OCEAN CITY – Aaron Cohen of Ocean City, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 at his second home in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was 90. Aaron was born and raised in Schenectady, N.Y. Growing up, he excelled in athletics,… Read more »
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Trying to De-Stigmatize Discussing Mental Health
BERLIN – When Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge he knew it was a mistake and was fortunate to end up one of only 32 people to survive the fall. Beforehand he’d been on the bridge waiting for someone to say something that would help him to change his mind. He was obviously… Read more »
Seahawks Comeback Falls Short
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur played the role of Sisyphus against Delmar last Friday and like the Greek mythological figure, the Seahawks could not push the boulder all the way to the top of the hill. Decatur mounted comebacks in the third and fourth quarters but never could take the lead. Down 12 points in the… Read more »
Decatur pins another regional title
BERLIN – For three years Dakota Roderick wrestled on Stephen Decatur’s junior varsity waiting for his chance to make an impact for the varsity squad. Last Wednesday he got his shot and created a seismic bang by securing the Seahawks second 4A/3A East Region duals title in four years. Roderick’s 17-5 decision over Old Mill’s… Read more »
OPA Board Still Ironing Out Next Year’s Budget
OCEAN PINES – After what board president Tom Terry said were more than 15 meetings on the matter the Ocean Pines Association board of directors decided they needed a few more before passing a budget for the coming fiscal year. The board is expected to hold a conference call on Feb. 24 aimed at settling… Read more »
Mardela runs away from Decatur
BERLIN – Mardela started pulling away from Stephen Decatur in the second quarter of Tuesday night’s game and built a 35-23 lead at the half. But in the third quarter Mardela buried Decatur with a 12-2 run to open the half and then essentially put the game away with a 56-31 lead heading into the… Read more »
Decatur takes down Kent Island
BERLIN – From the look of the score, 50-10, Stephen Decatur blew out Kent Island on Monday night by registering six pins and losing only four matches, but that did not tell the whole story, according to SDHS coach Kevin Gilligan, who was fuming after the match. “Terrible. Absolutely terrible. Performance-wise, attitude-wise we were not… Read more »
Coastal Association of Realtors Bleeds with Volunteers
OCEAN CITY – While nothing can be taken away from the hundreds of people expected to donate blood at next week’s 13th Annual Beach Blanket Blood Drive, in addition to the hundreds of people who will take time out of their busy schedules to make sure they participate, there are a group of people whose… Read more »
SDHS grad has designs for her future
BERLIN – When Grace Toulotte graduates from University of Maryland College Park this spring she’ll more likely than not accept a job doing graphic design for her new alma mater. Going directly from the classroom to a paying job isn’t something many college undergraduates have lined up for this spring but Toulotte’s completing a nearly-lifelong… Read more »
Stephen Decatur comes back to beat Snow Hill
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur erased a six point half time deficit to come back and beat Snow Hill 55-51 on Tuesday evening. The Seahawks, playing without team leader Tre Foreman, who suffered a concussion during the previous night’s loss at Wicomico, finally got into an offensive rhythm in the second half. “It was our first… Read more »