BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team stayed on a big roll last week, beating Calverton, 17-2, to run its win streak to four games.The Mallards faced Calverton on the road last Thursday in the last regular season game before the Easter break. As has been the trend lately, Worcester jumped out to an early… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Island To Island Half Marathon Returns
OCEAN CITY- Thousands of runners from all over the country are descending on the resort area this weekend for the 15th annual Island to Island Half Marathon and 5K race.The Island to Island Half Marathon and 5K races, hosted by OC Tri Running for the benefit of Worcester County Youth and Family Counseling, have become… Read more »
Seahawks Sweep Two In Holiday Tourney
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team rebounded from its first setbacks of the season with a sweep in a holiday tournament in Anne Arundel County last weekend.The Seahawks started the season with a perfect 5-0 mark before heading into the typically tough stretch against Bayside North opponents. Decatur took its first loss of the… Read more »
Mallards At 6-4 After Loss To Calverton
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell to Calverton, 9-5, on the road last week to drop to 6-4 on the season.It’s been an up-and-down season for the Mallards with a pattern of win one, lose one, or win two, lose two for much of the year. The pattern continued last week with the… Read more »
Seahawks Rout Warriors, Crabbers
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity softball team hammered a couple of Bayside South rivals by a combined 50-4 this week to improve to 9-3 on the season.After suffering a 9-2 loss to Queen Anne’s on the road last Wednesday, the Seahawks book-ended a couple of lop-sided wins around the Easter holiday. Last Thursday, Decatur beat Worcester… Read more »
Worcester’s Bateman Headed To Sewanee
BERLIN- Worcester Prep standout student-athlete Virginia Bateman this week signed a letter of intent to continue her field hockey and academic career next year at Division III Sewanee University.Bateman on Tuesday signed the letter of intent to continue her field hockey career at Sewanee, also known as the University of the South, in Tennessee. Bateman… Read more »
Nice Mixed Bag
Today started with a little cloud cover, but you could tell early on it was going to turn out to be a reely nice day. The clouds gave way to sunshine this afternoon, temps were warm and the wind was light enough for some anglers to be out on the bay taking advantage of the… Read more »
First Mahi From Our Canyons
I’ll give the weatherman credit again today….he forecast today to start off with a chance of rain with light winds, but by this afternoon we were looking to have some heavy rain and the possibility of some severe storms. DelMarVa was even in a tornado watch for a little while, but it has since been… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – April 26, 2019
The budget nightmare in Berlin is remarkable. With each passing week, the situation appears to become even more bleak. This week Mayor Gee Williams set out to address recent concerns he has heard from the public. On Tuesday, the town’s website included an explanatory letter from Williams called, “Mayor’s Message – Reasons for Increases to… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – April 19, 2019
Berlin Needs To Follow Standard Best PracticesEditor:The Government Finance Officers Association website details best practices for the level of fund balance that should be held by local governments. While they make exceptions for cities facing unusual financial situations or threat of natural disaster, the rule of thumb is two months of operational expenses (16.7%). In… Read more »