OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detectives late this week were still trying to identify the deceased individual found on the beach at 14th Street early Tuesday morning.Around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Ocean City Public Works crews, who were surveying the beach due to the recent oil spill in Delaware, reported discovering the… Read more »
SALISBURY – A deferral of two capital projects could allow the county to pay for a roof replacement at its government office building.Last week, the Wicomico County Council agreed to hold a public hearing to amend the capital budget for fiscal year 2021. Finance Director Pam Oland told county leaders the amendment would defer engineering… Read more »
As part of History Week, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum presented its annual Spirit Award to St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. The award recognizes a person or organization that has made strides in preserving Ocean City’s cultural or natural history. Pictured, from left, are Sandy Hurley, Bunk Mann, Donna Santoni, Rev. John… Read more »
BERLIN – The Worcester County Board of Education will see two new faces following next week’s election.Voters will choose from Rodney Bailey and Donald Smack Sr. in District 2 and from Jon Andes and Angie Phukan Chatelle in District 3. Neither of the incumbents, Sara Thompson in District 3 and Barry Brittingham in District 2,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While two offshore wind projects off the coast of Ocean City continue to chug through the approval and implementation phases, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Thursday a three-state agreement with North Carolina and Virginia to spur further offshore wind development.Hogan joined the governors of Virginia and North Carolina on Thursday in… Read more »
Ocean City voters heading to cast their ballots in next week’s municipal election do not have a lot of choices to make, as the incumbent mayor is unopposed and there are only six candidates for the four open seats on the Ocean City Council. However, those facts do not mean this election is not important.We… Read more »
SALISBURY – The Delmarva Shorebirds team is seeking to change its lease agreement with the county after its 2020 season was canceled.In a work session last week, Delmarva Shorebirds General Manager Chris Bitters came before the Wicomico County Council seeking an amendment to its concessions agreement for the Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.“Our goal is to… Read more »
SALISBURY – A discussion on how the construction of a new public safety complex could impact the county’s finances highlighted a council meeting last week.In a work session last week, the Wicomico County Council met with Finance Director Pam Oland and Acting County Executive John Psota to discuss how the county could fund the construction… Read more »
The OC Lioness recently presented a $250 check to Sandra Winter from 4 Step Therapeutic Riding located in Parsonsburg. Also pictured are OC Lioness President Bev Topfer and Vice President Lori Wagman.
OCEAN CITY — With the municipal election looming next Tuesday, the six candidates for the four open City Council seats along with Mayor Rick Meehan, who is running unopposed, sat down for a virtual town hall-style forum last week to express their views on a wide variety of issues facing the resort.The Dispatch hosted the… Read more »