SALISBURY – A few items came before the Salisbury City Council this week to be declared as surplus, including a list of 60 bicycles with the goal to donate a portion while the other will be posted for bid.According to Assistant Director of Internal Services Jennifer Miller, the City of Salisbury Internal Services Department Procurement… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Kiwanis Dawg Team Finish Season
The “Kiwanis Dawg Team” finished the season Saturday, Aug 23 with a feast of hot dogs, sausage and peppers, danish and cookies at the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show held in Ocean Pines. Pictured, back from left, are Mark Page and Lee Brooke; and, front, Dan Peletier, Tom Southwell, Barb Peletier, Stella Hartington,… Read more »
56th Labor Day Marlin Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament returns this weekend for the 56th time as the “granddaddy” of resort area sportfishing tournaments.While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 56th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament trumps all… Read more »
Summer’s Third Drowning Occurred While Guards Off Duty
OCEAN CITY — An all-too-familiar scene repeated itself this week when an 18-year-old Manassas, Va. man drowned in the ocean near the Inlet after getting caught in a rip current and swept under a wave around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.Shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Communications received a call for a swimmer in… Read more »
Q&A Interview With Newspaper’s Founder Reprinted As Publication Marks 30 Years
BERLIN — Richard V. “Dick” Lohmeyer first got ink on his fingers as a young man back in the 1950’s when he arrived in Ocean City and quickly found work at the long-defunct Ocean City Post. He later started his own magazine in the resort, fittingly called the Resorter, and after a brief stint as… 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 Indian River next Friday 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 »
Berlin Stormwater Utility Secures Near $2M In Grants
BERLIN — Nearly $2 million in state and federal funding for stormwater management has been awarded to the Town of Berlin since it began the first phase of improvements this year.Officials hope that grant funding will remain on track for the next several years which would keep stormwater utility fees in check.Since launching the stormwater… Read more »
High Court Denies Rape Conviction Appeal
BERLIN — The Maryland Court of Special Appeals this week denied an appeal of an Ocean City man convicted of rape and sexual offenses following an assault in the resort in May 2013, upholding the Worcester County Circuit Court judge’s ruling in the case.On May 29, 2013, Ocean City police received a complaint of a… Read more »
Smoking Regs Coming To OC In Summer ’15; Council Votes 4-3 To Institute Restricted Areas
OCEAN CITY – A majority of the City Council voted this week to move forward a new law that will restrict smoking on Ocean City’s beach and Boardwalk to designated smoking locations.This week’s decision served as a follow-up to a Mayor and City Council work session in April when city staff was directed to present… Read more »
Mann’s ‘Vanishing Ocean City’ A Labor Of Love Detailing OC’s Rich History
OCEAN CITY — Eastern Shore native Hunter “Bunk” Mann has seen Ocean City change drastically just in his lifetime, prompting him to take a long look at the resort’s storied history. In his book, “Vanishing Ocean City,” Mann attempts to preserve that history from Ocean City’s start in the 1870s through today with the use… Read more »