OCEAN CITY — After two years from initial concept to final approval, a local Boy Scout last weekend installed a series of historical markers around the downtown area as part of his community-based service project to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.In February, the Mayor and Council approved local resident William Rothermel’s final design for… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A compromise measure between private industry and the Department of Liquor Control led to an amendment that would instill a one-year restriction for additional liquor stores within a 10-block radius in Ocean City of an existing DLC store.This amendment covers the 10 blocks north and south of the Gold Coast Mall location… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — With the clock now ticking on the spring Cruisin’ event, the Mayor and Council last week advanced an ordinance requiring registered participants to purchase a permit for parking oversized trailers on city streets to second reading as an emergency ordinance at the request of the show’s producer.As part of the ongoing effort… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — One week after the deadline for a new labor contract between the Town of Ocean City and its firefighter union expired with an impasse over proposed shift changes, the issue continued to boil over at a chippy Mayor and Council meeting on Monday.Last week, the deadline on the town’s new contract with… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — During the day, Walter “Buck” Mann may be best known as the owner of Mann Properties, one of the resort’s leading property management companies since the early 1970’s. But, for more than three decades, the former city councilman and long-time board member of the Delmarva Irish-American Club has been helping to put… Read more »

BERLIN — After one of the most memorable days of high school basketball in Worcester in recent memory, or perhaps ever, three county varsity basketball teams are heading to the state’s Final Four in their respective classes.On Saturday, the Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams played a double-header with regional championships on the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — You might know Greg Shockley as a small business owner and the proprietor of the popular Boardwalk establishment Shenanigans. But, over the past 20 years, Shockley has been one of the most instrumental figures in helping to drive the local business community’s and the town’s interest’s forward.Shockley sat down with The Dispatch… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a plan to increase trash collection on the south end of the Boardwalk during the season, but had to find a creative way to fund the new vehicle and crew to accomplish it.On Tuesday, Procurement Manager Catrice Parsons explained to the Mayor and Council the pending… Read more »