BERLIN- Worcester Prep standout student-athlete Abbi Nechay last week signed a national letter of intent to continue her career and play Division I field hockey next year at Monmouth University.Nechay started every game since her freshman year on Worcester’s varsity field hockey team and was team captain. She was named to the Eastern Shore Independent… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur boys’ varsity lacrosse standout Eric Gwin last week signed a national letter of intent to continue his athletic and academic career next year at Division III Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in upstate New York.Gwin, a prolific scorer on Decatur’s 12-4 team last year, signed his letter of intent to continue his career… Read more »
Stephen Decatur varsity football standout Devin Waters last week was honored with the Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Year” award during a team awards ceremony at Seacrets. Pictured above is Waters (center) flanked by Coach Bob Knox (left) and ATP President and CEO Bob Hammond and ATP Director of Physical Therapy Bobby Hammond… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man was charged with driving while impaired and other counts on Sunday after allegedly driving his vehicle into ditch at Route 611 and South Point Rd., reportedly his sixth known DUI.Around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a single-vehicle collision at Route 611… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur sophomore Olivia Brown riding on Lapis recently competed in the Washington International Horse Show and the pair brought home a first-place finish and grand champion honors in the regional hunter horse division.Just qualifying for the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. is no small accomplishment,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity soccer teams were well-represented when the Bayside South All-Conference teams were announced last week.Parkside swept most of the major Bayside South awards after highly successful seasons for the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams. On the girls’ side, Parkside’s Leah Vilov was named Player of the Year, while Parkside’s Chris O’Barsky was… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A review this month of a recent survey of visitor trends in Ocean City revealed many tried and true adages and resort tourism officials are now wrestling with how best to use the information.During the Nov. 13 Tourism Commission meeting, Tourism Director Donna Abbott outlined some of the findings of a recent… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Potential changes to the original approval of two offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Ocean City are now under further scrutiny after state officials re-opened the public comment period earlier this month.In 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved two offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man lost his life in a single-vehicle accident on Route 589 near Ocean Pines on Saturday afternoon.Around 1:43 p.m. on Saturday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to the area of Route 589 and Taylorville Road for a reported motor vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2008… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A West Ocean City woman, convicted in October for distributing the fentanyl to a male victim of a fatal overdose was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison, all but 10 years of which was suspended.In October, Elizabeth Blair Redding, 28, of West Ocean City, was found guilty of distribution of… Read more »