BERLIN- It’s only fitting Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team will face familiar rival Saints Peter and Paul in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship on Friday.The Mallards beat Salisbury Christian, 27-21, in the ESIAC semifinals at home on Wednesday to set up the third leg in what has been a familiar trilogy… Read more »
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Decatur Boys Edge Wicomico, 72-63
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team’s pursuit of perfection in the Bayside Conference inched closer to becoming reality this week with a pair of big wins in tight games including a 72-63 victory over Wicomico at home on Tuesday.With the pair of wins, the Seahawks are now 20-1 overall, there only loss coming to… Read more »
Stephen Decatur Junior Seahawks Wrestling Team Turns In Strong Performance At Maryland State Championships
The Stephen Decatur Junior Seahawks wrestling team turned in a strong performance last weekend at the Maryland State Wrestling Association championships at North County High School in Anne Arundel County. James Parana, Noah Reho and Peter Snyder each finished first in their respective weight classes, while Bryce Taranto finished fourth and Johnny Hoffman and Parker… Read more »
Mallards Advance To ESIAC Title Game
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team continued a late season run with a 55-46 win over Holly Grove on Wednesday at home in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) semifinals.The Mallards beat Holly Grove at home on Wednesday to reach the ESIAC championship game. The 55-46 win was the sixth straight for the… Read more »
Negligent Driving Bill Stems From Worcester Tragedy
BERLIN — State Delegate Mary Beth Carozza (R-38C) this week introduced legislation in the General Assembly that would increase the penalties for causing life-threatening injuries while operating a vehicle or vessel in the criminally negligent manner.One year ago this week, a Stockton man drove through a work zone along a roadway in the south end… Read more »
Officials Hear About Importance Of Supports Culture
OCEAN CITY — Expanding art and culture in Ocean City has always come with challenges, but those barriers are coming down little by little thanks in part to a mobile, diverse theater troupe formed and led by a resort native.For the last few years, Brown Box Theatre has produced several classic plays and other performances… Read more »
Council Hears Update On New $25M Public Works Campus
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week gave tacit approval to the next stages of a major $25 million upgrade and expansion of the town’s vast public works campus and transit facilities along the bayside at 65th Street.The town’s Public Works Department has been working with the Maryland Transit Administration for a decade on a… Read more »
Former Prosecutor Avoids Jail For Indecent Exposure
SNOW HILL — A Cecil County prosecutor convicted in December on indecent exposure and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident at an uptown Ocean City hotel last June will not go to jail for his actions, but the convictions ultimately cost him his job.In December, Cecil County State’s Attorney Edward “Ellis” Rollins III, 61, of… Read more »
Old Backstop Saved For Now In Ocean City; Committee Decides To Wait For Master Plan Process
OCEAN CITY — The old baseball and softball backstop at the corner of 3rd Street and Philadelphia Avenue got another stay of execution this week after the Recreation and Parks Committee agreed to leave it in place until a larger plan for the park is developed.Last fall, it came to light the old baseball and… Read more »
UPDATE: After Considerable Debate, Summer Fireworks Start Time Remains At 10 P.M.
OCEAN CITY — The weekly fireworks shows in downtown Ocean City will continue to go off at 10 p.m. as they have in years past after a tense Mayor and Council debate over possibly moving the start times to accommodate certain Boardwalk merchants.While most agree the value-added special events on many summer nights throughout the… Read more »