13th Mako Mania in the Books

OCEAN CITY- The 13th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament last weekend was the big success with hundreds of sharks caught and released and dozens more weighed at the scales at host Bahia Marina.Sharks turned up in great numbers in the waters off the coast of Ocean City last weekend, just in time for Mako Mania,… Read more »

Voices From The Readers

Voices From The Readers

Being Realistic In Gauging OC TourismEditor:Ocean City Chamber of Commerce President-Elect John Gehrig’s recent comments on measuring the health of the Ocean City tourism economy, as reported by The Dispatch (“Officials Realistic Despite May Crowd Record,” June 5), were right on target. It is truly encouraging to see a stakeholder of our town’s only industry… Read more »

Figures Help Shed Light On OC Business

Figures Help Shed Light On OC Business

A lot has been said in recent weeks about the true indicators of business success or failure in Ocean City.Some have taken exception to the public relations spin being put recently on demoflush crowd estimates, which reported more people visited Ocean City in the month of May than ever before. It has been argued while… Read more »

Ocean City Eyes Taser Ban

OCEAN CITY – Fearing that electronic Tasers would start showing up on the Boardwalk or throughout the resort, the City Council moved forward a new ordinance prohibiting the sale or possession of such devices.Maryland lawmakers passed legislation this year that would allow the sale of electronic devices, such as Tasers, to anyone over the age… Read more »

Victim Stabbed During Fight

Victim Stabbed During Fight

OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested on assault and reckless endangerment charges last weekend after stabbing another man during a fight. Last Friday, Ocean City police were called to the area of 26th Street and Judlee Avenue for a reported stabbing. According to witnesses in the area, the victim was stabbed during a fight… Read more »

We Remember Those We Have Lost

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Joseph J. Lorditch, Jr.WESTMINSTER – Joseph J. Lorditch, Jr., 78, formerly of Ocean City, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Carroll Hospice-Dove House in Westminster.Born April 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph James Sr. and Agnes A. Kohler Lorditch. He was the husband of Shirley A. Tutwiler Lorditch of 59… Read more »

Fishing In OC

Fishing In OC

The fishing this week in Ocean City is starting to improve daily with the Route 50 Bridge producing keeper stripers at night. The Oceanic Pier has a hot bite of blues and shad , 2nd to 4th streets bulk head is giving anglers, tog, trigger fish and keeper flounder. The South and North Jetties are… Read more »