(Editor’s Note: The following is another installment of an ongoing series during Black History Month.)BERLIN — Years before the world knew Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement, retired minister and Berlin native Rev. David Briddell called the now-iconic leader his dear friend.Briddell, who spent 40 years as a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Perhaps symbolic of the continued recovery, literally and spiritually, from a fatal fire that claimed the lives of two individuals and critically injured a third, the historic St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church gained site plan approval for a significant addition to replace the old rectory destroyed in the blaze.The Ocean… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Westminster man, arrested in September after stabbing another man in the chest during an altercation near a mid-town Ocean City hotel, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree assault and was sentenced to six years, all but 18 months of which was then suspended.Around 10:20 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2015, Ocean City… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Tourism officials reviewed the results of last year’s zip code collection last week to attempt to determine where the resort’s visitors are coming from and also received good news on some year-end statistics regarding visitor totals from last year.The Tourism Commission on Feb. 8 reviewed the results of a summer-long survey of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After a nationwide search that stretched five months, there’s a new city manager in Ocean City.Doug Miller was the Mayor and City Council’s unanimous choice to assume the position as the town’s essential chief executive officer, and The Dispatch sat down with the self-proclaimed “worrier” to talk about his past experiences as… Read more »
NEWARK – School system officials again approved a calendar with a post-Labor Day start date for the coming school year.On Tuesday the Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a 2016-2017 calendar that features a first day of school on Sept. 6 and a final day of school on June 16.The chosen calendar… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the masses will line Coastal Highway for the Delmarva Irish-American Club’s 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade next month, thousands more will have the opportunity to watch the popular event live on television for the first time ever.The DIAC and local NBC affiliate WRDE announced on Tuesday this year’s St. Patrick’s… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials approved a 10-year agreement with The Nature Conservancy this week to restore wetlands near the Pocomoke River.At the request of The Nature Conservancy, Berlin officials approved a cooperative agreement to provide the organization with access to nearly 200 acres of land at its spray irrigation facility on Purnell Crossing Road. The… Read more »
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SNOW HILL – Though no explanation accompanied the change, the Worcester County Commissioners last week began making board appointments in open session.At the end of the Feb. 2 regular meeting, the commissioners approved the appointment of several citizens to county boards. In the past, such appointments have been made in closed session.Kim Moses, the county’s… Read more »