Stephen Decatur High School teacher Kurt Marx and senior Luke Warrington were two of the more than 70 people who gave blood during the annual Key Club Blood Drive on Dec. 14. The Key Club has been participating with the Blood Bank of Delmarva for over two decades. Submitted Photos
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested last week for two area burglaries in addition to charges stemming from several marijuana plants being found in his home during his arrest.On Dec. 23, 2015, at approximately 1:50 p.m. Ocean City Police responded to a restaurant in the area of Jamestown Road and Coastal Highway… Read more »
Summer of 1969Volume XIVEdition 6Issue Highlights• Hastings Real Estate listed for $42,000 a four-bedroom cottage 75 yards from the ocean.• Welsh Drug on 22nd Street was offering 48-hour “Kodachrome Processing” as well as “dark room rentals.”• A Resort Realty Corporation ad read, “West Ocean City – in exclusive Captain’s Hill development. Spacious homesite 120’ x… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More than 350 people packed the Temple Bat Yam synagogue this week to say goodbye to distinguished businessman and beloved community leader Hal Glick, who passed away on Dec. 24.Glick, 74, ended his courageous battle with cancer on Christmas Eve with his loving family at his side and leaves behind a lasting… Read more »
BERLIN — Property values appear to be rising in the state of Maryland, even and perhaps especially in Worcester County.According to the most recent report released this week by the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, of the 24 counties in the state, Worcester ranks fifth in highest full cash value change for residential properties… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — For the past 22 years, Bull on the Beach owner Phil Houck has started his new year off the same way: by leading a growing crowd of people into the chilly waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Yet, Houck is more a philanthropist than the pied piper, just like how the Penguin Swim has… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Area residents are invited to show their support for a popular community organization with the second annual Red Doors Gala and Art Auction.The event, to benefit the Red Doors Community Center in Ocean City, is set for Jan. 9 at Fager’s Island. Tickets cost $125 and can be purchased online at www.reddoors.org… Read more »
BERLIN — Thanks to a partnership with Ultra Solar & Wind Solutions, a local publishing company is now utilizing solar power to operate its office.Located on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin, The Dispatch’s new solar system, which went online Dec. 9 after two months of financial, feasibility and engineering studies, consists of 58 panels… Read more »
BERLIN – Neely James wasn’t surprised when her first grader told her he wanted to do something for someone else this Christmas.She was thrilled to know they were thinking along the same lines. With the help of her son, Reed, the owner of Mother’s Cantina launched a community-wide effort to fill backpacks with supplies for… Read more »
BIOSHOPVILLE — Teamwork between first responders, an allied law enforcement agency and the 911 dispatch center resulted in the rescue of a victim from a residential fire in Bishopville on Sunday.Around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, the Bishopville, Showell and Selbyville Volunteer Fire companies were alerted to a structure fire with entrapment on Hotel Road in… Read more »