BERLIN- The Berlin Little League 9-10 team last week captured the state championship and is now preparing for a potential run in the mid-Atlantic regional tournament.While the Berlin Little League intermediate team is vying for it eastern regional championship, the 9-10 team has been practicing all week in anticipation of its own regional tournament. The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – On Monday evening, the Mayor and Council presented a proclamation proclaiming Saturday, July 26, as Ocean City Beach Patrol Appreciation Day.Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) Capt. Butch Arbin, OCBP Lt. Ward Kovacs, OCBP Lt. Mike Stone and Ocean City Director of Emergency Services Joe Theobald joined Mayor Rick Meehan at the podium.“Tonight… Read more »
The Town of Ocean City should not do another major search for its soon to be vacant director of Planning and Community Development.The city did that in 2012 after long-time department head Jesse Houston retired and the national search reportedly attracted dozens of qualified candidates. It was the right decision then to test the market… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The 100-year anniversary of the Phillips family’s first foray into seafood is being celebrated this summer with a number of special programs.At last Thursday’s Phillips Seafood’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Launch Party, held at Phillips Crab House on 21st Street, special plans to mark the century of seafood were unveiled.Phillips Seafood President and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the legal battle over the use of the word “Shorebilly” between the owner of a Boardwalk brew pub and a resort-based retailer has on the surface been resolved with a name change for the bar last winter, the case in federal court moved on this week with the first two days… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The stolen portrait of a beloved Ocean City hospitality matriarch was returned to its rightful place this week after it turned up in a room at a neighboring motel on Tuesday.Sometime early Sunday morning, a prankster, or likely pranksters, swiped a large portrait of Thelma Conner from its lofty perch alongside a… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School senior Victoria Miller works with one of her students in the Tutorial Internship Program, which allows upperclassmen to assist teachers and provide academic assistance to other students throughout the school year.
BERLIN — The Berlin Little League Intermediate team rolled past Pennsylvania, 7-1, on Thursday morning in the semifinals of the eastern regional tournament behind a magnificent pitching performance by Tristan McDonough to advance to the threshold of a regional championship and a possible trip to California for the national tournament.McDonough was outstanding on the mound… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The town and the National Air, Sea and Space Foundation settled some last-minute business this week in advance of next week’s arrival of the Spanish tall ship El Galeon Andalucia.The El Galeon Andalucia is setting sail on a five-month tour of the East Coast stopping in Ocean City for its first port-of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Resort officials dismissed the notion this week that there is a link between beach replenishment and swimming injuries in the ocean.Last Thursday, The Dispatch posted to Facebook a story about a victim suffering neck and back injuries on the beach near 55th Street around 1 p.m. and being transported to PRMC in… Read more »