When meteorologists admit a blown forecastGood snowball making snowOld paperback booksOld hardback booksLetting the sunlight warm a cold house in the winterWalking instead of driving when there’s an optionAnything my kids make in art classJimmy FallonHeavy, old coinsOnly having to wear a tie a couple times a monthThe funny things kids say when they aren’t… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2016
Eagle Scout Projects Help Area In Different Ways
OCEAN CITY — A pair of local Boy Scouts are making significant contributions to the resort community with one Eagle Scout service project already well underway and another gaining approval from the Ocean City Mayor and Council last week.Late last year, local resident Patrick Miller of Boy Scout Troop 225 sponsored by the Ocean City… Read more »
Retired Reverend, A Berlin Resident, Recalls Civil Rights Leader’s Early Passion; ‘He Knew That It Was His Path, And He Took That Path’
(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 »
Church’s Plans For Addition Where Tragic Fire Occurred Approved By Commission
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 »
Guilty Plea In OC Stabbing
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 »
Summer Survey Confirms Most OC Visitors From Pennsylvania
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 »
Q&A With Doug Miller, Getting To Know Ocean City’s Newest City Manager
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 »
Worcester Schools Again To Head Back After Labor Day
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 »
Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade To Be Aired on TV Live, Repeated Several Times
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 »
Land Access Granted To Nature Conservancy
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 »