OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Brewing Company’s requests to erect a grain silo on premise and have a portable canning/bottling operation indoors was denied this week, as the Mayor and City Council stood by the initial set conditions placed on the establishment.On June 3, Ocean City Brewing Company (OCBC) attorney Hugh Cropper came before… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your Aries leadership qualities can help bring order out of all that confusion, whether it’s on the job or in the home. But be careful to guide, not goad, others into following you.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Applying a more personal view to a job-linked issue could help… Read more »
Worcester Program Connects Special Needs Kids With Community
SNOW HILL — Community Work Experience (CWE), a program operated by Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS), is helping students with special needs develop practical skills by connecting them with local businesses.While students are learning how to be more confident and comfortable in real world settings, CWE is also giving the community a chance to interact… Read more »
Council To Revisit Ad Agency Deal After Pillas, Ashley Push For Open Session Vote
OCEAN CITY – Persistence paid off this week for Councilwoman Margaret Pillas, who successfully pushed the Mayor and Council to publicly discuss the town’s advertising agency contract and hold an official vote.At the conclusion of the Mayor and City Council legislative session on Monday evening, Pillas returned to the topic of the three-year contract extension… Read more »
Armed Robbery Suspect Nabbed
WEST OCEAN CITY — The suspect wanted in connection with a strong-armed robbery of a West Ocean City store last week was apprehended in Baltimore and is now being held without bond in the Worcester County Jail.Around 4 p.m. last Thursday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Cholula authentic Mexican store on Route 611… Read more »
Disappointing Outcome With Beach Toys
In bowling terms, after starring down the pins for a long time, Ocean City rolled a gutter ball when it comes to the new beach playground equipment.After making the decision to remove the former wooden playground sets from the beach due to a number of concerns last year, Ocean City officials learned quickly that replacing… Read more »
Greek Festival Adds Fourth Day For 25th Anniversary Celebration
OCEAN CITY — The 25th Annual Greek Festival, when everyone is considered Greek, will be held on July 11-14 at Ocean City’s, Roland Powell Convention Center on 41th Street & Coastal Highway.The Greek Festival has added Monday to accommodate patrons checking in during the week. Whether reliving Greek vacation memories or dreaming of a Greek… Read more »
Holiday Weekend By The Numbers
OCEAN CITY — The following is a look at a compilation of numbers accumulated by The Dispatch to recap last holiday weekend.249,667: Demoflush crowd estimates for last Sunday244,441: Average for three-day holiday weekend (249,851 for same weekend last year)100,283: Municipal bus ridership from Thursday, July 3-Sunday, July 632,730: Bus ridership last Saturday alone20,000: Wings sold… Read more »
Delmarva Shorebirds Make Donation To PRMC Foundation
The Delmarva Shorebirds recently delivered a $1,134 donation to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation in support of the Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute at PRMC. The proceeds came from the Shorebirds’ Pitch Pink night in May when players wore pink jerseys to show support for breast cancer survivors and auctioned them off following the… Read more »
Things I Like
Taking a bucket of fried chicken to the beachFree valet service at DuPont HospitalWhen my kids both sleep past 7 a.m.All the out-of-state plates in Berlin these daysWhen the WOC park-and-ride actually gets usedCrispy pizzaA hand-written note from my sonO’s Manager Buck ShowalterInspirational feature storiesWatching tourists on the BoardwalkA fast-moving checkout line