BERLIN- With a new head coach at the helm, Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team opened the 2019 season with an 8-5 over old rival Saints Peter and Paul on the road on Tuesday.The Mallards opened the season with a gutty 8-5 win over Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) rival Saints Peter and Paul… Read more »
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Seahawks Celebrate With Awards Banquet
BERLIN- After what can only be described as a remarkable season this year, Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team took time last weekend to relish the favorite moments and dole out some post-season team awards.There was little the Seahawks did not accomplish this season. Decatur went undefeated in conference meets and handily won the Bayside Conference… Read more »
Pines Swimmers Set Records In State Meet
OCEAN PINES- Seven swimmers represented the Ocean Pines Swim Team (OPST) at the 2019 Maryland LSC Junior Championship Meet last weekend at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.Natalie Canham, Adam Diehl, Nate Fink, Daniel Karcheuski, Ashley Marcum, Katie Marcum and Gavin Stearn all achieved qualifying times to compete at this meet during the USA Swimming short… Read more »
Bayside South Post-Season Honors Announced
BERLIN- The Bayside South conference this week released its post-season basketball awards and Decatur was represented on both the boys’ and girls’ teams.For the boys, Churchill Bounds was named to the Bayside South All-Conference Second Team. Named to the All-Conference honorable mention team were Brett Berquist, London Drummond, Drew Haueisen and Theo Hobbs. For the… Read more »
OC Agrees To Room Tax Hike, But Not Before Debating Sports Marketing Funding; Commissioners Must Approve Increase
OCEAN CITY — After hours of debate, the Ocean City Council voted to set in motion a room tax increase to offset expected budget shortfalls and potentially fund increased economic development.During Tuesday’s work session, the debate over potentially increasing the room tax in Ocean City from the current 4.5 percent to an even 5 percent… Read more »
Legislature Ends Hogan’s Post-Labor Day Start Mandate
OCEAN CITY — As expected, the House of Delegates this week approved legislation reversing Gov. Larry Hogan’s mandate for a post-Labor Day start to the school year.In 2016, Hogan issued an executive order establishing a post-Labor Day start to the school year for public schools in the state. Despite some pushback from certain school districts… Read more »
Parking Task Force Narrows Focus To Raising New Revenue; Rate Increases Or More Paid Parking Debated
OCEAN CITY — The resort’s parking task force met for the second time this week, but for the first time it became clear the intent of the comprehensive look at parking issues all over town centers on revenue.When the task force, appointed by Mayor Rick Meehan at the request of the council, met for the… Read more »
State Legislation Could Triple Offshore Wind Energy Capacity
OCEAN CITY — While it has been quiet for several months on the issue of offshore wind farms, a pair of bills circulating in the General Assembly could, if approved, essentially triple the capacity of wind energy off Maryland’s shores.Since the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) in 2017 approved two offshore wind energy projects off… Read more »
Man Faces Drug Distribution, Assault, False Imprisonment Charges
WEST OCEAN CITY — The hits kept coming this week for a man already facing felony drug distribution and assault charges following a raid on a business he partially owns in December.Last Dec. 18, allied local law enforcement agencies executed search and seizure warrants at a screen printing and promotional products company in West Ocean… Read more »
Decatur Boys Drop Out Of Regionals
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team’s season came to a close this week with a 65-46 loss to Northeast in the state 3A-East region tournament.The Seahawks were up and down all year, but they finished strong at 12-10 and earned the number-two seed in the 3A-East Section II bracket and a home game against… Read more »