OCEAN CITY — A virus is blamed for the summer-long spike in the number of bottlenose dolphin deaths along the mid-Atlantic coast from New York to Virginia, including one involving a sick dolphin that beached itself in Ocean City yesterday as well as a dead dolphin that washed ashore this morning on 49th Street.Since at… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Pound Of Pot Seized
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested with a significant amount of marijuana in his possession this week after a routine traffic stop for a seatbelt violation in Ocean City. Around 9 a.m. on Monday, an Ocean City Police officer on bike patrol in the downtown area stopped a vehicle in the area of… Read more »
Man Uses Knife In OC Taxi Carjacking
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on armed robbery and carjacking charges last weekend after threatening a taxi cab driver with a knife and taking his vehicle before eventually being caught by police in the ocean. Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 118th Street and Assawoman… Read more »
New Leo Club Leaders
The Ocean City/Berlin Leo Club has installed new officers for the 2013/2014 year. The club is a youth-based group sponsored by the Ocean City Lions Club and is based at Stephen Decatur High School. Every year the Leos assist the OC Lions in raising awareness and funds for their many eyesight programs. Also, every year… Read more »
Weekly Tough Guy Awards Return
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s football “Tough Guy” award is returning to the sports pages of the Dispatch this fall as the Seahawks prepare to face off against Washington High tonight in the season opener at home. Most of the accolades in football at any level are reserved for the glamour guys, the golden-armed quarterbacks and fleet… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Honesty, Faith Restored (The following letter was addressed to Ocean City Transportation Superintendent George T. Thornes.) Editor: Following graduation, I went to Beach Week in Ocean City. Many of my friends were in OC as well, so we spent a lot of time riding the bus up and down Coastal Highway so we could hang… Read more »
Abbey Burger Comes To OC, Offering Variety Of Burgers, Craft Beer
OCEAN CITY — Boasting thousands of burger combinations and more than 100 beers, the Abbey Burger Bistro in Ocean City is a destination for the serious foodie and the casual diner alike. The original Abbey Burger is located in Baltimore and has developed a reputation as an outside-of-the-box burger joint that specializes in eclectic meats… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town
Every Saturday: Farmers’ Market 8 a.m.-noon, White Horse Park, Ocean Pines.Every Sunday: Morning Worship 7:30 a.m., Boardwalk Worship, 4th St. & the Boardwalk (on the porch at Shenanigans Irish Pub). 8:30 a.m., contemporary; 10 a.m., traditional, Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 4th St., O.C. For more information, 410-289-7430.Every Sunday: Morning Worship 8 a.m. & 11… Read more »
Fund Awards Grant
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Mark and Patty Engberg Fund awarded a $1,000 grant to ALS Association–Salisbury Walk to support their efforts to provide care services, direct research and enact public policy for lives of people with ALS and their families. Pictured, from left, are Sherry Singer, Patient & Family Services Coordinator, The… Read more »
Komen Race For Cure Booked In OC For Next Two Years; 5K Race Will Now Be Entirely Along Boardwalk
OCEAN CITY – Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be returning to Ocean City for its 3rd annual event next April and a date hold has already been approved for the event to be held in Ocean City again in 2015. Last Monday evening Margo Mandes of Komen Maryland requested of the Mayor… Read more »