BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team was well-represented when the Bayside South post-season awards were announced this week including Pitcher of the Year honors for senior Hayden Snelsire.The Seahawks had another outstanding season this year and were rewarded with several post-season awards for individual players. Snelsire, a senior bound for Randolph Macon next year, was… Read more »
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Council Hears Parking Task Force Review
OCEAN CITY — With the resort’s parking task force in hiatus for the summer, at least one councilmember this week questioned if firm recommendations on possibly expanding paid parking in the resort are not coming fast enough.Earlier this year, Mayor Rick Meehan at the request of the council appointed a task force to begin exploring… Read more »
Drummond Wins State Title In High Jump
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity track athletes turned in several outstanding performances in the state championship meet last weekend including a state title for London Drummond in the high jump.Drummond finished second in the high jump in the 3A-East regional meet two weeks ago to qualify for the state championship meet. Last weekend, Drummond leaped 6’4”… Read more »
Downtown Street-End Lease Extended For One Year
OCEAN CITY — It was never a question this week if the town should extend the lease of the street-end bulkhead and deck at 1st Street and the bay to a downtown business, but for just how long.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday had before them a request from de Lazy Lizard owner Steve Carullo… Read more »
Assateague Horse Incident Highlights Balloon Dangers
ASSATEAGUE — An Assateague wild horse nearly choking on and ultimately ingesting a piece of ribbon this week highlighted the dangers of balloon releases and potential impacts on wildlife.On Monday, one of Assateague’s famed wild horses was seen struggling with a section of ribbon that had been attached to a latex balloon caught in its… Read more »
Criminal Justice Academy, Wor-Wic Dispute Negligence Claims
SALISBURY — Officials from the police academy at Wor-Wic Community College last week denied any wrongdoing after a pair of recruits filed suit in March alleging negligence and sexual discrimination after allegedly suffering brain injuries during training.In March, Cynthia Mowery, a candidate for a full-time position with the Elkton Police Department, and Brian Alexander, a… Read more »
Appeals Court Will Not Hear Tax Differential Case
OCEAN CITY — While the ongoing dispute between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester County will likely go on, a state appeals court won’t hear the case, according to an order handed down last week.A Worcester County Circuit Court judge last October issued an order granting the county’s motion for summary judgment in the… Read more »
Summer Seahawk Basketball Camp Slated
BERLIN- Fresh off another highly successful season for the varsity program, Stephen Decatur basketball coach B.J. Johnson and his staff next week are hosting the 8th annual Seahawk Summer Basketball Camp.The annual camp will teach young participants the fundamentals of basketball with an emphasis on development. The camp will include individual and team instruction from… Read more »
Seahawks Solid In 3A-East Region Meet
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams turned in strong performances in the state 3A-East region meet last week with a handful of top 10 finishes.On the girls’ side, Margie Rayne won the discus event and finished fourth in the shot put. Zoriah Shockley also finished ninth in the shot put and 13th in the discus…. Read more »
Clean Sweep for Worcester In ESIAC Awards
BERLIN- It was a clean sweep for Worcester Prep when the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) spring post-season awards were announced including four student athletes who won conference player of the year awards in their respective sports.Each of Worcester’s four spring varsity sports teams won their conference championships this year and four Mallards won… Read more »