BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity soccer team beat old rival Saints Peter and Paul, 4-0, last Friday to close out the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record including nine shutouts.The Mallards were perfect during the regular season, running the table with nine wins and did not give up a single goal. Worcester outscored its… Read more »
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Mallards Blank Royals, 6-0, In Finale
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s varsity field hockey team blanked visiting Delmarva Christian, 6-0, on Monday to close out the regular season with an 11-5 record.The Mallards jumped all over the Royals in the first half with five goals and led 5-0 at the intermission. Dana Anderson scored twice in the decisive first half and Worcester got… Read more »
Seahawks Fall To Parkside, 28-0
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team fell to Parkside, 28-0, on the road last weekend for its fifth straight loss.Decatur lost to the Rams, 28-0, last Friday, the same score by which they lost to Easton the week before. The Seahawks’ record now stands at 2-6 on the season with another tough assignment this weekend… Read more »
‘Nominal Damages’ Awarded To Buskers After Victory
OCEAN CITY — While a group of Boardwalk street performers prevailed earlier this year in their suit against Ocean City, they aren’t exactly getting rich because of the victory.In 2015, a group of nine Boardwalk street performers filed suit in U.S. District Court asserting the town’s busker regulations, including the pre-registration process and site limitations,… Read more »
Combative Couple Charged After Boardwalk Drive
OCEAN CITY — A Berlin man was arrested last week on multiple charges after allegedly leaving a hit-and-run collision and driving on the Boardwalk before impersonating a police officer, while his girlfriend was arrested for assault and other charges while attempting to interfere with his arrest.Around 11:20 p.m. last Wednesday, a broadcast went out to… Read more »
Massive Training Operation Set For Ocean City Next Weekend
OCEAN CITY — Helicopters will swirl around the skies, Navy vessels will set up offshore and hundreds of first-responders from dozens of agencies will be running around the downtown area next Saturday, but there will be no need to panic.Coordinated by the Maryland National Guard and mandated by Gov. Larry Hogan, Operation Tourist Boom will… Read more »
UPDATE: Body Found In Herring Creek Identified
WEST OCEAN CITY — Boaters recovered the body of a West Ocean City man found floating in Herring Creek early Wednesday morning, and while no foul play is suspected early on, the investigation is ongoing.Maryland State Police continue to investigate the recovery of a deceased individual in Herring Creek early Wednesday morning. Shortly after 12:15… Read more »
Judge Sides With County Over OC In Tax Differential Suit
OCEAN CITY — There was some measure of closure this week in the civil suit between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester County over tax differential, but the dispute is likely far from over.A Worcester County Circuit Court judge this week issued an order granting the county’s motion for summary judgment in the civil… Read more »
Four Suspects Charged In OC Armed Robbery Spree
OCEAN CITY — Four suspects are in custody this week for their alleged involvement in a pair of gunpoint robberies in the resort less than an hour apart on Sunday.Around 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a hotel in the area of 37th Street for a reported armed… Read more »
Ramadans Indicted For Untaxed Cigarette Operation; Guns, $312K Seized During Raid
WEST OCEAN CITY — Two weeks after their West Ocean City home was raided by federal law enforcement officials and their local partners, two Ocean City men were indicted Thursday in New York for their alleged roles in trafficking significant quantities of untaxed cigarettes, the same crimes they were convicted of in 2015.On Thursday, Oct…. Read more »