BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity team improved to 6-2 on the season this week with a 13-6 win over Sussex Academy on the road on Monday.After suffering a loss the Cape Henlopen back on April 24, the Mallards have responded with two straight including a 12-11 double-overtime win over Tower Hill last week and the… Read more »
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Officials Talk Tourism Issues With El Salvador Ambassador
OCEAN CITY — Hoping to foster a working relationship to ease the acute labor shortage in the resort, Ocean City and state officials last week hosted an El Salvador ambassador to discuss a myriad of common issues.Last Friday, Mayor Rick Meehan, along with State Senator Mary Beth Carozza and Delegate Wayne Hartman and other local… Read more »
“Tough Guy Of The Year” Award Goes To Scott
Former Coastal Bays Director Hired By Wind Farm Developer
OCEAN CITY — With US Wind, one of the two companies pursuing an offshore wind energy farm off the coast of Ocean City, aiming to build bridges between stakeholders, the company has tapped a pair of familiar names and faces to handle the outreach.In 2014, US Wind acquired an 80,000-acre federal lease area off the… Read more »
Former Mallard Named Athlete of Year
BERLIN- Former Worcester Prep lacrosse standout Ross Dickerson last week was named the University of Tampa Male Athlete of the Year for the 2020-2021 season.Dickerson, who was outstanding as a faceoff specialist during his career at Worcester, was a three-time captain at the University of Tampa, where he set the NCAA record for faceoff winning… Read more »
Worcester Girls Split Pair of Games
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team split a pair of games this week, edging Salisbury School, 9-8, on Monday before falling to Saints Peter and Paul on Tuesday.The Mallards ended a two-game skid with the win over Salisbury School. On Tuesday they hung with the Sabres through much of the first half and trailed,… Read more »
No Major Injuries For Ejected Child
OCEAN CITY — The good news is the 2-year-child ejected into the bay during Sunday’s multi-vehicle accident was released from the hospital on Tuesday, but the incident could trigger a renewed effort to dualize the dangerous highway.Around 2:47 p.m. last Sunday, multiple vehicles collided on the Route 90 bridge, leaving eight total injured, including a… Read more »
Altered Tram Operation Headed To Approval For Season
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance to alter the Boardwalk tram route and ultimately displace a street performer location.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a proposed ordinance that would allow the tram to enter and exit the Boardwalk at the existing ramp at 3rd Street…. Read more »
Security Guards Can Carry Batons
OCEAN CITY — Private sector security guards working in the resort will soon have another weapon in their self-defense arsenal after resort officials this week approved an ordinance change allowing them to carry non-lethal batons.The Mayor and Council on Monday approved on first reading an ordinance change that will allow certified security officers working in… Read more »
Man Charged With Stealing Truck, Running Over Victim
OCEAN CITY — A Dundalk, Md. man is being held without bond this week after allegedly stealing a rented box truck and running over the vehicle’s driver.Shortly before 1 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area was dispatched to a food market on South Baltimore Avenue for… Read more »