Mallards Take 1st Loss in Holiday Tourney

SALISBURY- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team kept its unbeaten season intact with a win in it opener in the Governor’s Challenge Holiday Tournament last week, but drop...

Worcester School System Continues Report Card Review; County Proud Of Four-Star Ratings

NEWARK – Education officials continue to review data associated with the state’s new school rating system.Officials with Worcester County Public Schools say they’re still looking at ...

New Legislative Session Begins Next Week In Annapolis

BERLIN – With next week’s opening of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly, over 120 pieces of legislation have already been pre-filed in advance of the session.The Maryland General Assembly ...

Things I Like – January 4, 2019

A messy house on Christmas morningWalking to dinner in BerlinNo longer feeling like I have to be awake for New Year’s EveWhen my son wants to practice a sportWhen young people show kindnessMusic...

States Threaten Offshore Seismic Testing Lawsuit

OCEAN CITY — Opposition to proposed seismic air gun testing off the mid-Atlantic coast gained momentum last week when Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and eight of his colleagues threatened...

Texas Officials Visit Area Holiday Activities

BERLIN – Holiday activities in Berlin and Ocean City served as models last week for a city in Texas eager to implement similar programs.Staff and councilmembers from Forney, a city near Dallas, ...

Adventures Of Fatherhood – January 4, 2019

The last two weeks have been a blur.Since the third week of December, I have basically spent each day reminding myself what day it is in the week because it has never felt like the day it should be.T...

Advisory Group Outlines Bike, Pedestrian Goals

OCEAN CITY – Connecting a bike route at the Maryland-Delaware line, securing grant funds to develop a bike masterplan and completing an application for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation a...

Decatur Boys Earn Split In Governor’s Challenge

SALISBURY- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team got a split in its two games in the Governor’s Challenge Holiday Tournament in Salisbury last week, dropping its opener to ...

We Remember Those We Have Lost – January 4, 2019

Edward Frank GemmelBERLIN — Edward Frank Gemmel, age 70, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 at his home in Berlin.Born in Allentown, Pa., he was the son of the late Sebastian Gemmel and Helen Krcelich G...