OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was being held on an attempted first-degree murder charge late Thursday afternoon after a hit-and-run incident at a north-end convenience store parking lot earlier in the day.Around 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 139th Street and Coastal Highway for a reported hit-and-run… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Tip-To-Tip Clean Up Planned
OCEAN CITY – A new event, Ocean City Tip-to-Tip Clean Up, was approved by the Mayor and City Council this week to encourage efforts in keeping Ocean City’s beach clean by rewarding volunteers with a prime surf location for the day.Special Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell explained the Tip-to-Tip Clean Up, created by the Surfriders Foundation… Read more »
Updated Route 50, 589 Traffic Study Eyed
SNOW HILL — County planners want an updated traffic impact study on the Route 50 and Route 589 area before signing off on a major reconfiguration of traffic patterns including the installation of a new light.The Worcester County Technical Review Committee (TRC) this week reviewed plans for several projects in the West Ocean City-Berlin areas… Read more »
Scott Ordered To Pay Association $437K
BERLIN — While criminal proceedings against Berlin businessman Bill Scott, indicted in April on theft and theft scheme charges after allegedly bilking several resort area condo associations out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, proceeds on a parallel course, a Circuit Court ruling in the civil case this week will force the defendant to pay… Read more »
LCB’s Profits Top $815K Mark
BERLIN- The soon-to-be-defunct Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB) last week made its final distribution of year-to-date revenues to Worcester County and its municipalities last week totaling over $815,000, a far cry from the $112,000 it contributed last year.The LCB, abolished this year by the General Assembly and replaced with a county-run operation, begins distributing… Read more »
Resort Area Hit By Power Outages
OCEAN CITY — The excessive heat that plagued the area for much of the week and soared past the 100-degree mark throughout much of the region yesterday was likely to blame for a power outage in much of Ocean City and West Ocean City.Shortly after noon on Thursday, electric power service went out across much… Read more »
Shore’s Leading Women Recognized At Awards Reception
OCEAN CITY — Approximately 200 people came to Lighthouse Sound Wednesday evening to celebrate the careers and accomplishments of 45 “Women Leaders” on the shore.The celebration, hosted by Lighthouse Sound, was a culmination of a three-month campaign, presented by The Dispatch newspaper and sponsored by Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Park Place Jewelers, Card’s Computers, Bank… Read more »
Salisbury Budget Passed, Vetoed, Then Overruled
SALISBURY — It’s been a busy week for the Salisbury city budget.The Salisbury City Council passed its fiscal year 2012 operating budget with a 4-1 vote Monday night, just to have it vetoed by Mayor Jim Ireton the next day. The council responded immediately and overruled Ireton’s veto Wednesday afternoon, again with a 4-1 vote.“The… Read more »
‘Thank You’ Campaign Pitched
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City could soon be sending out a big thank you to all its visitors.During Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council meeting, Councilman Brent Ashley proposed a “thank you” campaign.“As you all know, the strongest word in advertising is ‘you’,” Ashley said during the meeting.Ashley said that during the 1980’s different tourist… Read more »
Local Man Killed On Route 90 In Motorcycle Accident
OCEAN CITY — The local community is dealing with both grief and anger this week after a 20-year-old Bishopville man and Stephen Decatur graduate was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on Route 90 and his helmet, which topped an impromptu memorial at the crash scene, was stolen just days later.Around 2:20 p.m. last Friday,… Read more »