OCEAN CITY – Some of the confusion over who should receive separate property tax assessments on boat slips in Ocean City was cleared up this week when the director of the state assessment office for Worcester County laid out the reasoning for the seemingly random process.Several boat slip owners in the resort have raised questions… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Recent warm weather in the region has tempted many locals and visitors alike from their winter hiding spots to take to the streets of Ocean City to begin preparations for the coming season. However, not everyone had the chance to recess during the cold weather as the Ocean City Police Department and… Read more »

BERLIN – A new day has begun for The Dispatch as it recently joined forces with a leading web development and marketing company to reconstruct and revamp its existing website.Publisher/Editor Steve Green announced this week the completion of the company’s new website, which represents a total transformation from the newspaper’s previous website. The site can… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – The ongoing emergency repair effort by the state and private contractors to restore the network of dunes along Assateague Island battered by a series of winter storms neared it conclusion this week with the finishing touches put on the replenishment project.The convoy of trucks carrying tons and tons of sand day in and… Read more »

BERLIN- Many local residents, like their brethren all over the country, got their state and federal tax returns filed by last week’s deadline, but most still have some earning to do to meet their tax burden for 2007.Tax Freedom Day, the point in the year when typical Americans stop working for Uncle Sam and start… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Stretching their legs after a relatively calm winter, businesses in the area have begun to come to life once again with the passing of the Easter holiday and the return of Springfest next week. Business will hit full stride for the season for at least another month or so and establishments are… Read more »

NEWARK – In an effort to alleviate the congestion-prone parking situation at Buckingham Elementary, county school officials this week approved a $200,000-plus project to add a 40-space staff parking lot in front of the school on Main Street in Berlin.County Board of Education members on Tuesday approved the low bid for the proposed parking lot… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Simplifying the building permit process for small projects could cost the county big bucks, staff told the Worcester County Commissioners at Tuesday’s budget work session.Talk of adding an online application process for building permits of all stripes, and adding mapping functions online, would require a lot of work and staff, said Ed… Read more »

BERLIN – Nearly one year to the day from the untimely passing of the Delegate Bennett Bozman, Governor Martin O’Malley officially signed the bill prohibiting hydraulic dredging for clams and oysters in the coastal bays into law.O’Malley, along with Lieutenant Gov. Anthony Brown, Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller and Speaker of the House Michael… Read more »