BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team’s remarkable season came to a close on Tuesday with a 4-2 loss to Chesapeake-Anne Arundel in the state 3A-East Section II final.The Seahawks were solid all season, compiling a 16-2 record and narrowly missing the Bayside South title. At different times during the season, the Seahawks had winning streaks… Read more »
Worcester Prep’s varsity tennis teams recently completed unbeaten seasons with perfect records. The boys’ team finished the season 10-0, while the girls were an impressive 12-0. Pictured above is Worcester’s boys’ varsity tennis team. In the front row, from left are T.J. Bescak, Matt Durkin, Ben Brandt, Graham Hammond, Joseph Schwartz, Ryan Cronin, Cameron Hill,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell to Bayside South rival Bennett, 10-9, in overtime in the state 3A-East Section II final on Monday on the road, putting the wraps on what was otherwise a successful season for the Seahawks.Decatur was seeded second in the state 3A-East Section II bracket and opened its playoff… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity softball team’s topsy-turvy season came to a close this week with a loss to Chesapeake-Anne Arundel in the 3A-East Section II title game.The Seahawks were up and down all season, finishing with an even 9-9 record. Decatur started the season 3-0 and won five of its first six games. That stretch… Read more »
There are several options on the table for Ocean City when considering a possible painting of the reconstructed 64th Street water tower. Officials could simply go with the color blue with a town logo, another beach ball design similar to downtown or a golf ball with tee design aimed at promoting the town-owned Eagle’s Landing… Read more »
The Town of Ocean City’s reaction to the growing downtown homeless problem was slow in coming but some of the quick fixes approved this week should help in the short term.The idea behind these changes is to make the individuals more uncomfortable, restrict the locations they can “live” and hopefully encourage them to seek shelter… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan this week signed into a law a handful of local impact bills including the state’s share for the proposed Inlet dredging study and protections against proposed offshore drilling.Senate Bill 1260, sponsored by Senator Jim Mathias, provides the state’s share of the cost of a proposed study conducted by… Read more »
Tuesday was a full parenting day.It was also a work day, but it was a field trip and a special night event that made it memorable. Of course, today, as I write this column on deadline day, I am suffering the consequences of far too much family time and less work time. Good or bad,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A recommendation to expand the town’s public transit service to medical offices sprouting up in Ocean Pines was approved this week, but not before a renewed debate about a service that could be provided by the county and state.During Tuesday’s Transportation Committee meeting, Transportation Director Mark Rickards brought up the subject of… Read more »
County’s Arts Funding Cut DisappointingEditor:Last week at a budget hearing, the Worcester County Commissioners voted to discontinue funding to the Art League of Ocean City, thereby ending the public-private partnership that was established between The State of Maryland, Worcester County, the Town of Ocean City, and individual donors. This type of cooperation is rare, and… Read more »