Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

There are many disparate positions regarding the ongoing spat between Berlin and its fire company, but the one thing all sides seem to agree on is it’s time to move beyond the present acrimony.L...

Seahawks Finish Strong at Bob Rowe Classic

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team turned in a strong performance at the 18th Annual Bob Rowe Memorial Classic last weekend, finishing fourth overall as a team with several individ...

Seahawk Girls Improve Record to 10-2

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team split a pair of games this week, falling to Parkside, 73-60, last Friday before getting back on track with a 65-48 win over Bennett...

NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Parents Seek Greater Urgency On New School Security Measures

SNOW HILL -- One month after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the Worcester County Board of Education outlined the status of security in schools and discussed how impr...

NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Boardwalk’s Purple Wood Not Connected To Ravens

OCEAN CITY – Placed in a timely manner as the Baltimore Ravens head to the AFC Championship this weekend, a unique purple section of Ocean City’s new Boardwalk was installed this week...

NEW FOR TUESDAY: Local Woman Bilked In Sweepstakes Scam; Authorities Issue Reminders

BERLIN -- Law enforcement officials this week are warning residents about a telephone scam that convinced an unsuspecting local elderly woman that she had won $2.5 million in a sweepstakes before bilk...

OC Elementary Students Follow Recipe To Make Stone Soup

Paige McAdams, Damira Hill, Aarnav Tiwari, Nicolas Rittersbacher and Julianna Wooden in Jennifer Spicer’s kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School followed a recipe to make Stone Soup ...

4 through 8 Grades Compete In Wicomico Day School National Geographic Geography Bee

Students in grades 4 through 8 competed in the first annual Wicomico Day School National Geographic Geography Bee on Jan. 10. The winner was seventh grader Ryan Townsend and first runner up was fifth ...

Worcester Prep Fourth Grade Students Use Their iPad Expertise To Offer Instructions To First Graders

Worcester Preparatory School fourth grade teacher Mandy Lynch’s students used their iPad expertise to offer instruction to first graders. Pictured above are, from left, Nathan Oltman, Meredith C...

Tangram Time At OC Elementary

It's "Tangram Time" in Linda Brown's second grade at Ocean City Elementary. Brooks Kendall and Layla Powell are shown with a shark and a swan they created with their tangram pieces as part o...