BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team beat Saints Peter and Paul last Friday for their second straight win against a non-conference opponent.The Seahawks opened the season with a tough loss to Cape Henlopen, but since have won two straight to improve to 2-1. The Decatur girls beat crosstown rival Worcester Prep, 15-8, last Wednesday,… Read more »
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Decatur Softball Win Streak Halted
BERLIN- Decatur’s varsity softball team took its first loss of the season on Monday in the home opener, falling to Colonel Richardson, 12-1.The Seahawks opened the season last week with a 25-6 rout of Wicomico, followed by a 7-4 win over Bennett. Decatur improved to 3-0 with a win over Northampton last Friday. In that… Read more »
Eagle’s Landing Golf Course Bridge Work Debated
OCEAN CITY — Replacing aging wooden bridges at the town-owned Eagle’s Landing golf course was one of the first planks of the fiscal year 2020 budget this week.The town’s fiscal year 2020 budget was introduced in full on Tuesday and individual departmental budget discussions began in earnest on Wednesday. One of the first departments to… Read more »
Vehicle Auction Sparks Take-Home Policy Debate
OCEAN CITY — A seemingly innocuous measure this week to dispose of various vehicles and other town-owned property via auction sparked a larger debate about expanding the police department’s take-home policy.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a list of vehicles, power tools and other town-owned property deemed to have outlived their useful… Read more »
Mallards Rebound With Win Over Bennett
BERLIN- After suffering its first loss of the season last week, Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team rebounded with a win over Bennett on the road on Monday.The Mallards opened the season with an 8-5 win over Saints Peter and Paul, followed by a narrow 5-4 win over crosstown rival Stephen Decatur last Wednesday for… Read more »
Seahawks Fall To Colonel Richardson, 1-0
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team dropped a well-pitched, well-played game to Colonel Richardson on Monday, ending a bizarre first week that also included two wins and a suspended game.The Seahawks opened the season with a 3-1 win over Wicomico last week. The next day, Decatur faced familiar rival Bennett on the road and the… Read more »
High Court Upholds Murder Conviction
SNOW HILL — In what is viewed a groundbreaking case, a Worcester County first-degree murder conviction was upheld this week by the Maryland Court of Appeals after the high court ruled text messages between defendants were admissible in court.On May 2, 2015, a Virginia couple dropped off their son at the Pocomoke home of Kevin… Read more »
Decatur Boys Rout Sussex Central, 15-1
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team routed host Sussex Central last Friday to improve to 2-0 on the young season.The Seahawks started the 2019 season with a big road win over crosstown rival Worcester Prep, 5-4, last Wednesday. On Friday, the Decatur boys showed little signs of any letdown after their win the annual… Read more »
Worcester Girls Notch First Win Of Season
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team got in the win column this week with a 14-11 win over Bennett on the road in a non-conference game.The Mallards opened the season with a 15-8 loss to neighborhood rival Stephen Decatur last Wednesday. On Friday, the Worcester girls traveled to Cape Henlopen and lost to the… Read more »
West OC Fire Ruled Accidental
WEST OCEAN CITY — A residential fire that destroyed a home in Snug Harbor in West Ocean City on Monday afternoon has been ruled accidental and attributed to an electrical malfunction.Shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday, firefighters from Berlin, Showell, Ocean Pines, Bishopville, Newark and Ocean City responded to a reported residential fire on Snug… Read more »