BERLIN- Five decades after winning Maryland’s Class B state basketball championship, Stephen Decatur’s 1970 men’s varsity basketball team will be honored on the 50th anniversary on Friday during the Seahawks’ home game with county rival Pocomoke.Decatur’s memorable men’s varsity basketball team of the late 1960s and early 1970s reached the state championship game in three… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team fell to Crisfield, 71-45, on the road on Tuesday, ending a four-game win streak for the Seahawks.Decatur entered Tuesday’s road game against the Crabbers on a bit of a roll, having won four straight including a 66-58 win over Washington last Thursday. The impressive streak also included wins… Read more »
At its annual dinner, the Rotary Foundation Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club President Margaret Mudron and her club with five awards including 100% Club Giving, 100% Every Rotarian Every Year, End Polio Now support, District Grant Award and the Rotary Citation with Silver Distinction. Pictured with the awards from left to right are Stan Kahn, Cliff… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Despite being hamstrung by the recent retirement of its recruitment coordinator, the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company continues to make great strides in attracting new members and retaining those it already has.During Tuesday’s work session, Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company President Jay Jester provided an overview of the department’s recruiting and retainment efforts…. Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team routed host Washington, 86-47, last week to improve to 8-3 on the season.The Seahawks jumped out to an early lead against the Jaguars and never looked back on their way to the 86-47 win. Jessica Janney led the Seahawks with a whopping 32 points in the win over… Read more »
The Salisbury Jaycees recently announced the 2019 award winners during the chapter’s annual Awards and Installation Banquet. Jason Rhodes earned the John Armbruster Award for the most active veteran member, Tyler Harwood earned the Hidden Hero Award, D’Shawn Doughty and Kyle Livingston won the Key Persons Award, Allen Swiger won the Outstanding Community Partner Award… Read more »
BERLIN – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program began the new year under new leadership after a months-long hiring process.At the beginning of January, Kevin Smith began his tenure as the new executive director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP), taking over the position vacated by Frank Piorko upon his retirement at the end of… Read more »
SALISBURY – Two students at James M. Bennett High School were sentenced this week to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to the charge of disturbing school activities.On Nov. 18, 2019, Monia Ja’uniq Spence, 18, of Salisbury, and Ty’mearra Janae’ Purnell, 18, also of Salisbury, were identified as primary participants in a fight at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The shuttle transporting visitors to and from the Park-and-Ride in West Ocean City will be free this summer on most days, but the route will no longer include a loop through the outlet mall.As part of the plan to offset some of the sting of modest peak season parking rates at the… Read more »
BERLIN- Officials outlined plans for groundwater testing at Heron Park this week.EA Engineering will be digging a variety of small wells at Heron Park in the coming weeks to test groundwater, Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood told the town council Monday. The testing comes after a chemical spill at the park in June.“I’m not an engineer,… Read more »