BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team turned in a strong performance in its own War on the Shore tournament last weekend, finishing second overall just behind three-time defending champion Mount Saint Joseph’s.Overall, the Seahawks placed in nine of the 14 weight divisions including four second-place finishes, a third-place finish, two fourths, a fifth and a… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity swim team split a pair of meets this week to improve to 6-1 on the season with two dual meets left.Last week, the Seahawks routed Kent County, 132-25, followed by a 100-70 loss to Delaware powerhouse Cape Henlopen on Tuesday. Since the holiday break, the Decatur girls are 4-1 including… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week to send out a request for proposal (RFP) for municipal bus and Boardwalk tram advertising, but there appears to be a reluctance to consider the latter.Last week, the Transportation Committee forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and Council to send out an RFP outlining the terms of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The summer fireworks schedule and potential big-name concerts were part of a larger package of enhanced special events approved this week at City Hall.During Tuesday’s meeting, Bob Rothermel of TEAM Productions presented a line-up of special event enhancements for the summer of 2020 including fireworks at the beach downtown and at Northside… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Getting the Boardwalk trams across Philadelphia Avenue from the new public works facility at 3rd Street continues to create challenges, but it doesn’t appear a request new traffic signal is in the works any time soon.Each day throughout the summer, the trams will have to cross Philadelphia Avenue and ultimately Baltimore Avenue… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team continued it road win streak this week with a 57-41 win over Snow Hill on Tuesday.It has been a season of streaks for the Seahawks, who started with three straight wins before dropping six in a row. Decatur lost its last two games before the holiday break, then… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In what was essentially a mere formality, resort planners this week approved a conditional use extension for a parasail boat and personal watercraft operation near the Inlet.The existing operation, which includes one parasail boat and up to 12 personal watercraft, has been run by the same family at the same location for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Motorists accessing Ocean City via the Route 50 Bridge can expect headaches for the next month seven days a week as the State Highway Administration (SHA) embarks on the next phase of rehabilitation of the Harry Kelley Bridge.SHA crews on Thursday morning began shifting traffic lanes on the bridge in order to… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Berlin teen charged in May for his role in the death of another teen during an altercation pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder and now awaits his fate pending a pre-sentence investigation.Around 6:15 p.m. last May 20, Berlin Police responded to a wooded area behind an apartment complex near Route… Read more »
Upwards of 1,000 people attended the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing on the proposed height increase in the turbines for two approved offshore wind projects off Ocean City’s coast and at least 100 utilized their allotted time to comment. All of the comments if printed in their entirety would likely fill the pages of… Read more »