For a couple years, Beckett has wanted to break a body part.In his mind, the fact he hasn’t fractured something or suffered a major injury means he’s not playing hard enough. Refraining from too much dialogue on the suspect nature of that subject requires restraint.His time – or close to it — came last Thursday,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Seahawks Dominate Bayside Championships
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team continued its domination last weekend in the Bayside Conference championships, finishing first in team points by a wide margin and sending 10 wrestlers into the finals, winning five.Fresh off capturing their second straight state championship, the Seahawks competed in the Bayside Conference championship meet and cruised to the team… Read more »
County To Retain Surplus Property Per State Deal
SNOW HILL – County officials agreed last week not to put an unused piece of property up for sale.The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously to retain ownership of a piece of land near Route 113 in Showell. Though a local resident expressed interest in buying the land, staff reported that when the county bought the… Read more »
Berlin To Soon Review Comp Plan Addition
BERLIN – Town officials are expected to review a new component of Berlin’s comprehensive plan in the coming weeks.Town staff members plan to present the Berlin Town Council with the recently drafted resilience element in March. The addition to the town’s comprehensive plan was put together by the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center after… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – February 28, 2020
The Berlin Town Council meeting was cancelled this week because not enough elected officials could attend to meet quorum rules. The cancelled meeting did not mean there was no drama this week.Included in the council packet this was the town’s plan to seek bids from companies to take over trash and recycling operations. In what… Read more »
Four New Crosswalk Systems Set For Fenwick Island
FENWICK ISLAND – Efforts to install pedestrian crosswalk systems will move forward in Fenwick Island with the help of state funding.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to support the installation of pedestrian crosswalk systems at the intersections of Bayard Drive and Coastal Highway and Oyster Bay Drive and Coastal Highway.Town Manager Terry… Read more »
Seahawks Enter Regionals At Three-Seed
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity team earned the number-three seed in the state 3A-South Region II tournament when the brackets were released this week.The Decatur girls enter the state playoffs at the number-three seed and will face six-seeded Northeast in the first round of the 3A-South Region II bracket. The Seahawks limped to the finish… Read more »
Educational Sessions Planned For Spring Trade Expo
OCEAN CITY — Everything to make a business run more efficiently will be found at the 46th Annual Ocean City Spring Trade Expo.Beginning on Sunday, March 8 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, the industry will unite for non-stop networking as this expo is designed to bring together the hospitality buyers and sellers. The… Read more »
Obituaries – February 28, 2020
Ray Keith TyndallWHALEYVILLE — Ray Keith Tyndall, age 64, died on Feb. 21, 2020 at his home.Born in Salisbury, raised in Ocean City, he was the son of the late Ernest and Louise Mitchell Tyndall. He is survived by his son, Anthony Tyndall of Hagerstown; sisters Linda L. Urick and her husband John of Ocean… Read more »
Cops & Courts – February 28, 2020
Slapping Incident Leads To ArrestOCEAN CITY — A Fort Washington, Md. woman was charged with assault last weekend after allegedly slapping her child during an altercation over a lost toothbrush.Around 11:50 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a hotel at 15th Street for a reported domestic assault. Upon… Read more »