SALISBURY – Questions surrounding the Salisbury airport and Mardela Middle and High School highlighted last week’s work session on the county Capital Improvement Program.Last week, the Wicomico County Council held a work session on the fiscal years 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).Officials kicked off the meeting with a discussion on the Salisbury Regional Airport.In April,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2020
A Look at Local Sports this Week in Years Past
With spring high school sports seasons on indefinite hiatus, The Dispatch thought it might be interesting and fun to take a look back at what was making local sports headlines this same week in years past. Many of the players went on to do great things in college both athletically and academically and some now… Read more »
A Week In Business – May 29, 2020
Physician RecognizedBERLIN – The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) has named Dr. Kathleen M. Henley its 2020 Young Osteopathic Physician of the year.Henley completed her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013 and is board certified in family medicine. She joined Atlantic General Hospital in 2016 as a hospitalist to… Read more »
OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Dave Fleming: Lessons Learned
(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — Dave Fleming grew up in the northeast section of Baltimore City where as he put it, “not many kids from my neighborhood were… Read more »
Three Charged In Downtown Assault
OCEAN CITY — Three Delaware men were arrested on robbery and assault charges last weekend after allegedly attacking three juveniles on a side street off the Boardwalk.Around 1:20 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on mounted patrol at 2nd Street and the beach observed a crowd of people on a concrete… Read more »
Outdoor Dining Not Enough From Governor
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan should have allowed some inside dining capacity this week. Instead of granting limited interior dining capacity, Ocean City restaurants will be behind their Delaware counterparts who as of Monday will be permitted 30% interior capacity in addition to outside dining.We have been largely supportive of the governor’s handling of the COVID-19… Read more »
Things I Like – May 29, 2020
The vinegar foot pedal at Thrasher’sEarly morning activity of a bird houseGraduation paradesPeople who make the best out of a bad situationLearning from a mistakeAn honest assessmentLearning a new word from a news articleBike ride chats with my sonHow a morning shower can change an outlookTalking to a teacher about this school yearWatching kids play… Read more »
Cops & Courts – May 29, 2020
Multiple Assault Charges For Downtown FightingOCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on five counts of assault last weekend following an incident at a 27th Street motel.Around 12:20 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a motel on 27th Street for a reported assault that had already occurred. The… Read more »
Obituaries – May 29, 2020
Jeffrey LattinvilleOCEAN VIEW, Del. — Jeffrey Lattinville of Ocean View, Del/ passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Berlin, following a long and brave battle with Multiple Myeloma.He was born in Baltimore on Jan. 31, 1962 and was the son of the late Kenneth Lattinville and Joan McCall. He is survived by his wife, Robin… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – May 29, 2020
There’s a lot to worry about these days in life, but there’s also plenty to laugh about.For me these last nine weeks I have been obsessed with professional survival. Weathering this health crisis and the subsequent economic disaster with some perspective has been the goal. It can be challenge admittedly because hanging in through these… Read more »