BERLIN – Questions regarding the food truck proposed by Ocean Pines Association management dominated a public hearing on the homeowner’s association’s budget this week.On Saturday, Ocean Pines Association (OPA) General Manager Bob Thompson hosted a public hearing on the coming year’s proposed $11 million budget. When it came to questions from the residents in attendance,… Read more »
BERLIN– Two more area towns have joined the growing list of municipalities making known their opposition to seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean.Officials in Berlin and Fenwick Island both passed resolutions outlining their concerns with seismic testing. Fenwick leaders approved a resolution Friday after a presentation from Assateague Coastal Trust while Berlin’s council passed a… Read more »
CRISFIELD- As expected, former Salisbury Mayor and current city councilman Jim Ireton will run for Congress in Maryland’s first district.Ireton, who certainly sounded like his mind was made up on a potential run during an interview with The Dispatch two weeks ago, made the official announcement on Tuesday morning in Crisfield. He will be one… Read more »
BERLIN – Perhaps the biggest high school basketball matchup of the season certainly lived up to the hype on Tuesday as the Stephen Decatur boys’ varsity team pulled away from Bayside South and Worcester County rival Pocomoke in an emotionally charged game in front of a packed house.It was standing room only at Decatur on… Read more »
Debbie Schrawder’s second-graders from Showell Elementary use iPads to create multimedia presentations about Arctic habitats. Pictured are Madison Wilkins, Megan Brown, Kenady Scott, Luke Beaman and Rylan Hensley.
SNOW HILL– Snow Hill officials are hoping to put a stop to the increasing number of shuttered and deserted structures downtown with a new vacant building ordinance.Though still in its early stages, the ordinance would set up a registration process and enable town staff to periodically inspect vacant buildings, both commercial and residential, in Snow… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Winter Storm Jonas claimed a hefty chunk of one of Ocean City’s most well-known landmarks and severely damaged several public parking lots on both the Virginia and the Maryland side of Assateague Island National Seashore. Here’s a brief wrap-up of the damage assessment and the clean-up effort in and around the region:PIER… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- With the Freddy Gray incident in Baltimore still making headlines, law enforcement agencies all over Maryland are revisiting their prisoner transport policies, including Ocean City, where tweaks and changes to the protocols were approved this week by the Mayor and Council.The Ocean City Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved a revised general order… Read more »
Showell Elementary students are collecting pet supplies to donate to the Worcester County Humane Society. Elizabeth Lovell from Kristin VanKlompenberg’s kindergarten class is excited to share with the cats and dogs. Submitted Photos
BERLIN– The spirit of cooperation will bring two new artists to Berlin this spring.Local artists Brian Robertson and Caroline Forrester have partnered together to open what will be for each their first non-home studio. The duo has leased two rooms that were formerly used as office space above TaDa in downtown Berlin.While their crafts are… Read more »