We added a new vehicle to our family last week, and it’s incredibly difficult for me to let my kids in it.At this point, there are a lot of rules about riding in our new Ram truck. There are no feet on the back of the chairs in front of them; no crawling through the… Read more »
The Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club Assistant District Governor 7630 Bill Ferguson, left, and President Arlan Kinney recently welcomed new member Walt Maizel, center. The club meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott.
OCEAN CITY — The prospects for a strong crab season in and around the resort and across the state improved this week when the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released the results of the 2016 blue crab winter dredge survey, indicating a continued dramatic increase in the population.The DNR on Tuesday released the results… Read more »
The Dispatch Contributing Photographer Chris Parypa spoke to fourth grade students last Friday as part of Ocean City Elementary’s Career Day. He is pictured with the students and teacher … Photo by Connor Maykrantz
BERLIN – In recognition of April being Fair Housing Month, the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has announced Lindsay Birkhead-Morton of Snow Hill Middle School as a statewide winner in the annual Maryland Association of REALTORS® (MAR) Fair Housing Calendar Contest.Birkhead-Morton was one of three local contest finalists. The other two were Ayati Sangwan of… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season this week, falling on the road to Cape Henlopen, 9-8, on a goal in the waning seconds of the see-saw contest.The Seahawks opened the season with four straight wins including a big victory over Kent Island in the second game of… Read more »
In a precursor to American involvement in World War II, the Norwegian freighter “Olaf Bergh” ran aground about 60 yards off the beach at 94th Street on March 7, 1941. The ship had been hugging the coastline to avoid German submarines that were lurking offshore.The U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Ocean City quickly responded and… Read more »
NEWARK — Worcester County Public School’s hidden gem may also be its unequivocal crown jewel.Tucked just off Route 113 in Newark, just a stone’s throw from the Worcester County’s Board of Education is Worcester Technical High School, an almost 140,000-square-foot fortress that provides vital training and education to students who lean towards STEM-centric, manufacturing and… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN — Popular summertime events are returning to Berlin this summer after the Mayor and Council stamped their seal of approval on Monday.The Touch-A-Truck event will be held Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. till noon at Stephen Decatur Park and is sponsored by SonRise Church. Cars and trucks used by the Berlin… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Just a month after being formally approved by the Mayor and Council, the Ocean City Surf Club’s “Adopt Your Beach” program is already making great strides with roughly two thirds of the beaches already claimed and more than a few already cleaned.Last month, the Ocean City Mayor and Council approved the Ocean… Read more »