BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur and U.S. Naval Academy wrestling standout Danny Miller last weekend won the U.S. Marines’ only championship at the Armed Forces Wrestling Championships and is now preparing to compete in the world championships in April.Miller, who won three state championships at Decatur, now competes for the U.S. Marines and added to his… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams turned in solid performances in the state championship meet last weekend with several individual athletes finishing high in their respective events.The Decatur girls finished seventh overall as a team among the 30 schools represented in the state championship meet last weekend. The Decatur boys finished 23rd overall among the… Read more »
BERLIN- Six Stephen Decatur varsity wrestlers are competing for possible state championships after a strong showing by the Seahawks last weekend in the state 4A-3A South regional tournament.A total of seven Decatur wrestlers qualified for the 4A-3A South regional tournament last weekend and six qualified for state championships this weekend. The Seahawks collected one regional… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team ran into a buzz saw on Wednesday, falling to visiting Atholton, 58-22, in the state 3A-East Section II final to end what was otherwise a highly successful season.The Seahawks ran the table during the regular season with a perfect 20-0 mark. Their only loss came during the Governor’s… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team got its quest for a return to the state championship off to a good start on Tuesday with a 77-43 rout of visiting Atholton in the 3A-East Section II semifinals.The top-seeded Seahawks wasted no time jumping all over fifth-seeded Atholton at home on Tuesday, scoring early and often… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After miles of pipes, boring under the bay floor and a few hiccups along the way, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation officials last week announced it is now delivering natural gas to the resort.Chesapeake Utilities last Thursday announced Sandpiper Energy, its wholly-owned subsidiary, has completed the years’ long process of extending natural gas lines… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In between two weighty and emotional presentations in the local community this week on the scourge of addiction, Governor Larry Hogan this week declared a state of emergency on the growing heroin and opioid crisis in Maryland and tapped a familiar face to lead the battle.On Wednesday, Hogan signed an executive order… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week agreed to move forward with deeding a small parcel on the corner of 41st Street and Coastal Highway to the State Highway Administration (SHA) to expedite the median fence project.Last year, the Mayor and Council approved the development of a dune-style median fence down the center of Coastal… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Florida woman this week filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court seeking damages against an Ocean City high-rise condominium after she was afflicted with Legionnaire’s Disease while at the facility in October 2015.On Monday, Mary Ann and Ronald Budra of Bonita Springs, Fla. filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City followed through this week on an initiative to paint a “thin blue line” along a section of 65th Street in support of the resort’s police department.In December, the Mayor and Council approved a measure that began at the police commission level to paint a “thin blue line”… Read more »