OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City and its firefighter-paramedic union reached an agreement Tuesday on a new contract that somewhat reflects a compromise on the controversial shift change, but at least one of the parties is not entirely pleased with all aspects of the new deal.Last year, the deadline on the town’s new… Read more »
SHOWELL — A former Showell Volunteer Fire Company firefighter and treasurer last week was charged with theft after a years-long investigation revealed he had used the fire company’s bank account to make personal transactions over a three-year period dating back to 2009.In 2013, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) began investigating a theft from… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team crossed its first order of “unfinished business” off the list on Wednesday, routing Kent County, 71-43, to claim the school’s first Bayside Conference championship.Last year, the Seahawks tied Pocomoke for the Bayside South title and watched the Warriors go to the conference championship game after losing a coin… Read more »
BERLIN- After running the table in the Bayside Conference this season with a perfect 20-0 mark, Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team fell to north champion Kent Island, 61-48, in the conference championship.The Decatur girls beat Kent Island in the Bayside championship last year, but the Buccaneers returned the favor on Tuesday with a 61-48… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team captured the Bayside Conference championship for the first time since 2011 last weekend with several wrestlers placing in their respective divisions including four firsts.The Seahawks finished first with 255.5 total team points. North Caroline was second with 218.5, while Easton finished third with 163 and Kent Island finished fourth… Read more »
BERLIN- The third leg in another epic trilogy between the Worcester Prep girls’ varsity basketball team and rival Saints Peter and Paul last Friday ended with the Sabres upending the Mallards, 38-36, in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game.Last year, Worcester Prep won the conference championship game, 34-31, in the final seconds…. Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team’s big run in the second half of the season culminated with a 55-45 win over Salisbury School in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game last Friday.The Mallards see-sawed their way through the early part of the season and entered the holiday break with a mediocre… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swimming teams made a strong showing at the state 3A-2A-1A East Region meet this week with the boys and girls teams finishing near the top of the team standings to go along with several outstanding individual performances.The Decatur boys’ team finished second overall among the 12 schools represented in the region… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 29th annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament gets underway this weekend with roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the region ready to converge on the resort for the start of the four-weekend event.From modest beginnings 29 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After being narrowly defeated at the 11th hour last year, a bill requiring businesses in Maryland to provide paid sick leave to most employees has returned largely intact this year, but the local business community is again rallying the troops in opposition.The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, cross-filed in both the House… Read more »