BERLIN – Dozens of community members gathered at Town Hall Monday to show their support for the addition of a skate park to Berlin.A crowd of residents of all ages filled council chambers as the young and old alike implored the Mayor and Council to find a way to build a skate park in Berlin.“We’re… Read more »
BERLIN – South Moon Under is expected to expand its Internet business as well as its brick and mortar operations with the opening of a new distribution center in Salisbury.The new facility, located on Naylor Mill Road in Salisbury, will allow the Berlin-based company to double the size of its existing business by enabling it… Read more »
The St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Vestry recently established the Quantico Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. This permanent endowment will support the care and maintenance of the Quantico Cemetery which is adjacent to the Church’s property. Pictured, from left, are Phil Tilghman, Senior Warden, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Vestry;… Read more »
Early voting started yesterday in jurisdictions across the state and will run through Thursday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.In Wicomico County, the polling site is the Civic Center and in Worcester it’s at the Gull Creek Retirement Community in Berlin. It’s our hope the recent trends with early voting – those that confirm it’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Seaside 10 and associated 5K race returns to Ocean City for the 21st year on Saturday as part of the resort’s ongoing special events during the month of October.Hundreds of running enthusiasts will gather in Ocean City this weekend for the annual Seaside 10 and 5K, which will kick off tomorrow morning… Read more »
The first bridge to carry automobile traffic into Ocean City was approved by the Maryland General Assembly in 1916 but did not officially open until July 4, 1919. Known to locals as the “State Roads Bridge,” it had a single lane in each direction. It crossed the Sinepuxent Bay at its most narrow point and… Read more »
BERLIN- Senior captain Jillian Petito’s fourth goal on the game, on her birthday no less, gave Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team a dramatic 5-4 sudden death overtime win over Queen Anne’s in the Bayside Conference championship game at Wicomico County Stadium on Tuesday.Decatur, which claimed the Bayside South title last week with a big… Read more »
Publication ThreatenedEditor:As a candidate for the Ocean City Council who was disqualified at last Thursday’s kankaroo court hearing before the City Council, I wish to get the facts straight for the record.In this morning’s The Dispatch, you reported Ufholz “never properly established his residency” and “immediately following the hearing, it was discovered that Ufholz claimed… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The state Comptroller’s Office Field Enforcement Division this week opined a major liquor wholesaler in Maryland did not engage in unfair trade practices and false advertising when Worcester’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) locked into a deep discount price on a particular product in April only to see the price fall farther… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Councilwoman Margaret Pillas’s request to reopen Philip Ufholz’s hearing to further deliberate his Ocean City residency and qualification to run for council was unsuccessful this week.Two weeks ago, the Mayor and City Council held a public hearing after the residency of City Council candidate Ufholz was challenged by local attorney Jay Phillips… Read more »