SNOW HILL – A third suspect, arrested in connection with a stabbing incident on the Boardwalk last June, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years, all but six suspended.On June 9 between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to two serious assaults on… Read more »
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Eight-Year Sentence In Hotel Stabbing Last June
OCEAN CITY – After pleading guilty last week, a Pennsylvania man, arrested last June after stabbing another man multiple times at a midtown hotel, was sentenced to 17 years with all but eight years suspended.Around 5:30 a.m. last June 26, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a midtown hotel for a reported stabbing… Read more »
Alcohol A Factor In 7-Eleven Drive-Thru Incident
OCEAN CITY- A Pennsylvania woman was arrested on drunk-driving charges last weekend after allegedly crashing her vehicle through the front of a downtown convenience store.Around 11:50 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of a convenience store at 26th Street for a single-vehicle collision. The officers observed a 2015… Read more »
Council Advances Proposed Charter Changes On Elections
OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and Council this week held a series of public hearings on proposed charter amendments, some of which had to do with elections and voting.On Monday’s regular meeting agenda, there were five public hearings scheduled for proposed amendments to the town charter. Essentially, the hearings were mere formalities as no one… Read more »
Wicomico Prosecutor Appointed Fed Immigration Judge
NOW HILL — Former Worcester County prosecutor and Wicomico County Deputy State’s Attorney William “Billy” McDermott has been appointed as a federal immigration judge by the U.S. Attorney General.U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed McDermott, 35, a resident of Girdletree, as a federal immigration judge assigned to the New York City Court effective… Read more »
Ocean City, Seacrets Extend Street-End Lease Deal
OCEAN CITY — An extended lease renewal has been approved for a portion of 49th Street.Last month, at the request of the Police Commission, the Mayor and Council agreed to renew a one-year lease with Seacrets for a roughly 250-foot section on the west end of 49th Street. The town leases the 250-foot section of… Read more »
North OC Hotel Improvements Approved By Planning Commission
OCEAN CITY — Renovations at the decades-old Fenwick Inn are moving forward after resort planners this week approved a site plan for an expansion of the pool area and the addition of a fitness center.The Ocean City Planning Commission conducted a site plan review Tuesday for an expansion of some of the accessory uses at… Read more »
Worcester Girls Finish with 5-1 Mark
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team last week closed out an abbreviated season with a pair of wins over Salisbury School and Holly Grove.The Mallards played a shortened six-game schedule against Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) opponents and finished with a 5-1 record. After dropping its season opener against old rival Saints Peter… Read more »
Former Seahawk Aluma Named All-ACC
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur varsity basketball standout Keve Aluma, who transferred to Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference two years ago, was named this week to the All-ACC second team.Aluma was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at Decatur before beginning his collegiate career at Wofford in South Carolina. After a successful two-year… Read more »
Tough Guy of the Week Award Returns
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur High School varsity football “Tough Guy of the Week” awards return to the sports section of The Dispatch this week, marking the 20th season of the annual tradition.Started 20 years ago by Atlantic Physical Therapy (ATP) patriarch Bob Hammond, the “Tough Guy of the Week” award is handed out weekly to… Read more »