BERLIN- With 2007 becoming 2008 next week, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on some of the top sports stories of the year on the local front.As usual, the outstanding accomplishments of the local scholar-athletes dominated the sports pages of The Dispatch week in and week out, both as teams and individuals…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Unveiling Of New Historical Displays Planned In OC
OCEAN CITY – Visitors to City Hall on New Year’s Day will be able to view brand-new exhibits chronicling different historical aspects of the town when the Ocean City Mayor and City Council’s 12th Annual Open House is held from 1-3 p.m. The Mayor and City Council’s Open House has become a community tradition. Each… Read more »
Shore Broadband Effort Year Away From Completion
BERLIN – By next December, Worcester County will be entirely wired for broadband Internet service, with lines laid along Routes 113 and 50 out to the community college.The shore-wide project will get another $3.6 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2008, to join the $4.2 million in state funding awarded for 2008.“We’re going to… Read more »
School Project Bids Come In Under Estimate
OCEAN CITY – The bid awards for the construction of Pocomoke High School were presented last week, revealing that the project is $2.1 million below the original project estimate. Facilities Planner Joe Price came before the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools at last Tuesday’s meeting to present officials with an update on the… Read more »
River’s White Sludge Not Likely From Dumping
SNOW HILL – A mysterious white sludge found in a culvert near the Pocomoke River in the southern end of Worcester County was not dumped there, county staff concluded last week, but may have occurred naturally.The white material not only was not dumped at the site, it turns out that the sludge is not petroleum… Read more »
Public Works Head Outlines Upcoming Transit Expenses
OCEAN CITY – A public hearing held as part of the town’s annual transportation plan and paratransit application was held last week, outlining the grant application and the proposed FY 09 budget.Public Works Director Hal Adkins conducted the public hearing at the regular session of the Mayor and Council. The annual public hearing is a… Read more »
New Census To Report On State Of Md. Farming
BERLIN – Farmers are getting older and farms are getting bigger, predicted Wicomico extension agent Eddie Johnson ahead of the 2007 census of agriculture.The national census, taken every five years, will identify every farm in every county, the crop grown or livestock raised, the number of acres in production, income and expenditures, and the age… Read more »
Man Arrested Twice In 24 Hours For Marijuana Possession
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man was arrested on drug and paraphernalia possession charges last Saturday in Ocean City just hours after his arrest on the same charges the night before.Last Friday, Ocean City Police executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence on Robin Drive in Ocean City. During a search of… Read more »
Internet Tool’s Success Touted By Teachers
OCEAN CITY – A presentation to the Board of Education last week revealed some interactive, Internet based alternatives to lesson activities that aim to enhance learning skills while utilizing web-based technology. Ocean City Elementary Principal Paula Jones and second grade teachers Ashley Fardone and Aaron Dale made a presentation to the Board of Education this… Read more »
Developer Hopes To Work With Berlin On EDU Allocation
BERLIN – Despite the limited amount of Berlin sewer service available for development in the next several years, the Purnell Crossroads project on the town’s borders will not pursue a separate wastewater plant, developer Troy Purnell said this week, choosing instead to wait for what he can get from the town.After the County Commissioners last… Read more »