Governor Signs New Fishing Laws

OCEAN CITY – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley last week signed into law several bills approved during the General Assembly session that will add more bite to fishing laws enforced throughout the state including Worcester County and Ocean City.Last Friday, O’Malley officially enacted three pieces of legislation that will impose more serious penalties for fishing law… Read more »

Brother Convicted Of OC Burglaries

SNOW HILL – The second of two brothers arrested last October after resort police connected them to a series of marina burglaries in the downtown area pleaded guilty this week to second-degree burglary and was sentenced to seven years in jail, all of which was suspended by 18 months, and was fined and forced to… Read more »

Berlin Makes Plea For State Grants

BERLIN — Town officials this week approved an application for state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for a portion of the estimated $2.1 million repair of the town’s spray effluent storage lagoon, but getting all or any portion of the available funds could prove to be difficult.Each year the state makes available millions of… Read more »

Berlin Eyes $600K In Budget Cuts

BERLIN – Although it is far from finalized, Berlin officials this week had high praise for the first draft of their fiscal year 2010 budget, which appears to come in at around $600,000 less than the current spending plan.The Berlin Mayor and Council continued to work on the town’s proposed $13.7 million budget during a… Read more »

‘Big’ Alzheimer’s Gala A Rite Of Spring

Frederick Clifford CropperSpecial To The DispatchOCEAN CITY – With the first rite of the new season, Springfest, behind us, Ocean City’s second official tradition unfolds Sunday afternoon, May 17.The 12th Annual Alzheimer’s Gala is itself a passionate passage into spring. Hosted this year in the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom, the event promises to… Read more »

Officials Tout Resort’s Improved Web Presence

OCEAN CITY – Only a week since it was launched into cyberspace, Ocean City’s much anticipated and heavily debated new website has received early praise and a surprising number of “unique” users.The new and improved www.ococean.com was officially launched on Monday to coincide with the commencement of the town’s new advertising campaign, and as television… Read more »

Chamber Seeks $500K From Ex-Director

SNOW HILL – Just weeks after a Worcester County jury returned a verdict in favor of a former Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce executive director forcing his former employer to pay $60,000 in damages, the organization filed a counter-claim against the plaintiff seeking $500,000 in damages.At the close of a three-day trial in Circuit… Read more »