagues this week were able get a bill through that could delay its implementation until July 1.The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act would require a business with over 14… Read more »
BERLIN – Officials outlined plans for an overhaul of Gay Street in a special meeting this week.Town staff and Josh Taylor of Davis Bowen & Friedel met with interested residents Wednesday to share information regarding street and sidewalk repairs as well as waterline upgrades planned for Gay Street. Construction is expected to begin in May… Read more »