OCEAN CITY — There was some measure of closure this week in the investigation into last month’s death of a 30-year-old Texas woman, and while there are still some unanswered questions, the death has been ruled accidental and not the result of foul play.Ocean City officials, including Mayor Rick Meehan, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD)… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Although most lower court appeals are unsuccessful, it appears in the ongoing case involving a landmark Boardwalk building that recent history might be on the side of the family.In July, a Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the Town of Ocean City in a land ownership dispute with the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It remains to be seen if Dumser’s Dairyland’s current landlord will be successful appealing a Circuit Court decision to allow the town to ultimately remove the structure, but if the city assumes ownership, the iconic resort business will not be its tenant.Earlier this year, a Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruled in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The development of a mobile app allowing the public to track the locations and time estimates for Ocean City municipal buses could be expedited by the recent failures of the town’s existing system for the same purpose.For the last year or more, Ocean City officials have been exploring an online application for… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – State and local officials are encouraging Fenwick Island residents to write letters that express the need for dredging the Little Assawoman Bay after hearing the community’s concerns at a public meeting in Fenwick Island last week.Last Friday, officials with the Town of Fenwick Island invited members of the community to attend a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Jeep and off-road enthusiasts will return to the resort area this weekend for the 8th Annual Ocean City Jeep Week.Participants and spectators will once again have the opportunity to meet with vendors and celebrities and participate in Jeep-related activities Aug. 24-27.Live Wire Media’s Brad Hoffman said this year’s event is expected to… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – Wind farms off the Ocean City coast would benefit the economy and are not expected to have an impact on tourism, according to a report released last week.On Friday, Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group released a report on the observed impact of wind farms. Basu’s research reveals “little evidence” of negative… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Seven people were rescued from a 35-foot recreational boat fully engulfed in flames about 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Friday morning.Coast Guard Station Ocean City watchstanders were notified early Friday morning of a 35-foot Everglades recreational vessel on fire about nine miles off the coast of Assateague and… Read more »
Even if it doesn’t rain anymore the rest of the month, which will not happen, it has been a rainy summer without question. Depending on the source and site, it looks like on average so far this summer the Ocean City area has experienced double the amount of normal rainfall for the months of June,… Read more »
Support After Court Verdict AppreciatedEditor:I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for the thousand-plus posts that appeared within 12 hours after the publication in the Dispatch on Aug. 11, 2017, of the article regarding a court decision about the Nathan Rapoport property located at 601 S. Atlantic Avenue.For almost two generations, Don Timmons, the owner… Read more »