BERLIN — Delmarva Birding Weekends is partnering with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to host the 2021 “OktoBIRDfest x Dogfish Head” birding extravaganza — a fusion of birds, boats, bikes and beer.Like spring migration in late April, fall migration in mid-October offers high numbers of species for nature lovers to enjoy as warblers, herons, and egrets… Read more »
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Hardwire Awarded Major Army Contract For Protective Gear
POCOMOKE — Worcester County-based Hardwire LLC this week was awarded its first delivery order for the U.S. Army’s next generation Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) program.Hardwire, based in Pocomoke, develops and manufactures protective gear for the military, law enforcement and even the private sector. The Army’s MSV program will replace heavy body armor systems with new… Read more »
OC Capital Projects Move Forward
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week got good news on a couple of capital project bids coming in under budget.The Mayor and Council reviewed bid recommendations for ongoing projects in the resort, including canal dredging and the Boardwalk seawall sheet pile recoating. Each year, the town contracts with a private company to dredge various… Read more »
Decatur Boys Suffer First Loss Of Season
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team suffered its first loss of the season this week, falling to Parkside on the road.The Seahawks started the season in impressive fashion with three straight wins over Easton, Crisfield and Mardela. On Monday, they traveled to Salisbury for an important early Bayside South rivalry game and fell to… Read more »
Decatur Cross Country Teams Perform Well At Meet
Decatur’s varsity cross-country teams turned in strong performances last week in a Bayside Conference meet at City Park in Salisbury. The girls’ team finished first among the six schools competing, while the boys’ team finished second. The Decatur girls’ team was led by Amber Marshall, pictured above.Photo by James Cathell
Worcester Prep Boys Split Pair Of Games
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team split a pair of games this week, falling to Cape Henlopen, but rebounding with a win over Gunston on Monday.After starting the season with a perfect 3-0 mark, the Mallards took their first loss of the season on the road last Friday, falling to Cape Henlopen, 2-1. After… Read more »
Worcester’s Hartnett Earns Milestone 525th Career Win
BERLIN- Worcester Prep girls’ varsity soccer coach Carol Hartnett picked her milestone 525th win with a 3-0 victory over rival Saints Peter and Paul.For 27 years Hartnett has been a familiar face and voice at the Berlin prep school. In addition to teaching health and physical education at Worcester Prep, Hartnett has been a fixture… Read more »
Decatur Falls in Shootout With Wicomico, 47-41
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team lost a wild won to Wicomico High, 47-41, last Friday for their second straight loss.After dominating on their way to a 2-0 start with wins over Bennett and Indian River, the Seahawks have now dropped two straight. Decatur lost to Kent Island two weeks ago, 42-13. Last Friday, it… Read more »
WOC Park-And-Ride Favored Option For Large-Scale Workforce Housing Complex; 54-Person Project Planned On Dorchester Street
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is working on identifying potential locations for one or more affordable seasonal workforce housing projects and the park-and-ride in West Ocean City has emerged as the front-runner.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council heard a presentation from Holtz Builders of Wisconsin expressing a desire to build one or more dormitory-style seasonal… Read more »
‘Flagship Hotel’ Proposed As ‘Worthy Addition’ To Downtown OC
OCEAN CITY — It was learned this week a seldom-used, city-owned parking lot could be the lynchpin for a major redevelopment project in the very south end of the resort.For decades, there have been attempts to redevelop the old Holt’s Landing property at the base of the town at South Philadelphia Avenue to no avail…. Read more »