BERLIN- Two Stephen Decatur Wrestling Junior Seahawks won championships in their respective weight divisions last weekend in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association (MAWA) Eastern Championships in Salisbury.The MAWA Eastern Championships last weekend featured some of the top young wrestlers from all over the region from New York and New Jersey to Pennsylvania and Ohio. Two… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team garnered the top seed in the state 3A-East Section II regional when the brackets were released this week and will face a familiar rival in the opening game on Saturday.The Seahawks finished the regular season with a gaudy 17-3 record and came within a no-hitter by a Snow Hill… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team earned the number-two seed in the state 3A-East Section II playoffs when the brackets were released this week and will face third-seeded Chesapeake from Anne Arundel County at home on Friday in the first round.The Seahawks finished 8-4 overall during the regular season including an impressive 7-2 run… Read more »
BERLIN- The stage is set for what should be another epic finale in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game on Friday as the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity lacrosse team hosts old rival Saints Peter and Paul.It’s always special when Worcester Prep faces Saints Peter and Paul in any sport, but girls’ varsity… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team ended its regular season on an upbeat note last week, beating old rival Parkside, 10-9, in the season finale to finish with a .500 record.The Seahawks struggled at times early during the regular season, but finished strong, winning four of its last five games. In the regular season… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After months of task-forcing, brainstorming and planning, the rubber hits the road next week on Ocean City’s efforts to calm motorized special events with the arrival of the spring Cruisin event.After tumultuous motorized special events in 2017, resort officials formed a task force to begin exploring ways to combat some of the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials and the town’s Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 10 negotiating teams this week formally signed a ratified three-year contract covering a wide variety of issues, including wages, benefits and scheduling.The Town of Ocean City’s negotiating team in March reached the new agreement with the FOP Lodge 10, the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s $127 million fiscal year 2019 budget was approved on first reading this week, but not before a spirited debate about the perceived appropriate level of reserve fund balance to maintain.With a slight decline in property value reassessments last year, the proposed spending plan could have resulted in a modest tax… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) held its annual Stars of the Industry Awards gala in Ocean City on Sunday recognizing the top restaurants and bars across the state, and once again the resort area was well-represented among the winners.Ocean City’s’ restaurant community has won numerous RAM awards in recent years and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a bill in the General Assembly that would have provided the state’s share of the latest expansion of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center did not get approved, Delegate Mary Beth Carozza (R-38C) this week fired off a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan asking him to intercede on behalf of the… Read more »