SNOW HILL – While the Worcester County Commissioners just passed the fiscal year 2008 (FY 2008) budget Tuesday, the looming state deficit may throw a wrench into the carefully balanced plan for the county’s finances. The state of Maryland reportedly faces a $1.4 billion shortfall, with Governor Martin O’Malley directing that an initial cut of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Resort officials took another crack at the budget this week with a second reading of the fiscal year 2008 budget. After reviewing past and current discussion of issues surrounding the budget, a formal adoption of the budget was made. The mayor and council on Monday unanimously passed the fiscal year 2008 budget… Read more »

SNOW HILL – In another twist to the ongoing saga of the ADC Builders development in Showell, the developer has asked the county to put the process on hold.ADC attorney Mark Cropper hand-delivered a letter to Worcester County staff on Tuesday morning, just a few hours before the County Commissioners would have considered ADC’s request… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- A local man was robbed at knifepoint last weekend after accepting a ride home from an acquaintance after leaving a downtown bar.Early last Saturday morning, resort police responded to a reported armed robbery at a downtown bar on Somerset Street. The investigation revealed the victim had left the Harbor Inn shortly after midnight,… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Before the next phase of the dualization of Route 113 is launched, the county needs to see the plans, said Worcester County Commissioner Virgil Shockley this week.The commissioner spoke during a discussion at Tuesday’s County Commissioner meeting on transportation priorities.  The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has asked the county to list its… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Locals and visitors alike got their first taste of the delicious prix fix meals that restaurants participating in the Ocean City Restaurant Week had to offer this week. Ocean City’s premier Restaurant Week began June 2, marking the beginning of a week-long opportunity for diners to enjoy prix fix meals at any… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Wounded U.S. soldiers from the deserts of the Middle East got to put their feet in more friendly sand this week when they were treated to a three-day stay in Ocean City courtesy of the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) and their Ladies’ Auxilliary. Fifty-one wounded veterans from the Walter Reed Army Hospital… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Last week, in an exclusive interview with The Dispatch, City Manager Dennis Dare was generally civil but often blunt while addressing some of the confusion and misconceptions swirling about the future of emergency services in the resort, and more specifically its 102-year-old volunteer fire company, and this week the leadership of the Ocean… Read more »