OCEAN CITY — A female harp seal rescued from the beach in Ocean City late last month is on the mend at the National Aquarium’s Animal Care and Rescue Center in Baltimore and is expected to make a full recovery.The harp seal was rescued late last month and was admitted to the animal care and… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2019
Gorgeous Day Off Here
I just got back from a long ride coming back from the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA and was greeted by a nice report from Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star who had some beautiful conditions today and some nice tog over the rail.Such a gorgeous day off here; slight swell from… Read more »
Worcester County Health Department And Snow Hill Rotary Club Partner In Providing Free Prescription Lockboxes To The Community
The Worcester County Health Department and Snow Hill Rotary Club partnered in 2019 to provide free prescription lockboxes to the community. In 2018, the club conducted a needs assessment to determine priorities for where to donate their resources and determined the opioid crisis would be a priority area and partnering with the health department to… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – February 8, 2019
Time To Move On With Boardwalk CaseEditor:One of the difficulties that any person faces when taking legal action to protect their rights is the taxpayers’ money that a governmental agency can use in pursuing pointless court proceedings. The owners of the Dumser’s Dairyland property on the Boardwalk, the Nathan Rapoport family, are now in that… Read more »
Beach Music Festival Worth OC Investment
There were mixed reactions to this week’s announced entertainment lineup for the inaugural Jellyfish Festival in Ocean City.While we were generally underwhelmed by the lineup based on the buildup over the last year and assurances bigger names would be landed, we support the festival and believe this could be just the type of event Ocean… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 8, 2019
A quality lead on a newspaper piece is important, but one recently in an editorial in The Baltimore Sun takes that concept way too far. An editorial by Deputy Editorial Director Tricia Bishop began with, “Did I ever tell you about the time the governor broke my daughter’s collarbone?” It continued with, “That may be… Read more »
Seahawks Rebound With Win Over Warriors
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team beat Mardela, 88-62, on the road this week to get back over the .500 mark.After two straight losses last week dropped Decatur to 8-8, the Seahawks cruised passed the Warriors on the road on Tuesday. Mardela led early before Decatur got its offense cranked up. Drew Hauisen led… Read more »
Seahawks Make Splash In Bayside Meet
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams made a big splash in the first-ever Bayside Conference championship meet last weekend with the girls finishing first and the boys finishing second.The inaugural Bayside Conference championships were held last weekend at Cambridge and the Decatur teams dominated many events. The Decatur girls finished first in the first-ever conference… Read more »
Knappenberger Wins State Title For Seahawks
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur varsity wrestler Anya Knappenberger won the school’s first-ever girls’ state wrestling championship last week, sweeping three matches to claim the title.Knappenberger, who battles week in and week out on the unbeaten Decatur varsity team, got her moment in the sun last weekend when she won the girls’ state championship at 112, the… Read more »
Decatur Captures State Regional Title
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team on Wednesday captured the program’s first state regional championship since 2011 with a sweep of two matches in the 3A-East regional duals at home.The Seahawks hosted the 3A-East regional duals on Wednesday and drew a familiar opponent in the semifinals with Bennett. Decatur cruised past Bennett, 52-30, to reach… Read more »